Can Lake Macquarie beat Valentine in Macquarie Field clash?

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Competition: Australia Northern Nsw
Competition: Sat 22.May
Match begins: 04:30 (UTC)
Venue: Macquarie Field (5000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Northern Nsw, Lake Macquarie holding 7th place and Valentine lying 9th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Lake Macquarie have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Northern Nsw
  • Valentine have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Northern Nsw

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lake Macquarie form and stats

Overall Northern Nsw stats at home this season for Lake Macquarie are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).

Macquarie are returning here after visiting Weston Bears in a Northern Nsw game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Sensational by Macquarie last match, beating Weston Bears away as big underdogs.

Ahead of that match, Lake Macquarie lost 0-1 at home to Charlestown City Blues.

The Macquarie fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Macquarie with 8 goals conceded in these matches.

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Valentine form and stats

0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Valentine, who have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Northern Nsw, in their Northern Nsw matches away.

Valentine are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Northern Nsw against Lambton Jaffas (placed 3rd).

A loss against Edgeworth Eagles was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Valentine's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 11 goals in 4 travels.

Head 2 Head

Last seven meetings between the teams: Macquarie won three, Valentine won three and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Lake Macquarie missing players

Valentine missing players

Lake Macquarie Valentine
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 4 1 Played P 2 4 8
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
4 2 1 Lost L 1 3 6
13 7 0 Scored S 3 3 4
14 8 1 Conceded C 6 11 20
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 88%
86% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 50%
86% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
71% 75% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 50%
43% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 12%
86% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 25% 12%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 25%
14% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 75% 75%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
16 17.8 17 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 12 11.1
6.3 7.5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 4.1
30% 23% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 20% 14%
Key stats in Northern Nsw this season:
  • Lake Macquarie have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Lake Macquarie have scored more than double the goals of Valentine.
  • Lake Macquarie have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Northern Nsw
  • Lake Macquarie haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valentine have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Valentine have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Northern Nsw
  • Valentine have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Northern Nsw
  • Valentine have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maitland 7 6 0 1 19 6 3 2 0 1 7 2 4 4 0 0 12 4 13 18
2 Broadmeadow Magic 7 5 1 1 15 5 4 3 0 1 8 3 3 2 1 0 7 2 10 16
3 Lambton Jaffas 8 5 0 3 16 8 4 2 0 2 4 5 4 3 0 1 12 3 8 15
4 Edgeworth Eagles 7 4 0 3 12 5 3 1 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 10 3 7 12
5 Hamilton Olympic 6 4 0 2 15 11 3 2 0 1 11 8 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 12
6 Weston Bears 7 3 0 4 6 14 3 1 0 2 4 10 4 2 0 2 2 4 -8 9
7 Lake Macquarie 7 2 1 4 13 14 4 1 1 2 7 8 3 1 0 2 6 6 -1 7
8 Charlestown City Blues 6 2 1 3 4 6 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 4 3 -2 7
9 Valentine 8 1 1 6 4 20 4 1 0 3 1 9 4 0 1 3 3 11 -16 4
10 Adamstown Rosebuds 7 1 0 6 8 23 4 1 0 3 6 12 3 0 0 3 2 11 -15 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.