The visiting Adelaide City side should be favourites in this visit to Adelaide United ||, as the away team holds a 13 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Npl South Australian. Thankfully the previous game, versus NE MetroStars, was also a home game here at Adelaide Shores Football Centre. The away team is better rested.
Adelaide United || form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Npl South Australian this season. Adelaide United ||, who have the most conceded goals (28) in Npl South Australian, have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here at Adelaide Shores Football Centre. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts. It's been an uphill battle for Adelaide in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Modbury Jets game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Adelaide crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to NE MetroStars here at Adelaide Shores Football Centre in a Npl South Australian match. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Adelaide City.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Adelaide United || as they are travelling to their away game against Adelaide Comets in the Npl South Australian. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Adelaide here at Adelaide Shores Football Centre in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Adelaide with 14 goals conceded in these matches.
Adelaide City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Adelaide City so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose).
Adelaide lost away at Campbelltown City (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Adelaide United ||.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Adelaide Raiders in just three days.
The attacking power of Adelaide City when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Adelaide City - Adelaide 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Adelaide United || won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Adelaide City has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneAdelaide United || missing players
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| Adelaide United || | Adelaide City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 28 | 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 69% |
| 69% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 38% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 3.5 | 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 106 | 53 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 56 | 157 |
| 46 | 24 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 23 | 64 |
| 30% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 17% | 23% |
- Adelaide City has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Adelaide City has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Adelaide City has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Adelaide City has the fewest scored goals (4) away
- Adelaide City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Adelaide United || has the fewest points (4) at home
- Adelaide United || has the fewest scored goals (5) at home
- Adelaide United || has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Adelaide United || has the most conceded goals (28)
- Adelaide United || has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home
- Adelaide United || have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Adelaide United || have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Adelaide United || haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Adelaide United ||'s matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Campbelltown City | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | NE MetroStars | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Adelaide City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Croydon Kings | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Cumberland United | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 7 | Adelaide Raiders | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Adelaide Olympic | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Modbury Jets | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
| 11 | Adelaide United || | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 8 |
| 12 | Para Hills Knights | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 7 |