Adelaide Comets vs NE MetroStars: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Australia Npl South Australian
Date: Sat 07.September
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: SA Athletics Stadium (8000 seats)

Adelaide Comets will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind NE MetroStars.

Adelaide Comets and NE MetroStars should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Adelaide Comets form and stats

The story so far in the Npl South Australian for Adelaide Comets at their home stadium (SA Athletics Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Adelaide Comets has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at SA Athletics Stadium. We remember; it was Adelaide Olympic.

In their previous game, the manager T. Tsiounis led his Adelaide Comets to a defeat in the Npl South Australian match away at Campbelltown City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at SA Athletics Stadium. Before that, Adelaide Comets had a home game versus Campbelltown City which ended with a victory 1-0.

Adelaide Comets have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SA Athletics Stadium with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Adelaide Comets have conceded 11 from these games.

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NE MetroStars form and stats

Playing away, NE MetroStars have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Npl South Australian this season. NE MetroStars have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes NE MetroStars's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Adelaide City game.

NE MetroStars play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Adelaide Olympic. Preceding that game was the away victory against Adelaide Raiders with the score of 4-0.

NE MetroStars has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, NE MetroStars have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the NE MetroStars - Adelaide Comets 1-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Adelaide Comets won 0 games, 1 match ended with a draw and NE MetroStars has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 1

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Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
24 12 4 Played 4 13 24
12 8 4 Won 1 8 12
5 1 0 Drew 1 1 4
7 3 0 Lost 2 4 8
44 31 13 Scored 6 27 52
28 13 2 Conceded 8 13 32
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 92% 75% Over 1.5 100% 85% 92%
58% 75% 75% Over 2.5 75% 62% 67%
29% 42% 50% Over 3.5 50% 46% 50%
25% 42% 50% Over 4.5 25% 15% 33%
54% 58% 50% BTTS 100% 46% 62%
29% 33% 50% Clean Sheets 0% 38% 25%
25% 8% 0% Failed To Score 0% 15% 12%
 
5.5 6 5.8 Corners For (avg) 4.8 4.7 5.1
4.4 4.7 2.8 Corners Against (avg) 6.2 5.5 4.6
1.1 0.7 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.2 1.9 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 1 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • Adelaide Comets have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Adelaide Comets have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Adelaide Comets haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • NE MetroStars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • NE MetroStars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Adelaide Comets
All Npl South Australian Ffa Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-07-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 6 - 0 South Adelaide Panthers
13-07-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 6 - 0 Adelaide Raiders
20-07-19 NSA Para Hills Knights 0 - 0 Adelaide Comets
27-07-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 2 - 1 Adelaide United ||
03-08-19 NSA Croydon Kings 0 - 0 Adelaide Comets
10-08-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 4 - 1 Campbelltown City
17-08-19 NSA Adelaide City 1 - 2 Adelaide Comets
24-08-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 1 - 0 Campbelltown City
31-08-19 NSA Campbelltown City 2 - 0 Adelaide Comets
07-09-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 05:00 NE MetroStars
NE MetroStars
All Npl South Australian Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 1 - 4 Croydon Kings
13-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 1 - 2 Campbelltown City
20-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 1 - 2 Adelaide Olympic
27-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 0 - 2 Adelaide Raiders
03-08-19 NSA Adelaide Blue Eagles 0 - 2 NE MetroStars
10-08-19 NSA NE MetroStars 4 - 2 Adelaide City
17-08-19 NSA West Adelaide 0 - 4 NE MetroStars
24-08-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 0 - 4 NE MetroStars
31-08-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 1 - 2 NE MetroStars
07-09-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 05:00 NE MetroStars

  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 Campbelltown City 14 9 3 2 36 17 7 5 0 2 19 7 7 4 3 0 17 10 19 30
2 Adelaide Blue Eagles 14 8 3 3 25 20 8 5 2 1 16 9 6 3 1 2 9 11 5 27
3 NE MetroStars 14 7 3 4 32 18 5 3 2 0 17 6 9 4 1 4 15 12 14 24
4 Adelaide Raiders 14 7 2 5 28 20 7 1 2 4 10 14 7 6 0 1 18 6 8 23
5 Adelaide Olympic 14 5 5 4 25 23 7 3 2 2 13 11 7 2 3 2 12 12 2 20
6 Adelaide Comets 14 6 2 6 22 22 7 3 1 3 12 11 7 3 1 3 10 11 0 20
7 Croydon Kings 14 4 7 3 21 18 7 2 4 1 10 8 7 2 3 2 11 10 3 19
8 Adelaide United || 14 4 4 6 23 25 8 2 2 4 15 18 6 2 2 2 8 7 -2 16
9 Adelaide City 14 3 6 5 17 27 7 3 2 2 9 9 7 0 4 3 8 18 -10 15
10 Para Hills Knights 14 3 5 6 16 24 7 2 2 3 8 10 7 1 3 3 8 14 -8 14
11 West Adelaide 14 2 6 6 17 26 6 1 4 1 9 11 8 1 2 5 8 15 -9 12
12 South Adelaide Panthers 14 1 4 9 20 42 8 1 2 5 10 20 6 0 2 4 10 22 -22 7

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