The visiting Gold Coast Knights side should be favourites in this visit to Gold Coast United, as the away team holds a 15 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Gold Coast United form and stats
The story so far in the Npl Queensland for Gold Coast United at their home stadium (Coplick Family Sports Park Tallebudgera) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Happy days for Gold Coast United in their previous game, a Npl Queensland match away at Brisbane City (placed 12th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Peninsula Power (1-2).
The manager C. Midgley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Moreton Bay United in only four days.
The Coast fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Gold Coast Knights form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Npl Queensland. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Gold Coast Knights have lost on their last two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Knights's previous game versus Queensland Lions (placed 3rd), a Npl Queensland 2-1 win played at home. A 2-4 defeat away at Moreton Bay United before that.
Gold Coast Knights has another fixture away, a Npl Queensland game, against Eastern Suburbs Brisbane in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Knights are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Knights have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Gold Coast Knights - Coast 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Gold Coast United victories, two draws and two Gold Coast Knights wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Macuace 9 goals |   S. Smeltz 6 goals | Z. Guy 3 goals |
Gold Coast United missing players
Gold Coast Knights missing players
| Gold Coast United | Gold Coast Knights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 13 | 19 | 40 |
| 36 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 13 | 23 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 79% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 84% |
| 63% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 63% |
| 37% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 74% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 63% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 26% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 181 | 100 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 39 | 109 | 227 |
| 91 | 42 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 55 | 121 |
| 32% | 33% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 33% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympic | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 46 |
| 2 | Peninsula Power | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Queensland Lions | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Knights | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| 5 | Moreton Bay United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar II | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Brisbane Strikers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | SC Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Gold Coast United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Capalaba | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 31 | -23 | 20 |
| 11 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Brisbane City | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -16 | 16 |
| 13 | Redlands United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -37 | 16 |