Npl Tasmania prediction: Home win expected when Devonport City takes on Launceston City

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Competition: Australia Npl Tasmania
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 03:15 (UTC)
Venue: Valley Road Ground (1200 seats)

The league table in Npl Tasmania tells a story about these teams so far, with Devonport City leading Launceston City by 30 points. Match preview to follow:

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!

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Devonport City form and stats

6-0-0 is the performance here at Valley Road Ground so far in the Npl Tasmania, giving Devonport City a total of 18 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Devonport has won five games in a row. The Kingborough Lions match was the last time out without a victory.

Devonport City's last game was hosting Clarence Zebras (placed 6th) and winning 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Olympia Warriors and winning 2-1.

It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Devonport have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 20 games found in the database showing 18 Devonport City wins, one draw and one defeat.

Devonport have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Valley Road Ground with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Devonport have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Launceston City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest points (3) away in Npl Tasmania, on their Npl Tasmania travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Npl Tasmania home defeat versus Olympia Warriors with 0-4 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Riverside Olympic at their stadium, the result 3-1.

Launceston lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played twelve away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with three wins, one draw and eight defeats. six games were lost by at least two goals margin.

Launceston have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. Launceston have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Launceston City - Devonport 1-2 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Devonport five wins, zero draws and Launceston City one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Devonport City missing players

Launceston City missing players

Devonport City Launceston City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 5 12
11 6 2 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 4 10
23 11 3 Scored S 0 6 13
8 4 1 Conceded C 3 11 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 92%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 50%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 8%
58% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 75%
42% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
93 12 3 Total Shots T S 10 37 84
49 12 3 Shots on Target S O 2 15 38
47% 92% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 34%
Key stats in Npl Tasmania this season:
  • All of Launceston City's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Devonport City has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Npl Tasmania
  • Devonport City has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Npl Tasmania
  • Devonport City has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Npl Tasmania
  • Devonport City has the most matches under the total-line (6) in Npl Tasmania
  • Devonport City has the most points (18) at home in Npl Tasmania
  • Devonport City has the most points from losing position (7) in Npl Tasmania
  • Devonport City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Devonport City have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Devonport City have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Devonport City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Launceston City has the fewest points (3) away in Npl Tasmania
  • Launceston City has the fewest scored goals (6) away in Npl Tasmania
  • Launceston City has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Npl Tasmania
  • Launceston City has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Npl Tasmania
  • Launceston City has the most matches over the total-line (11) in Npl Tasmania
  • Launceston City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Launceston City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Launceston City 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 Devonport City 12 11 1 0 23 8 6 6 0 0 11 4 6 5 1 0 12 4 15 34
2 Glenorchy Knights 12 9 1 2 33 9 6 5 1 0 22 4 6 4 0 2 11 5 24 28
3 Olympia Warriors 12 6 1 5 30 21 6 3 1 2 14 10 6 3 0 3 16 11 9 19
4 South Hobart 12 6 1 5 24 23 5 2 0 3 13 15 7 4 1 2 11 8 1 19
5 Kingborough Lions 12 5 3 4 23 29 6 3 2 1 15 9 6 2 1 3 8 20 -6 18
6 Clarence Zebras 12 3 2 7 18 27 6 2 0 4 6 9 6 1 2 3 12 18 -9 11
7 Riverside Olympic 12 1 2 9 13 31 6 0 1 5 6 14 6 1 1 4 7 17 -18 5
8 Launceston City 12 1 1 10 13 29 7 0 1 6 7 18 5 1 0 4 6 11 -16 4

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The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.