Kingborough Lions stubborn opponents but South Hobart expect victory

It's no vacation for neither South Hobart nor Kingborough Lions as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

South Hobart form and stats

The story so far in the Npl Tasmania for South Hobart, who have the most scored goals (48) in Npl Tasmania, at their home stadium (Darcy Street Ground) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The points were shared in South Hobart's previous game, also at home. Visiting Kingborough Lions travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Before that, South Hobart had a home game versus Riverside Olympic which ended with a victory 3-0.

South Hobart are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Darcy Street Ground with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 16 earlier games are comparable to this one, and South Hobart has won 14 times, drawn 1 and lost 1. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that South Hobart has won by at least two goals 13 times when in this position.

The South Hobart manager K. Morton has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the South Hobart defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Kingborough Lions form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kingborough Lions so far with only 6 Npl Tasmania points returning home. The records show 2-0-4 (win-draw-lose).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to South Hobart in their previous outing. The Npl Tasmania match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Olympia Warriors's place.

Nobody expects Kingborough Lions to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath twelve times before, with the overall statistics of won 2, draw 1 and lost 9. When defeated, 7 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Kingborough Lions find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. There are big problems for the Kingborough Lions defense as they have conceded 19 goals in 6 away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: South Hobart - Kingborough Lions 1-1. South Hobart-Kingborough Lions H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: South Hobart 5 wins, Kingborough Lions 0 wins, 1 draw. 5 of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

South Hobart missing players

Kingborough Lions missing players