Npl South Australian preview: Can Adelaide Olympic edge out victory against Adelaide Blue Eagles?

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Competition: Australia Npl South Australian
Date: Sat 24.August
Match begins: 08:30 (UTC)
Venue: Elite Systems Football Centre (1000 seats)

Adelaide Olympic will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Adelaide Blue Eagles.

It's no vacation for neither Adelaide Olympic nor Adelaide Blue Eagles as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Adelaide Olympic form and stats

3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Npl South Australian numbers at home for Adelaide Olympic so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Adelaide Olympic. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Adelaide Blue Eagles in the Npl South Australian last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Para Hills Knights that finished 3-3.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Adelaide Olympic have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won 1 time, drawn 2 and lost 1.

A decent goal production from Adelaide Olympic in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Adelaide Blue Eagles form and stats

3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Adelaide Blue Eagles in their Npl South Australian matches away.

Adelaide Blue Eagles has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Adelaide Olympic for a Npl South Australian game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Adelaide Raiders at their stadium, the result 3-1.

We have checked recent matches where Adelaide Blue Eagles have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were W2-D2-L2.

Adelaide Blue Eagles are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Adelaide Blue Eagles have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Adelaide Olympic - Adelaide Blue Eagles 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Adelaide Olympic won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Adelaide Blue Eagles has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 1

Adelaide Olympic missing players

Adelaide Blue Eagles missing players

Adelaide Olympic Adelaide Blue Eagles
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
23 12 3 Played 3 12 23
9 5 2 Won 1 5 10
9 5 0 Drew 0 3 6
5 2 1 Lost 2 4 7
39 18 6 Scored 2 15 33
32 14 4 Conceded 3 16 33
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 100% 92% 96%
91% 83% 100% Over 1.5 33% 67% 78%
57% 50% 100% Over 2.5 33% 50% 57%
39% 33% 33% Over 3.5 0% 33% 39%
17% 8% 0% Over 4.5 0% 17% 13%
78% 75% 100% BTTS 33% 58% 57%
17% 25% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 25% 22%
9% 8% 0% Failed To Score 33% 25% 26%
 
5.5 4.6 4 Corners For (avg) 3.7 5.8 5.4
4 3.8 4 Corners Against (avg) 8 6.4 6.2
1.3 1.4 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.3 2.2 2.2
2 0 0 Red Cards 1 2 3

Adelaide Olympic
All Npl South Australian Ffa Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
06-07-19 NSA Adelaide Blue Eagles 0 - 4 Adelaide Olympic
13-07-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 1 - 1 Adelaide City
20-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 1 - 2 Adelaide Olympic
24-07-19 FFA Adelaide Olympic 4 - 3 Floreat Athena
27-07-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 2 - 1 Campbelltown City
03-08-19 NSA Adelaide United || 2 - 0 Adelaide Olympic
10-08-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 1 - 1 West Adelaide
17-08-19 NSA Para Hills Knights 3 - 3 Adelaide Olympic
24-08-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 0 - 0 Adelaide Blue Eagles
28-08-19 FFA Adelaide Olympic 09:30 Hume City
Adelaide Blue Eagles
All Npl South Australian Club Friendlies Super League
All Home Away
15-06-19 NSA West Adelaide 1 - 1 Adelaide Blue Eagles
29-06-19 NSA Para Hills Knights 2 - 1 Adelaide Blue Eagles
06-07-19 NSA Adelaide Blue Eagles 0 - 4 Adelaide Olympic
12-07-19 NSA South Adelaide Panthers 0 - 1 Adelaide Blue Eagles
20-07-19 NSA Adelaide City 1 - 1 Adelaide Blue Eagles
27-07-19 NSA Croydon Kings 1 - 0 Adelaide Blue Eagles
03-08-19 NSA Adelaide Blue Eagles 0 - 2 NE MetroStars
10-08-19 NSA Adelaide Blue Eagles 2 - 2 Adelaide United ||
17-08-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 1 - 3 Adelaide Blue Eagles
24-08-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 0 - 0 Adelaide Blue Eagles

  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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