Soccer match preview: Home fans have high expectations when Wollongong Wolves receive Bulls Academy

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Competition: Australia New South Wales
Competition: Fri 09.June
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: WIN Stadium (23750 seats)

Very important shoot-out in the bottom section of the New South Wales, with both Wollongong Wolves and Bulls Academy feeling more tension than bliss. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the home side positioned 12th and the visitors in 16th spot.

Insights:
  • Bulls Academy have the most conceded goals (37) in New South Wales

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Wollongong Wolves form and stats

The story so far in the New South Wales for Wollongong Wolves at their home stadium (WIN Stadium) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. When Wollongong Wolves hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sydney Olympic, Western Sydney W. II, Mt Druitt Town, Wollongong Wolves and Manly United), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

In their previous game, the manager Carney led his Wollongong to a defeat away at Marconi Stallions. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at WIN Stadium.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Sutherland Sharks.

One betting fact: This club have finished 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team finding the net.

At WIN Stadium, Wollongong Wolves has the goal stats of 9-9 (for/against) from 9 league fixtures. Wollongong Wolves has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Bulls Academy form and stats

There's been little loot from Bulls Academy's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 9 away games in the New South Wales. Bulls Academy only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Bulls Academy are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 7 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Rockdale City Suns game.)

Two away games in a row for Bulls Academy, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Mt Druitt Town.

A 2-4 defeat away at Central Coast II before that.

Goal hungry football fans should note that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Academy have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Bulls Academy, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This duo met each other earlier this campaign: Bulls Academy - Wollongong 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Bulls AcademyA. Auglah
A. Auglah
4 goals
Bulls AcademyM. Wells
M. Wells
3 goals
Bulls AcademyS. Yona
S. Yona
2 goals

Wollongong Wolves missing players

Bulls Academy missing players

Wollongong Wolves Bulls Academy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 4 9 18
5 3 1 Won W 1 1 2
6 4 1 Drew D 0 1 4
7 2 0 Lost L 3 7 12
26 9 1 Scored S 4 10 18
28 9 0 Conceded C 6 22 37
83% 67% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 56% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 78%
61% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 61%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 56% 39%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 44% 28%
39% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 72%
44% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 11% 11%
33% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 22% 22%
 
5.1 5.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.6 5.1
5.1 5.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9.2 8.3 7.2
2.2 2.4 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.4 1.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
9.4 9.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.9 9.7
4.2 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.4 4.3
34% 26% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 25% 23%
 
9.3 9.2 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 18 15.4 12.9
3.7 3.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 7.4 6.1
Key stats in New South Wales this season:
  • Bulls Academy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bulls Academy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bulls Academy have the fewest points (4) away in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the most conceded goals (22) away in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the most conceded goals (37) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy have the the worst goal difference (-19) in New South Wales
  • Bulls Academy haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Bulls Academy is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 18 12 4 2 43 19 9 6 2 1 25 5 9 6 2 1 18 14 24 40
2 Marconi Stallions 18 12 1 5 39 18 9 6 0 3 18 9 9 6 1 2 21 9 21 37
3 Rockdale City Suns 18 11 2 5 39 29 8 5 1 2 20 11 10 6 1 3 19 18 10 35
4 St George City FA 18 8 6 4 36 26 9 4 2 3 20 15 9 4 4 1 16 11 10 30
5 Sydney II 18 9 2 7 31 27 10 6 1 3 23 13 8 3 1 4 8 14 4 29
6 Sydney United 18 8 3 7 23 22 8 4 1 3 12 10 10 4 2 4 11 12 1 27
7 Blacktown City 18 7 4 7 30 23 9 4 2 3 20 12 9 3 2 4 10 11 7 25
8 Sutherland Sharks 18 7 4 7 12 19 9 3 3 3 3 6 9 4 1 4 9 13 -7 25
9 NWS Spirit 18 7 3 8 21 30 10 5 1 4 15 15 8 2 2 4 6 15 -9 24
10 Central Coast II 18 6 5 7 24 29 9 3 2 4 15 17 9 3 3 3 9 12 -5 23
11 Sydney Olympic 18 6 4 8 26 31 8 3 2 3 13 12 10 3 2 5 13 19 -5 22
12 Wollongong Wolves 18 5 6 7 26 28 9 3 4 2 9 9 9 2 2 5 17 19 -2 21
13 Manly United 18 6 3 9 23 30 9 5 1 3 14 13 9 1 2 6 9 17 -7 21
14 Mt Druitt Town 18 6 3 9 21 30 9 3 2 4 8 13 9 3 1 5 13 17 -9 21
15 Western Sydney W. II 18 4 2 12 22 36 10 2 1 7 14 22 8 2 1 5 8 14 -14 14
16 Bulls Academy 18 2 4 12 18 37 9 1 3 5 8 15 9 1 1 7 10 22 -19 10

Read more about New South Wales

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.