After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Magpies Crusaders and Gold Coast United in this fresh Npl Queensland season. Read our match preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Gold Coast United have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Magpies Crusaders form and stats
Two Npl Queensland home games so far for Magpies Crusaders, who are yet to win here at Sologinkin Oval. Only 1 point so far.
The fans are hoping that Crusaders will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Npl Queensland game against Gold Coast United (placed 8th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Brisbane City.
Magpies Crusaders has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Gold Coast United form and stats
Things could have gone better for Gold Coast United in their Npl Queensland away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Gold Coast United go into this game after a win, the home game against Magpies Crusaders that ended 2-1. Preceding that match was the 4-4 draw at home vs Queensland Lions.
2 goals so far away for Gold Coast United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Gold Coast United - Magpies Crusaders 2-1. Magpies Crusaders-Gold Coast United H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Magpies Crusaders one win, Gold Coast United three wins, one draw. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Smeltz 2 goals |   K. Walters 1 goals |
Magpies Crusaders missing players
Gold Coast United missing players
| Magpies Crusaders | Gold Coast United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 80% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 8.4 | 8.5 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 8 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | 19 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 6 | 27 |
| 25 | 8 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 20% | 12% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 40% | 50% |
- Gold Coast United has the most points from losing position (3)
- Magpies Crusaders has the fewest scored goals (5)
- Magpies Crusaders has the most dropped points from leading position (3)
| Magpies Crusaders | Last season | Gold Coast United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 45 | ||
| 104 | 66 | Conceded | C | 26 | 51 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 79% | ||
| 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 82% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 54% | ||
| 54% | 64% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 29% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 61% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 21% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 21% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 7.4 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 323 | 166 | Total Shots | T S | 146 | 295 | ||
| 148 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 142 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 13 |
| 2 | Gold Coast Knights | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar II | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 4 | Peninsula Power | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | Olympic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Moreton Bay United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 7 | Brisbane City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Gold Coast United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Capalaba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | Redlands United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -17 | 6 |
| 11 | Brisbane Strikers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 13 | Magpies Crusaders | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 2 |
| 14 | SC Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 0 |