The Npl South Australian league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. South Adelaide Panthers and NE MetroStars are placed 2nd and 8th respectively.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
South Adelaide Panthers form and stats
The hosts won their first Npl South Australian game here at O'Sullivans Beach Sports & Community Centre, lifting spirits. Home statistics for South Adelaide Panthers last season were 1 win, 2 draws and 8 losses from 11 games.
South Adelaide Panthers has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
NE MetroStars form and stats
One match played away so far in the Npl South Australian for NE MetroStars and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from 11 games.
NE MetroStars have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Adelaide zero wins, one draw and NE MetroStars two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.South Adelaide Panthers missing players
NE MetroStars missing players
| South Adelaide Panthers | NE MetroStars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| South Adelaide Panthers | Last season | NE MetroStars | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 22 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 23 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 25 | 53 | ||
| 65 | 27 | Conceded | C | 12 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 91% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 91% | ||
| 73% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 70% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 45% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 35% | ||
| 68% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 70% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 26% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 9% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.7 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 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 | Cumberland United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | South Adelaide Panthers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Adelaide City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Adelaide Comets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Sturt Lions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Croydon Kings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Adelaide Raiders | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | NE MetroStars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Campbelltown City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 | Adelaide United || | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 12 | Adelaide Olympic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 43 |
| 2 | Adelaide Comets | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Adelaide Raiders | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | NE MetroStars | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 34 |
| 7 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Adelaide United || | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Adelaide City | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | -13 | 18 |
| 11 | West Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 16 |
| 12 | South Adelaide Panthers | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 65 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -41 | 8 |
| Last season | 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 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 44 |
| 2 | Campbelltown City | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | NE MetroStars | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 4 | Croydon Kings | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 36 |
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Adelaide City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Cumberland United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -12 | 31 |
| 8 | Adelaide Olympic | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Adelaide United || | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Modbury Jets | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
| 12 | Para Hills Knights | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 27 | -24 | 11 |