3rd position in the Npl South Australian table for NE MetroStars so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Cumberland United visits T.K. Shutter Reserve.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
NE MetroStars form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what NE MetroStars, who have the most scored goals (46) in Npl South Australian, have to build on here at T.K. Shutter Reserve in the Npl South Australian.
MetroStars are returning here after visiting Adelaide Olympic in a Npl South Australian game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. In the preceding match a 5-1 victory visiting Modbury Jets.
The MetroStars manager R. Saraceno has got the team scoring with 24 from 10 home games in the league. NE MetroStars have conceded 19 from these games.
Cumberland United form and stats
4-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cumberland United in their Npl South Australian matches away.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Npl South Australian match played at their home ground Bailey Reserve. Cumberland United suffered a 2-4 loss to Adelaide City (placed 7th). Before that, Cumberland travelled to Adelaide Blue Eagles and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Adelaide City was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Cumberland are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Cumberland have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Cumberland United - MetroStars 0-8.NE MetroStars missing players
Cumberland United missing players
| NE MetroStars | Cumberland United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | 24 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 28 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 79% |
| 63% | 70% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 68% |
| 53% | 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 22% | 37% |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 26% |
| 63% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 58% |
| 32% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 262 | 149 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 81 | 192 |
| 146 | 78 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 32 | 87 |
| 32% | 31% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 38% | 33% |
- All of NE MetroStars's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- NE MetroStars has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Npl South Australian
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals (24) at home in Npl South Australian
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals (46) in Npl South Australian
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Npl South Australian
- NE MetroStars has the the best goal difference (+18) in Npl South Australian
- NE MetroStars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NE MetroStars 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 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | Croydon Kings | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | NE MetroStars | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | Campbelltown City | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| 6 | Cumberland United | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -7 | 28 |
| 7 | Adelaide City | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | Adelaide Olympic | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Adelaide United || | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Modbury Jets | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 16 |
| 12 | Para Hills Knights | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 8 |