The Para Hills Knights manager attacks this game with the team placed 11th so far. In the visitors dressing room NE MetroStars and their manager R. Saraceno are in 1st place before this match.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Para Hills Knights form and stats
Only two Npl South Australian home games for Para Hills Knights so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat. It's trouble wherever Knights are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Para Hills Knights faced defeat in their previous match, away at Adelaide City (1-2). Prior to that, an away loss at Cumberland United.
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Egzon Kryeziu for missing a penalty kick versus Adelaide City in the 8th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
Para Hills Knights has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
NE MetroStars form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most scored goals (16) in Npl South Australian, on their Npl South Australian travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
MetroStars go into this game after a win, the home game against Adelaide Comets that ended 5-4. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Adelaide Blue Eagles.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for MetroStars, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, NE MetroStars has managed 8 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Knights-NE MetroStars H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Para Hills Knights zero wins, NE MetroStars three wins, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Para Hills Knights missing players
NE MetroStars missing players
| Para Hills Knights | NE MetroStars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 80% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 40% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 2.8 | 1.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | 14 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 19 | 60 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 15 | 39 |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 53% | 41% |
- All of NE MetroStars's away-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals (16)
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals (8) away
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals in the first half (7)
- NE MetroStars has the most scored goals in the second half (9)
- NE MetroStars has the the best goal difference (+8)
- NE MetroStars has the the best goal difference (+8) away
- NE MetroStars have scored in all their away matches so far.
- NE MetroStars have scored more than double the goals of Para Hills Knights.
- NE MetroStars have won all their away games so far.
- NE MetroStars have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- NE MetroStars haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Para Hills Knights has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0)
- Para Hills Knights has the fewest scored goals (5)
- Para Hills Knights has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1)
- Para Hills Knights have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Para Hills Knights have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Para Hills Knights have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Para Hills Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Para Hills Knights | Last season | NE MetroStars | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 27 | 52 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 36 | ||
| 86% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 86% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 60% | ||
| 23% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 27% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 208 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 147 | 302 | ||
| 97 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 74 | 160 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | NE MetroStars | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Adelaide Olympic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Modbury Jets | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Adelaide Comets | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Adelaide Raiders | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 7 | Adelaide United || | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Croydon Kings | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Cumberland United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 6 |
| 10 | Campbelltown City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Para Hills Knights | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 2 |