Struggling SWQ Thunder will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Queensland Lions in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
SWQ Thunder form and stats
The story so far for SWQ Thunder at their home stadium is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.SWQ Thunder lost their last game at Moreton Bay United after a 1-5 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Peninsula Power.
SWQ Thunder are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 5 games). Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, SWQ Thunder having conceded 14 goals here so far.
Queensland Lions form and stats
The away performances of Queensland Lions, who have the most scored goals (35) in Npl Queensland, have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Queensland Lions have an excellent away record so far with 5-0-1 from 6 games. Queensland Lions love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.Queensland Lions play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Western Pride. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Magpies Crusaders at their stadium, the result 6-0.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 17 goals in 6 away games this season. The Queensland Lions defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 6 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): SWQ Thunder 0 wins, 0 draws and Queensland Lions 2 victories.Top Goalscorers
SWQ Thunder missing players
Queensland Lions missing players
| SWQ Thunder | Queensland Lions | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | Played | 6 | 12 |
| 19 | 15 | Scored | 17 | 36 |
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 80% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 83% |
| 80% | 80% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 67% |
| 80% | 80% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 70% | 80% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 25% |
| 80% | 80% | Both teams to score | 17% | 25% |
| 10% | 20% | Clean Sheet | 67% | 67% |
| 10% | 0% | Failed To Score | 17% | 8% |
| 3.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 1.2 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- SWQ Thunder has scored in all of their 5 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Queensland Lions | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 30 |
| 2 | Peninsula Power | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 24 |
| 3 | Olympic | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 24 |
| 4 | Gold Coast Knights | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 19 |
| 5 | Moreton Bay United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Gold Coast United | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Brisbane City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar II | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Brisbane Strikers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -17 | 11 |
| 11 | Magpies Crusaders | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | SWQ Thunder | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -12 | 7 |
| 13 | Western Pride | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -18 | 6 |
| 14 | Redlands United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -28 | 6 |
| 15 | Sunshine Coast | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 4 |
