National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Edgeworth Eagles or Weston Bears 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 has all the signs of an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
Edgeworth Eagles form and stats
Edgeworth Eagles was eliminated in the 5th round last season in the Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary.Only two Northern Nsw home games for Edgeworth Eagles so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Edgeworth Eagles's last game was hosting Hamilton Olympic and winning 2-0.
Before that match, a Northern Nsw win away at Lake Macquarie.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Northern Nsw game versus Cooks Hill United in only four days. This game is also played here at Jack McLaughlan Oval.
Edgeworth Eagles has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Weston Bears form and stats
They also participated in Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary last season. This ended in the 7th round.It's gone fairly well in the Northern Nsw away games so far for Weston Bears with six points collected from three matches.
Weston Bears might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Charlestown City Blues proved too strong as Weston slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Rockwell Automation Park.
Preceding that game was the away Northern Nsw victory against Adamstown Rosebuds with the score of 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Weston Bears now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Northern Nsw game at Lake Macquarie is waiting in only four days.
Weston Bears's manager has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these teams: Edgeworth won nine, Weston Bears triumphed in one and we saw zero draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.Edgeworth Eagles missing players
Weston Bears missing players
| Edgeworth Eagles | Weston Bears | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 57 | 24 | Scored | S | 26 | 49 | ||
| 29 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 9% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 7 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.8 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 25% | ||
| 10.9 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Broadmeadow Magic | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Charlestown City Blues | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Maitland | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 4 | Hamilton Olympic | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Lambton Jaffas | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Weston Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Edgeworth Eagles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Lake Macquarie | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Valentine | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | Cooks Hill United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 2 |
| 11 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | -24 | 0 |
