Football news and preview: Gold Coast United favourites when Logan Lightning visit

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Competition: Australia Npl Queensland
Competition: Fri 01.July
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Coplick Family Sports Park Tallebudgera (27400 seats)

The stage is lit for Gold Coast United - Logan Lightning! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this match should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Gold Coast United have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Logan Lightning have the fewest scored goals (15) in Npl Queensland

This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Gold Coast United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Coplick Family Sports Park Tallebudgera as Gold Coast United have scored 19 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Npl Queensland are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The club members are hoping that Gold Coast United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the match against Moreton Bay United (placed 7th). The first loss after going unbeaten in three league matches. Coast were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Ahead of that match, Gold Coast United won a home game hosting Olympic (5-1).

It's goals goals goals for Gold Coast United who have scored 19 goals from 6 league home games. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Logan Lightning form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Npl Queensland travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Logan Lightning's last game was the home draw against Brisbane Roar II (0-0).

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this club's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Lightning has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 8 goals from 5 games. For Logan Lightning, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Logan Lightning - Gold Coast United 1-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Coast victory, zero draws and two Logan Lightning wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Gold Coast UnitedS. Smeltz
S. Smeltz
4 goals
Gold Coast UnitedJ. Kyle
J. Kyle
2 goals
Gold Coast UnitedC. Smith
C. Smith
2 goals

Gold Coast United missing players

Logan Lightning missing players

Gold Coast United Logan Lightning
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 3 Played P 2 5 12
6 4 3 Won W 0 0 2
2 2 0 Drew D 1 3 4
5 0 0 Lost L 1 2 6
25 19 10 Scored S 2 8 15
22 7 2 Conceded C 5 12 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
62% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 83%
46% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 80% 58%
31% 50% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 25%
62% 83% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 50%
8% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
31% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 42%
 
4.5 5.3 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3 4.5
4.2 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.6 4.8
1.9 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 6 4.2 3.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.5 8.8 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9 10
4.8 5.7 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.4
40% 56% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 36% 28%
 
10.8 8 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.2 13.2
5.5 4.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 6.6 5.6
Key stats in Npl Queensland this season:
  • All of Gold Coast United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Logan Lightning's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Gold Coast United have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Gold Coast United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gold Coast United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Gold Coast United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Logan Lightning have scored away.
  • Gold Coast United have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Gold Coast United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Logan Lightning have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Logan Lightning have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Logan Lightning have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Logan Lightning have the fewest scored goals (15) in Npl Queensland
  • Logan Lightning have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Npl Queensland
  • Logan Lightning have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Logan Lightning have yet to win a game away.
  • Logan Lightning haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Queensland Lions 14 10 3 1 53 21 7 6 0 1 35 11 7 4 3 0 18 10 32 33
2 Olympic 13 8 3 2 34 20 7 6 1 0 21 7 6 2 2 2 13 13 14 27
3 Peninsula Power 15 8 2 5 38 26 9 7 1 1 28 10 6 1 1 4 10 16 12 26
4 Gold Coast Knights 12 7 2 3 25 14 6 4 1 1 11 5 6 3 1 2 14 9 11 23
5 Gold Coast United 13 6 2 5 25 22 6 4 2 0 19 7 7 2 0 5 6 15 3 20
6 SC Wanderers 13 4 7 2 25 22 6 3 3 0 12 6 7 1 4 2 13 16 3 19
7 Moreton Bay United 13 5 3 5 33 20 8 3 1 4 22 11 5 2 2 1 11 9 13 18
8 Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 12 5 3 4 24 27 4 1 2 1 8 10 8 4 1 3 16 17 -3 18
9 Brisbane City 13 3 3 7 20 32 6 1 3 2 10 13 7 2 0 5 10 19 -12 12
10 Logan Lightning 12 2 4 6 15 28 7 2 1 4 7 16 5 0 3 2 8 12 -13 10
11 Brisbane Roar II 13 2 3 8 21 38 5 0 1 4 8 18 8 2 2 4 13 20 -17 9
12 Capalaba 15 0 3 12 17 60 8 0 3 5 10 25 7 0 0 7 7 35 -43 3

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.