Northern Nsw match preview: Weston Bears versus Charlestown City Blues

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Competition: Australia Northern Nsw
Competition: Sat 29.May
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rockwell Automation Park (1000 seats)

Weston Bears have taken 3 of their 10 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Charlestown City Blues?

Insights:
  • All of Weston Bears's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Charlestown City Blues have the fewest scored goals (4) in Northern Nsw

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Weston Bears form and stats

Weston Bears have played three Northern Nsw home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Weston shared the glory with Hamilton Olympic in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.

Preceding that match was the home game against Lake Macquarie that was lost 1-3.

Weston has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Weston have let the opposition score 10 times, an average of more than three per game.

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Charlestown City Blues form and stats

Charlestown City Blues, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Northern Nsw, have six points from their first three away games in the Northern Nsw, meaning two victories and a loss.

Charlestown City Blues failed to get anything from their last game, a Northern Nsw home match vs Lambton Jaffas (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-6. Charlestown lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Lake Macquarie.

The visiting Charlestown have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games. As opposed to that, Charlestown have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Weston won three, Charlestown City Blues won six and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Weston Bears missing players

Charlestown City Blues missing players

Weston Bears Charlestown City Blues
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 2 Played P 0 3 7
3 1 1 Won W 0 2 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 4
8 4 3 Scored S 0 4 4
16 10 3 Conceded C 0 3 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 86%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 57%
38% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 29%
38% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
12% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
38% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 14%
38% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 43%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 57%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 1.7
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.2 8 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 21.3 15.7
3.5 3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 8 6.1
29% 44% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 9%
Key stats in Northern Nsw this season:
  • All of Weston Bears's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Charlestown City Blues have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Charlestown City Blues have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Charlestown City Blues have the fewest scored goals (4) in Northern Nsw
  • Charlestown City Blues have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Northern Nsw
  • Weston Bears haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 8 6 1 1 20 7 4 2 1 1 8 3 4 4 0 0 12 4 13 19
2 Lambton Jaffas 9 6 0 3 22 8 4 2 0 2 4 5 5 4 0 1 18 3 14 18
3 Broadmeadow Magic 8 5 2 1 16 6 4 3 0 1 8 3 4 2 2 0 8 3 10 17
4 Edgeworth Eagles 8 5 0 3 15 5 4 2 0 2 5 2 4 3 0 1 10 3 10 15
5 Hamilton Olympic 7 4 1 2 17 13 4 2 1 1 13 10 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 13
6 Weston Bears 8 3 1 4 8 16 3 1 0 2 4 10 5 2 1 2 4 6 -8 10
7 Lake Macquarie 8 2 2 4 14 15 5 1 2 2 8 9 3 1 0 2 6 6 -1 8
8 Charlestown City Blues 7 2 1 4 4 12 4 0 1 3 0 9 3 2 0 1 4 3 -8 7
9 Valentine 9 1 2 6 5 21 4 1 0 3 1 9 5 0 2 3 4 12 -16 5
10 Adamstown Rosebuds 8 1 0 7 8 26 4 1 0 3 6 12 4 0 0 4 2 14 -18 3

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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.