The Adelaide Blue Eagles manager attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room South Adelaide Panthers are in 12th place before this match.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Adelaide Blue Eagles form and stats
Adelaide Blue Eagles must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three games here at venue.Adelaide Blue Eagles are returning here after visiting Adelaide Olympic in a Npl South Australian game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Before that, Adelaide Blue Eagles had a home game versus Para Hills Knights which ended with a victory 3-1.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (7 in 3 games), Adelaide Blue Eagles's attacking play is working. Adelaide Blue Eagles have conceded 5 from these games.
South Adelaide Panthers form and stats
No points yet away for South Adelaide Panthers, from their first 2 matches. It's looking increasingly bleak for South Adelaide Panthers who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Adelaide Olympic was the last time a defeat was avoided. South Adelaide Panthers seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Npl South Australian match played at their home ground Marden Sports Complex. South Adelaide Panthers suffered a 2-3 loss to Adelaide Comets. A 1-5 defeat away at Campbelltown City before that.
South Adelaide Panthers has the goal stats of 3-8 (for/against) from 2 business trips at the early stages of this season.
Head 2 Head
Adelaide Blue Eagles missing players
South Adelaide Panthers missing players
| Adelaide Blue Eagles | South Adelaide Panthers | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | Played | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | Scored | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Conceded | 8 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 60% |
| 100% | 100% | Both teams to score | 100% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 20% |
| 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 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | Adelaide Raiders | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | NE MetroStars | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Croydon Kings | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Adelaide United || | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Campbelltown City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Adelaide Comets | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Adelaide City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Para Hills Knights | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 11 | West Adelaide | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 1 |
| 12 | South Adelaide Panthers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 0 |
