It's early days in the Npl Western Australia and both Balcatta and ECU Joondalup are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Balcatta form and stats
Only two Npl Western Australia home games for Balcatta so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
In the match before that, Balcatta hosted Gwelup Croatia SC and drew the game 1-1.
At Grindleford Reserve A, Balcatta has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
ECU Joondalup form and stats
ECU Joondalup are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Npl Western Australia.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. ECU Joondalup goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 181 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Prior to that result Joondalup won their away game at Sorrento. The scoreline was 3-0.
5 goals so far away for ECU Joondalup, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Balcatta, one draw and one win for ECU Joondalup. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Balcatta missing players
ECU Joondalup missing players
| Balcatta | ECU Joondalup | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 10 | 11.8 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 41% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 26% |
| Balcatta | Last season | ECU Joondalup | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 41 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 94% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | ||
| 35% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 18% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | ||
| 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 67% | ||
| 18% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 28% | ||
| 29% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 6% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6.1 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Floreat Athena | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Perth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | ECU Joondalup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Sorrento | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 | Gwelup Croatia SC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Bayswater City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Armadale | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Balcatta | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Perth Glory II | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | Rockingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 11 | Inglewood United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Cockburn City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 3 |