The guesting Queensland Lions side are probably odds-on at Magpies Crusaders, as the away side own a 33 point supremacy from their 21 league games this season.
- Magpies Crusaders have the fewest scored goals (16) in Npl Queensland
- Queensland Lions have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Npl Queensland
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.
It's quite the trip for Queensland Lions when visiting Crusaders as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Magpies Crusaders form and stats
With 1 Npl Queensland win, 0 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Magpies Crusaders are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home stadium (Sologinkin Oval) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Magpies Crusaders it's been a house of straw as the last six games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Crusaders manager T. Ballantyne and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Redlands United (placed 12th) in the Npl Queensland.
Ahead of that match, Magpies Crusaders lost 2-5 at home to SC Wanderers.Crusaders have scored 9 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Magpies Crusaders have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Queensland Lions form and stats
6-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Queensland Lions in their Npl Queensland matches away. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Magpies Crusaders.
238 minutes! That's how long the Queensland Lions goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Queensland Lions play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting SC Wanderers (placed 5th).
Before that, Queensland secured a home win against Eastern Suburbs Brisbane with the score 6-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Casuarina in just three days.
Queensland Lions are a potent attacking force on the road with their 32 goals in 11 league games. As opposed to that, Queensland have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Queensland Lions - Magpies Crusaders 5-1 was the outcome when this pair of squads formerly met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - zero - five (Crusaders wins - draws - Queensland Lions wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mikkola 16 goals | J. Farina 12 goals |  J. Solórzano 8 goals |
Magpies Crusaders missing players
Queensland Lions missing players
| Magpies Crusaders | Queensland Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | 63 |
| 58 | 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 79% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 73% | 76% |
| 58% | 64% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 64% | 67% |
| 37% | 55% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 45% | 52% |
| 58% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 67% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 37% | 55% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6.9 | 6.2 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| 27% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 39% |
- Magpies Crusaders have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Magpies Crusaders have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Magpies Crusaders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Magpies Crusaders have the fewest scored goals (16) in Npl Queensland
- Magpies Crusaders have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Npl Queensland
- Magpies Crusaders have the most conceded goals (39) at home in Npl Queensland
- Magpies Crusaders have the the worst goal difference (-30) at home in Npl Queensland
- Magpies Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Queensland Lions have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Queensland Lions have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Queensland Lions have scored more than double the goals of Magpies Crusaders.
- Queensland Lions have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Npl Queensland
- Queensland Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Queensland Lions is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 46 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar II | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 41 | 45 |
| 3 | Gold Coast Knights | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 43 |
| 4 | Queensland Lions | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 34 | 41 |
| 5 | SC Wanderers | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Olympic | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 39 |
| 7 | Moreton Bay United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 39 |
| 8 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 28 |
| 9 | Gold Coast United | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Logan Lightning | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 11 | Capalaba | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 35 | -32 | 20 |
| 12 | Redlands United | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -39 | 10 |
| 13 | Magpies Crusaders | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -42 | 8 |
| 14 | Brisbane Strikers | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 42 | -48 | 8 |