Npl South Australian preview: Can Cumberland United edge out victory against Adelaide City?

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Competition: Australia Npl South Australian
Competition: Sat 10.October
Match begins: 04:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bailey Reserve (3000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Npl South Australian table so far. Here's the Cumberland United - Adelaide City latest:

Cumberland United and Adelaide City 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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Cumberland United form and stats

Cumberland United, who have the most conceded goals (21) at home in Npl South Australian, have collected 14 points from their Npl South Australian home games so far after 4-2-3.

Cumberland shared the glory with Adelaide Blue Eagles in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, Cumberland had a home game versus Adelaide Olympic which ended with a victory 2-1.

Cumberland have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bailey Reserve with 15 goals in 9 league matches. Cumberland have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Adelaide City form and stats

Adelaide City, who have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Npl South Australian, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Npl South Australian, after 1-4-4 (9 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Adelaide are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

There might be some fixture complaints from Adelaide City as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Npl South Australian match against Adelaide Olympic (1-2). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Modbury Jets.

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

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Adelaide City have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Adelaide City - Cumberland United 3-0. Cumberland United-Adelaide City H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Cumberland United zero wins, Adelaide City two wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Cumberland United Adelaide City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
8 4 1 Won W 0 1 6
4 2 1 Drew D 0 4 6
6 3 0 Lost L 2 4 6
27 15 3 Scored S 1 7 20
32 21 2 Conceded C 3 9 18
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 89%
78% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 72%
67% 78% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 22% 39%
33% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 6%
22% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
56% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 56%
22% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 28%
28% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.9 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
171 90 21 Total Shots T S 15 92 233
76 44 9 Shots on Target S O 5 37 88
36% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 19% 23%
Key stats in Npl South Australian this season:
  • Adelaide City has the fewest conceded goals (18) in Npl South Australian
  • Adelaide City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Npl South Australian
  • Cumberland United has the most conceded goals (21) at home in Npl South Australian
  • Cumberland United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cumberland United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Adelaide City have scored away.
  • Cumberland United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 18 11 1 6 34 22 8 6 0 2 16 7 10 5 1 4 18 15 12 34
2 Croydon Kings 18 10 3 5 38 27 9 6 2 1 18 13 9 4 1 4 20 14 11 33
3 Campbelltown City 18 10 3 5 30 24 9 5 2 2 16 11 9 5 1 3 14 13 6 33
4 NE MetroStars 18 9 5 4 43 27 10 5 3 2 24 19 8 4 2 2 19 8 16 32
5 Cumberland United 18 8 4 6 27 32 9 4 2 3 15 21 9 4 2 3 12 11 -5 28
6 Adelaide Raiders 18 6 7 5 23 24 8 3 3 2 8 6 10 3 4 3 15 18 -1 25
7 Adelaide City 18 6 6 6 20 18 9 5 2 2 13 9 9 1 4 4 7 9 2 24
8 Adelaide Olympic 18 7 3 8 27 27 9 3 3 3 17 17 9 4 0 5 10 10 0 24
9 Adelaide Blue Eagles 18 5 8 5 22 22 9 4 4 1 11 5 9 1 4 4 11 17 0 23
10 Adelaide United || 18 3 8 7 23 29 9 2 3 4 10 15 9 1 5 3 13 14 -6 17
11 Modbury Jets 18 4 4 10 20 37 10 3 1 6 10 19 8 1 3 4 10 18 -17 16
12 Para Hills Knights 18 2 2 14 15 33 9 2 2 5 9 13 9 0 0 9 6 20 -18 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.