Soccer preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Hamilton Olympic host New Lambton

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Competition: Australia Northern Nsw
Competition: Sat 22.Jul
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Darling Street Oval (1000 seats)

The home crowds anticipate three points in this fixture, and the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a struggling visitor. Hamilton Olympic are in 7th position while the guesting New Lambton panic at 11th.

Insights:
  • Hamilton Olympic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • New Lambton is in the worst form (0-1-5)

This promises to be an appealing match with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!

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Hamilton Olympic form and stats

When playing at home in the Northern Nsw, Hamilton Olympic have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.

Hamilton Olympic are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Charlestown City Blues.

Ahead of that match, Hamilton won a home game hosting Valentine (2-1).

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Hamilton Olympic home games with this odds we find 5 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.

Take note that 15 of the latest 18 league matches from this club have had goals from both teams.

Hamilton have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Darling Street Oval with 19 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.

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New Lambton form and stats

New Lambton have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Northern Nsw, after 1-2-6 (9 played). Recent form does not give New Lambton much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Hamilton Olympic will be a tough nut to crack.

There might be some fixture complaints from New Lambton as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 3-4 against Cooks Hill United. Leading 3-1 was not enough for Lambton in their fight with Cooks Hill United last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-4 loss. Late heartbreak for New Lambton in the Cooks Hill United match, as the deciding 3-4 goal came deep into overtime.

A loss against Broadmeadow Magic was the result prior to that, in a home game.

You'll want to know how Lambton managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 0 draws and 4 home wins.

Observe that 14 of this team's 16 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

New Lambton have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Lambton's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 23 goals in 9 travels.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also faced each other before this match year: New Lambton - Hamilton Olympic 1-2.

Hamilton Olympic missing players

New Lambton missing players

Hamilton Olympic New Lambton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 3 Played P 3 9 19
8 5 3 Won W 0 1 2
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
8 5 0 Lost L 3 6 14
31 19 10 Scored S 6 11 20
33 20 4 Conceded C 10 23 54
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 95%
95% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 84%
74% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 79%
37% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 44% 42%
26% 40% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 44% 37%
79% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 58%
5% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 11%
21% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 37%
 
5.5 5.7 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.9 4.3
6.4 5.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.7 6.8 7.6
2.1 2.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.6 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10 8 5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 8.4 8.3
5.4 3.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 3.7 3.7
30% 53% 167% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 33% 29%
 
8.6 6.7 2.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 12.6 11.7
3.9 4.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 6.2 6.1
Key stats in Northern Nsw this season:
  • All of Hamilton Olympic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hamilton Olympic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Hamilton Olympic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hamilton Olympic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • New Lambton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • New Lambton is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 19 13 2 4 33 19 10 6 1 3 19 10 9 7 1 1 14 9 14 41
2 Maitland 19 12 3 4 58 19 10 5 2 3 29 9 9 7 1 1 29 10 39 39
3 Lambton Jaffas 19 11 4 4 43 25 9 4 3 2 18 11 10 7 1 2 25 14 18 37
4 Broadmeadow Magic 19 11 3 5 51 26 9 5 1 3 20 12 10 6 2 2 31 14 25 36
5 Weston Bears 19 9 6 4 40 28 10 3 5 2 23 21 9 6 1 2 17 7 12 33
6 Edgeworth Eagles 19 9 4 6 36 30 8 4 2 2 13 10 11 5 2 4 23 20 6 31
7 Hamilton Olympic 19 8 3 8 31 33 10 5 0 5 19 20 9 3 3 3 12 13 -2 27
8 Cooks Hill United 18 7 4 7 35 30 8 4 2 2 21 15 10 3 2 5 14 15 5 25
9 Valentine 19 6 4 9 27 31 11 3 2 6 14 17 8 3 2 3 13 14 -4 22
10 Adamstown Rosebuds 18 4 3 11 23 42 9 2 1 6 10 20 9 2 2 5 13 22 -19 15
11 New Lambton 19 2 3 14 20 54 10 1 1 8 9 31 9 1 2 6 11 23 -34 9
12 Lake Macquarie 19 1 1 17 18 78 9 1 0 8 10 34 10 0 1 9 8 44 -60 4

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The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.