National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maitland or Weston Bears that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Maitland saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Northern Nsw. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Lake Macquarie.
Maitland form and stats
Last season their Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 5th round.4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Maitland have to build on here at Cooks Square Park in the Northern Nsw.
Maitland enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Lake Macquarie's place. The match ended 4-1.
Before that, Maitland had a Northern Nsw home game versus Cooks Hill United which ended with a victory 5-4.It's goals goals goals for Maitland who have scored 20 goals from 5 league home games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Weston Bears form and stats
Weston Bears was sent out of Northern NSW FFA Cup Preliminary in the 7th round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Northern Nsw travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Weston are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Lambton Jaffas.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Broadmeadow Magic's place.Weston Bears has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - zero - five (Maitland wins - draws - Weston Bears wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Maitland missing players
Weston Bears missing players
| Maitland | Weston Bears | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 81 | 54 | Scored | S | 29 | 46 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Conceded | C | 18 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 7 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 6.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.9 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 12.7 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.8 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 25% | ||
| 10.7 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 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 | Charlestown City Blues | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 25 |
| 2 | Broadmeadow Magic | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 23 |
| 3 | Maitland | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Lambton Jaffas | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Edgeworth Eagles | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 6 | Hamilton Olympic | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Weston Bears | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Valentine | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | -20 | 7 |
| 11 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | -26 | 1 |
