It's early days in the Northern Nsw and both Hamilton Olympic and Lake Macquarie are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
- Hamilton Olympic have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Northern Nsw
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Hamilton Olympic form and stats
Only two Northern Nsw home games for Hamilton Olympic so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Happy days for Hamilton in their previous game, a Northern Nsw match away at Edgeworth Eagles (placed 8th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Maitland with the scoreline 2-4.
Early season league goal statistics from Hamilton Olympic's 2 home games: 8 goals, 6 conceded.
Lake Macquarie form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Northern Nsw ended in defeat. Last season Lake Macquarie had these away match statistics: Played 7; won 0, drew 1 and lost 6.
Lake Macquarie play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Lambton Jaffas (placed 1st). That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Edgeworth Eagles.
It's early days yet, but Lake Macquarie has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: six - two - one (Hamilton Olympic wins - draws - Lake Macquarie wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Hamilton Olympic missing players
Lake Macquarie missing players
| Hamilton Olympic | Lake Macquarie | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 14 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 16.5 |
| 5.5 | 7.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 45% | 53% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 29% |
- Hamilton Olympic have the most scored goals (8) at home in Northern Nsw
- Hamilton Olympic have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in Northern Nsw
- Hamilton Olympic have the the best goal difference (+2) at home in Northern Nsw
| Hamilton Olympic | Last season | Lake Macquarie | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 8 | Played | P | 7 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 27 | 17 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | ||
| 73% | 88% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 77% | ||
| 60% | 88% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 31% | ||
| 7% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 23% | ||
| 53% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 62% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 13% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 38% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.7 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.5 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 17% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lambton Jaffas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Maitland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Hamilton Olympic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Weston Bears | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| 6 | Lake Macquarie | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Charlestown City Blues | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Edgeworth Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Valentine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 10 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Edgeworth Eagles | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 33 |
| 2 | Broadmeadow Magic | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Hamilton Olympic | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Charlestown City Blues | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Maitland | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Lambton Jaffas | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | Weston Bears | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Valentine | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -17 | 12 |
| 9 | Adamstown Rosebuds | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 | -29 | 5 |
| 10 | Lake Macquarie | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -22 | 4 |