Football betting preview: Launceston City with moderate expectations before welcoming South Hobart

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Competition: Australia Npl Tasmania
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 06:45 (UTC)
Venue: Mitsubishi Park (1000 seats)

Launceston City and South Hobart have both delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both occupy mid-table places in the Npl Tasmania.

Insights:
  • Launceston City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • South Hobart have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Npl Tasmania

This should be an engrossing match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Launceston City form and stats

15 points is a decent return from 7 Npl Tasmania games here at Mitsubishi Park for Launceston City. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

Happy days for Launceston City in their previous game, a fixture away at Launceston United (placed 8th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Clarence Zebras in a game that was won 3-1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 7 games), Launceston City's attacking play is working. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Launceston with 15 goals conceded in these matches.

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South Hobart form and stats

South Hobart have an excellent away record in the Npl Tasmania so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. South Hobart hope to make it five in this match.

Hobart go into this game after a win, the home game against Riverside Olympic that ended 2-1.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Devonport City with the score of 3-1.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 11 of this side's 13 latest league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

South Hobart are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (19 goals from 6 away games). South Hobart have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

South Hobart have pulled off a streak of 26 consecutive matches without losing (22-4-0) when facing Launceston City.

Goals galore for the away team, in fact last time they featured in a game with less than three goals they were facing today's opponent (Hobart - Launceston City 1-1 seven league rounds ago)!

Launceston City missing players

South Hobart missing players

Launceston City South Hobart
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 1 6 13
7 5 1 Won W 0 4 8
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
5 2 0 Lost L 1 2 3
21 17 3 Scored S 4 19 37
21 15 1 Conceded C 5 11 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
46% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 85%
38% 71% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 83% 62%
15% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 67% 46%
46% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 85%
31% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 8%
23% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
4.6 5.7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 14 8.8 8.2
6.7 5.9 9 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5 4.7
2.4 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 13.1 18 Shots (avg) S ( 22 11.7 11.7
4.9 5.9 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 10 6.3 6.2
33% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 50% 46%
 
11.5 10.9 16 Shots against (avg) S A 14 10.5 9.8
4.6 5.3 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 5.2 4.9
Key stats in Npl Tasmania this season:
  • All of Launceston City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Launceston City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Launceston City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Launceston City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • South Hobart have the most points from losing position (10) in Npl Tasmania
  • South Hobart have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Npl Tasmania
  • South Hobart 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 13 11 1 1 41 11 8 6 1 1 23 7 5 5 0 0 18 4 30 34
2 Glenorchy Knights 13 10 0 3 33 10 6 5 0 1 9 1 7 5 0 2 24 9 23 30
3 South Hobart 13 8 2 3 37 22 7 4 2 1 18 11 6 4 0 2 19 11 15 26
4 Launceston City 13 7 1 5 21 21 7 5 0 2 17 15 6 2 1 3 4 6 0 22
5 Clarence Zebras 13 6 2 5 36 27 7 4 0 3 28 19 6 2 2 2 8 8 9 20
6 Kingborough Lions 13 5 0 8 36 26 5 1 0 4 13 7 8 4 0 4 23 19 10 15
7 Riverside Olympic 13 2 0 11 10 51 7 1 0 6 7 30 6 1 0 5 3 21 -41 6
8 Launceston United 13 0 0 13 9 55 5 0 0 5 3 15 8 0 0 8 6 40 -46 0

Read more about Npl Tasmania

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.