Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Maitland & Broadmeadow Magic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much to rest for the home side, as they performed in a Northern Nsw fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at Adamstown Rosebuds, so at least Maitland are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Maitland form and stats
Maitland participated in Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary the last season, where they reached the 5th round.4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Northern Nsw numbers at home for Maitland so far this season.
It's back home for Maitland, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Adamstown Rosebuds away with the result 2-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Maitland perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Maitland as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Maitland has won 0 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Maitland as they are travelling to their away game against Valentine in the Northern Nsw. That match is four days after this one.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Maitland is on fire here. A stunning 20 from 5 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Maitland defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Broadmeadow Magic form and stats
Last season their Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 7th round.1-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Broadmeadow Magic in their Northern Nsw matches away.
Two away matches in a row for Broadmeadow Magic, whose coach Zadkovich could celebrate last time after the Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary win against Coffs City United.
Ahead of that match was the Northern Nsw away draw versus Hamilton Olympic that ended 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Broadmeadow Magic playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Broadmeadow Magic wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Northern Nsw trip to Edgeworth Eagles.
Broadmeadow has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Broadmeadow Magic have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings with these participants: Maitland won three, Broadmeadow Magic triumphed in one and we saw six draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Thompson 2 goals |  S. Pratt 1 goals |
Maitland missing players
Broadmeadow Magic missing players
| Maitland | Broadmeadow Magic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 80 | 51 | Scored | S | 38 | 85 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 86% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 36% | ||
| 68% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 6.6 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.2 | ||
| 6 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.4 | 15.5 | ||
| 8.2 | 8.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 7.2 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 35% | ||
| 10.3 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Maitland | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Broadmeadow Magic | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 |
| 4 | Lambton Jaffas | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 | Edgeworth Eagles | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 6 | Valentine | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 7 | Hamilton Olympic | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Weston Bears | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Cooks Hill United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 8 |
| 10 | Lake Macquarie | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -21 | 7 |
| 11 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -28 | 2 |
