National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Broadmeadow Magic or Maitland that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Broadmeadow and Maitland.
Broadmeadow Magic form and stats
Broadmeadow Magic participated in Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary the last season, where they reached the 7th round.Broadmeadow Magic are steadily winning Northern Nsw games and points here at Wanderers Oval. 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 8 games.
Broadmeadow Magic enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Cooks Hill United's place. The match ended 3-1.
Before that fixture, a home victory hosting Bangalow in the Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary.
The manager Zadkovich will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lambton Jaffas in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Broadmeadow Magic are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 21 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Maitland form and stats
Maitland's mission in Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary last season failed in the 7th round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Northern Nsw.
It's the second away game in a row for Maitland, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Valentine last time out. Unusual, but still true: this team has seen three consecutive league games with the result 6-0!
Before that game, the win at home against Belmont Swansea in the Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary (6-0).
Maitland have another game away in just four sleeps, a Northern Nsw fixture versus Weston Bears. A difficult programme for them!
The Maitland manager Bolch has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 25 goals in 7 league matches away. Maitland have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Broadmeadow Magic two wins, five draws and Maitland three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 2 goals |  S. Pratt 1 goals |
Broadmeadow Magic missing players
Maitland missing players
| Broadmeadow Magic | Maitland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 74 | 48 | Scored | S | 38 | 77 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 6.8 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 62% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 51% | 56% | ||
| 7.6 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charlestown City Blues | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Weston Bears | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Broadmeadow Magic | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 4 | Maitland | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 27 |
| 5 | Edgeworth Eagles | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Lambton Jaffas | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Hamilton Olympic | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Valentine | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Cooks Hill United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 11 |
| 11 | New Lambton | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -29 | 8 |
| 12 | Lake Macquarie | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -36 | 4 |
