Sturt Lions and Adelaide United || have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Npl South Australian.
- Sturt Lions have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Adelaide United || have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Npl South Australian.
Sturt Lions form and stats
Sturt Lions have played 7 Npl South Australian games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Sturt's last game was hosting Adelaide Raiders (placed 10th) and winning 4-1.
Before that, Sturt drew at home versus Croydon Kings.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 Adelaide Shores Football Centre.
The Sturt fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Adelaide United || form and stats
Playing away, Adelaide United || have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Npl South Australian this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Npl South Australian home defeat versus Campbelltown City with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Adelaide City.The travelling fans enjoy Adelaide's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Adelaide United || struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent match: Adelaide United || - Sturt 3-1.Sturt Lions missing players
Adelaide United || missing players
| Sturt Lions | Adelaide United || | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 24 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 54% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 60% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 62% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 86% | 67% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 23% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 27% |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.3 | 10.7 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 44% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 32% | 33% |
- Adelaide United || have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Adelaide United || have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Adelaide United || haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Adelaide United ||'s away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sturt Lions have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sturt Lions have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sturt Lions 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 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | NE MetroStars | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 27 |
| 3 | Adelaide Comets | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Campbelltown City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Sturt Lions | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Adelaide United || | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | South Adelaide Panthers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Adelaide Olympic | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Cumberland United | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 16 |
| 10 | Adelaide Raiders | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Croydon Kings | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -15 | 3 |