Npl South Australian match preview: Adelaide Raiders versus Para Hills Knights

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Competition: Australia Npl South Australian
Competition: Fri 02.October
Match begins: 10:45 (UTC)
Venue: Croatian Sports Centre (1500 seats)

With their 14 point advantage in the league table, Adelaide Raiders fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Para Hills Knights.

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.

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

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Adelaide Raiders form and stats

Adelaide Raiders, who have the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Npl South Australian, have played 7 Npl South Australian games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The fans are hoping that Adelaide will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Npl South Australian game against Adelaide Comets (placed 1st). Preceding that game was the home draw versus NE MetroStars that ended 1-1.

Adelaide Raiders were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Adelaide are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. From these home matches, Adelaide have conceded only 6 goals.

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Para Hills Knights form and stats

Para Hills Knights, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in Npl South Australian, have only collected 0 points from their away games in the Npl South Australian, after 0-0-8 (8 played). Para Hills Knights have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 8 away matches played so far in the Npl South Australian. Knights are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Adelaide United || fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of Knights, having lost eight matches in a row as the visiting team.

Home advantage was not enough for Para Hills Knights in their previous game, as they lost their Npl South Australian-match, hosting Campbelltown City, 2-3. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Adelaide United ||'s place.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Knights as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. For Para Hills Knights, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Para Hills Knights - Adelaide 0-2. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Adelaide, zero draws and zero wins for Para Hills Knights. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

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Adelaide Raiders Para Hills Knights
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 7 2 Played P 3 8 17
5 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
7 3 1 Drew D 0 0 2
5 2 0 Lost L 3 8 13
22 7 4 Scored S 2 6 15
24 6 2 Conceded C 6 19 32
94% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
41% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 59%
24% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 29%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
53% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 53%
29% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
24% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.5 2
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
159 60 27 Total Shots T S 14 72 135
70 27 13 Shots on Target S O 6 32 61
31% 26% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 19% 25%
Key stats in Npl South Australian this season:
  • Adelaide Raiders has the fewest scored goals (7) at home in Npl South Australian
  • Adelaide Raiders has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Npl South Australian
  • Adelaide Raiders has the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights has the fewest points (0) away in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights has the fewest scored goals (15) in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights has the most conceded goals (19) away in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights has the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights has the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights has the the worst goal difference (-17) in Npl South Australian
  • Para Hills Knights have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Para Hills Knights have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Para Hills Knights have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Para Hills Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Para Hills Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Para Hills Knights is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Adelaide Comets 17 11 1 5 33 19 8 6 0 2 16 7 9 5 1 3 17 12 14 34
2 Campbelltown City 17 10 2 5 30 24 8 5 1 2 16 11 9 5 1 3 14 13 6 32
3 Croydon Kings 17 9 3 5 35 26 8 5 2 1 15 12 9 4 1 4 20 14 9 30
4 NE MetroStars 17 8 5 4 38 26 10 5 3 2 24 19 7 3 2 2 14 7 12 29
5 Cumberland United 17 8 3 6 26 31 9 4 2 3 15 21 8 4 1 3 11 10 -5 27
6 Adelaide City 17 6 6 5 19 16 9 5 2 2 13 9 8 1 4 3 6 7 3 24
7 Adelaide Blue Eagles 17 5 7 5 21 21 8 4 3 1 10 4 9 1 4 4 11 17 0 22
8 Adelaide Raiders 17 5 7 5 22 24 7 2 3 2 7 6 10 3 4 3 15 18 -2 22
9 Adelaide Olympic 17 6 3 8 25 26 8 2 3 3 15 16 9 4 0 5 10 10 -1 21
10 Adelaide United || 17 3 7 7 23 29 9 2 3 4 10 15 8 1 4 3 13 14 -6 16
11 Modbury Jets 17 4 4 9 19 32 9 3 1 5 9 14 8 1 3 4 10 18 -13 16
12 Para Hills Knights 17 2 2 13 15 32 9 2 2 5 9 13 8 0 0 8 6 19 -17 8

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The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.