Gold Coast Knights vs Logan Lightning: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Australia Npl Queensland
Competition: Fri 30.July
Match begins: 09:45 (UTC)
Venue: Gold Coast Croatian Sports Centre (1000 seats)

Gold Coast Knights prepare for this after their 3-0 result against Brisbane Roar II, a game they learned a lot from. How will they do against Logan Lightning?

Insights:
  • Gold Coast Knights have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Logan Lightning have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Gold Coast Knights form and stats

Overall Npl Queensland stats at home this season for Gold Coast Knights are 5-1-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Knights enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Brisbane Roar II's place. The match ended 3-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Capalaba.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), Knights's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.

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Logan Lightning form and stats

Playing away, Logan Lightning have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Npl Queensland this season. Recent form does not give Lightning much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Gold Coast Knights will be a tough nut to crack.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Npl Queensland home defeat versus Brisbane Strikers with 2-4 on the scoreboard. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Logan Lightning, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

A 1-2 defeat away at Queensland Lions before that.

Lightning have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 18 goals from 9 away matches. Lightning have conceded 17 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Logan Lightning - Knights 1-2.

Gold Coast Knights missing players

Logan Lightning missing players

Gold Coast Knights Logan Lightning
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
11 5 1 Won W 0 4 6
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
6 3 1 Lost L 2 4 9
38 18 4 Scored S 1 18 31
25 14 3 Conceded C 8 17 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 89% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 83%
44% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 44%
33% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 22% 28%
56% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 67%
28% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 22%
17% 22% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 11%
 
6.6 5.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.8 4.6
4.7 4.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4.6
1.8 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 2 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12 11 8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 9.6 8.2
5.3 5.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 5.8 4.5
39% 33% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 35% 38%
Key stats in Npl Queensland this season:
  • All of Logan Lightning's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Gold Coast Knights have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gold Coast Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Logan Lightning have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Logan Lightning 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 Peninsula Power 16 15 0 1 52 9 7 6 0 1 26 4 9 9 0 0 26 5 43 45
2 Brisbane Roar II 17 11 2 4 55 21 9 6 1 2 31 10 8 5 1 2 24 11 34 35
3 Gold Coast Knights 18 11 1 6 38 25 9 5 1 3 18 14 9 6 0 3 20 11 13 34
4 Olympic 16 9 5 2 39 14 7 4 2 1 19 2 9 5 3 1 20 12 25 32
5 SC Wanderers 15 10 1 4 33 29 6 6 0 0 21 9 9 4 1 4 12 20 4 31
6 Moreton Bay United 17 9 3 5 46 36 8 4 1 3 15 21 9 5 2 2 31 15 10 30
7 Queensland Lions 17 8 5 4 47 28 8 4 2 2 20 13 9 4 3 2 27 15 19 29
8 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 17 7 3 7 26 32 10 5 1 4 20 20 7 2 2 3 6 12 -6 24
9 Logan Lightning 18 6 3 9 31 37 9 2 2 5 13 20 9 4 1 4 18 17 -6 21
10 Capalaba 17 6 2 9 26 46 9 4 2 3 17 22 8 2 0 6 9 24 -20 20
11 Gold Coast United 14 5 2 7 24 21 7 2 2 3 10 10 7 3 0 4 14 11 3 17
12 Brisbane Strikers 18 2 1 15 18 60 9 0 0 9 6 25 9 2 1 6 12 35 -42 7
13 Redlands United 18 2 0 16 19 57 9 2 0 7 11 28 9 0 0 9 8 29 -38 6
14 Magpies Crusaders 16 2 0 14 12 51 10 1 0 9 7 34 6 1 0 5 5 17 -39 6

Read more about Npl Queensland

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.