National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Edgeworth Eagles or Lambton Jaffas that keep their silverware dream alive.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
This promises to be an entertaining game with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Edgeworth Eagles form and stats
Edgeworth Eagles participated in Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary the last season, where they reached the 5th round.When playing at home in the Northern Nsw, Edgeworth Eagles have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.
The Edgeworth crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Weston Bears here at Jack McLaughlan Oval.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Broadmeadow Magic (3-5).The Edgeworth Eagles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Lambton Jaffas form and stats
Last season their Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 5th round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Northern Nsw.
Two away matches in a row for Lambton, whose coach could celebrate last time after the win against New Lambton. As mentioned above, Lambton Jaffas was the only team on the pitch versus New Lambton in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Before that, Lambton Jaffas travelled to Weston Bears and returned home with a draw after the Northern Nsw game finished 3-3.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 23 goals in 9 league games away this season. As opposed to that, Lambton have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Lambton Jaffas have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) versus Edgeworth Eagles.Edgeworth Eagles missing players
Lambton Jaffas missing players
| Edgeworth Eagles | Lambton Jaffas | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 50 | 23 | Scored | S | 39 | 56 | ||
| 37 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 53% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 54% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.1 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Weston Bears | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Charlestown City Blues | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Broadmeadow Magic | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Maitland | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 24 |
| 5 | Edgeworth Eagles | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Lambton Jaffas | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Hamilton Olympic | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Valentine | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Cooks Hill United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 13 |
| 10 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -21 | 8 |
| 11 | New Lambton | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -26 | 8 |
| 12 | Lake Macquarie | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -32 | 4 |
