Can Lake Macquarie beat Charlestown City Blues in Macquarie Field clash?

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Competition: Australia Northern Nsw
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 09:45 (UTC)
Venue: Macquarie Field (5000 seats)

After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Lake Macquarie and Charlestown City Blues in this fresh Northern Nsw season. Read our match preview!

Insights:
  • Lake Macquarie have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Charlestown City Blues have the fewest scored goals (3) in Northern Nsw

Lake Macquarie and Charlestown City Blues should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lake Macquarie form and stats

Overall Northern Nsw stats at home this season for Lake Macquarie are 1-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).

The fans are hoping that Lake Macquarie will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Northern Nsw game against Hamilton Olympic (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lambton Jaffas (1-2).

Goals decide football matches and Macquarie are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. Macquarie are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).

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Charlestown City Blues form and stats

Things could have gone better for Charlestown City Blues in their Northern Nsw away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Charlestown's last game was the home draw against Valentine (0-0). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Edgeworth Eagles.

Charlestown City Blues have the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Macquarie victories, two draws and six Charlestown City Blues wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Lake Macquarie missing players

Charlestown City Blues missing players

Lake Macquarie Charlestown City Blues
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 1 2 5
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
10 7 0 Scored S 2 3 3
12 7 0 Conceded C 0 3 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 60%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 20%
80% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 20%
60% 67% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 40%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 60%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.4 18 0 Shots (avg) S ( 24 17.5 14.6
6.6 7.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 10 7 5.8
30% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 21% 10%
Key stats in Northern Nsw this season:
  • All of Charlestown City Blues's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Lake Macquarie's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Charlestown City Blues have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Charlestown City Blues have the fewest scored goals (3) in Northern Nsw
  • Charlestown City Blues have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Northern Nsw
  • Lake Macquarie have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Lake Macquarie have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Lake Macquarie have scored more than double the goals of Charlestown City Blues.
  • Lake Macquarie haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Lake Macquarie Last season Charlestown City Blues
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
13 6   Played P   7 14
1 1   Won W   4 7
1 0   Drew D   1 3
11 5   Lost L   2 4
11 5   Scored S   10 17
33 11   Conceded C   8 12
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
85% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 64%
77% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 36%
31% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 14%
23% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
62% 50%   BTTS BTTS   71% 50%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   14% 29%
38% 50%   Failed to Score F T   29% 29%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.8 4.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 1.8
3 2   Red cards R C   3 5
 
10.5 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 13.2
4.5 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.5 5.8
17% 19%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 22%

  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 5 4 1 0 11 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 8 13
2 Lambton Jaffas 6 4 0 2 13 5 3 2 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 10 2 8 12
3 Maitland 5 4 0 1 11 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 3 0 0 8 4 5 12
4 Hamilton Olympic 5 3 0 2 13 10 3 2 0 1 11 8 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 9
5 Weston Bears 5 3 0 2 5 9 2 1 0 1 3 7 3 2 0 1 2 2 -4 9
6 Edgeworth Eagles 5 2 0 3 6 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 1 6 3 1 6
7 Lake Macquarie 5 1 1 3 10 12 3 1 1 1 7 7 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 4
8 Charlestown City Blues 5 1 1 3 3 6 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 4
9 Valentine 6 1 1 4 4 12 3 1 0 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 3 7 -8 4
10 Adamstown Rosebuds 5 1 0 4 8 16 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 2 8 -8 3

Read more about Northern Nsw

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.