Croydon Kings supporters put their faith in victory against Adelaide Raiders

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Competition: Australia Npl South Australian
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 05:30 (UTC)
Venue: Polonia Reserve (2000 seats)

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

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Croydon Kings and Adelaide Raiders.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Croydon Kings form and stats

The story so far for Croydon Kings at their home stadium (Polonia Reserve) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. Two draws in a row at home now for Croydon Kings.

The points were shared in Croydon Kings's previous game, also at home. Visiting Adelaide Raiders travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Adelaide Comets that ended 0-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Croydon Kings handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D2-L0.

The Croydon Kings fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Adelaide Raiders form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Adelaide Raiders so far, with 6-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Croydon Kings in their previous outing. The Npl South Australian match ended in a draw 1-1. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Para Hills Knights.

Adelaide Raiders are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of five matches.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 18 goals in 7 away games this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Croydon Kings - Adelaide Raiders 1-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Croydon Kings wins - draws - Adelaide Raiders wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Croydon Kings missing players

Adelaide Raiders missing players

Croydon Kings Adelaide Raiders
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
21 11 3 Played 3 11 21
8 4 1 Won 2 7 11
9 6 1 Drew 0 1 3
4 1 1 Lost 1 3 7
32 14 4 Scored 5 23 43
23 10 4 Conceded 8 16 32
90% 82% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 64% 67% Over 1.5 100% 82% 86%
38% 27% 33% Over 2.5 100% 55% 57%
29% 18% 33% Over 3.5 67% 45% 48%
19% 18% 33% Over 4.5 33% 27% 29%
62% 55% 67% BTTS 67% 55% 57%
33% 45% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 27% 19%
14% 18% 0% Failed To Score 33% 18% 24%
 
5.6 5.9 9.3 Corners For (avg) 3 4.7 4.7
4.3 5 7.7 Corners Against (avg) 4.3 4.4 4.3
2.3 2.6 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.5 1.4
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Adelaide Raiders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Croydon Kings
All Npl South Australian Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-06-19 NSA South Adelaide Panthers 1 - 1 Croydon Kings
15-06-19 NSA Croydon Kings 0 - 0 Para Hills Knights
29-06-19 NSA Adelaide Olympic 1 - 0 Croydon Kings
06-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 1 - 4 Croydon Kings
13-07-19 NSA Croydon Kings 2 - 1 Adelaide United ||
20-07-19 NSA West Adelaide 1 - 3 Croydon Kings
27-07-19 NSA Croydon Kings 1 - 0 Adelaide Blue Eagles
03-08-19 NSA Croydon Kings 0 - 0 Adelaide Comets
10-08-19 NSA Croydon Kings 1 - 1 Adelaide Raiders
17-08-19 NSA Campbelltown City 09:30 Croydon Kings
Adelaide Raiders
All Npl South Australian Club Friendlies
All Home Away
08-06-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 1 - 1 Adelaide Olympic
15-06-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 2 - 5 Campbelltown City
29-06-19 NSA Adelaide City 3 - 2 Adelaide Raiders
06-07-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 4 - 1 West Adelaide
13-07-19 NSA Adelaide Comets 6 - 0 Adelaide Raiders
20-07-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 4 - 0 South Adelaide Panthers
27-07-19 NSA NE MetroStars 0 - 2 Adelaide Raiders
03-08-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 2 - 1 Para Hills Knights
10-08-19 NSA Croydon Kings 1 - 1 Adelaide Raiders
17-08-19 NSA Adelaide Raiders 09:30 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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