South Adelaide Panthers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Adelaide Comets.
- South Adelaide Panthers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Adelaide Comets is in the best form (4-1-1)
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 Adelaide and Adelaide Comets.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added pressure and significance.
South Adelaide Panthers form and stats
With 2 Npl South Australian wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, South Adelaide Panthers are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The fans are hoping that South Adelaide Panthers will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Npl South Australian game against Campbelltown City (placed 4th).
Preceding that match was the home game against Croydon Kings that was lost 1-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Npl South Australian game versus Adelaide Blue Eagles in only three days. This game is also played here at O'Sullivans Beach Sports & Community Centre.
The Adelaide fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Adelaide Comets form and stats
As the visiting team in Npl South Australian matches, Adelaide Comets have produced an overall stat of 3-4-2 so far.
Adelaide play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Adelaide City (placed 1st).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Adelaide Blue Eagles.After this away game Adelaide return home for a Npl South Australian game against Sturt Lions. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Adelaide are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. In the opposite end, Adelaide have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the participants played each other earlier this season; Adelaide Comets - South Adelaide Panthers 3-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - zero - five (Adelaide wins - draws - Adelaide Comets wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.South Adelaide Panthers missing players
Adelaide Comets missing players
| South Adelaide Panthers | Adelaide Comets | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 30 |
| 31 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 50% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 61% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 78% | 67% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 5.7 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 8.1 | 9.9 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 |
| 35% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 50% | 37% |
- Adelaide Comets have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Adelaide Comets have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Adelaide Comets have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Adelaide Comets haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Adelaide Comets is in the best form (4-1-1)
- All of Adelaide Comets's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of South Adelaide Panthers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- South Adelaide Panthers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- South Adelaide Panthers have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- South Adelaide Panthers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 City | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Adelaide Comets | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 33 |
| 3 | NE MetroStars | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Campbelltown City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Sturt Lions | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Adelaide Olympic | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | South Adelaide Panthers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Croydon Kings | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Adelaide United || | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Adelaide Raiders | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 19 |
| 11 | Cumberland United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 18 |
| 12 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -14 | 10 |