Balcatta are enjoying their 3rd, while Perth are lingering 3 points behind in the league standings. Will they shorten the gap?
- Balcatta have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Npl Western Australia
- Perth have the fewest points (6) away in Npl Western Australia
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Balcatta and Perth should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Balcatta form and stats
With 1 Npl Western Australia win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Balcatta are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Balcatta drew their last game, 1-1 away at Floreat Athena (placed 12th).
In the match before that, Balcatta hosted Stirling Lions and drew the game 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Balcatta perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Balcatta as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Balcatta has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Lots of goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 12 of the 16 latest league games with this team has seen three or more goals.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Balcatta here at Grindleford Reserve A in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Balcatta have conceded 12 from these games.
Perth form and stats
There's been little loot from Perth's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Npl Western Australia. Perth only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws.
There might be some fixture complaints from Perth as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 2-4 against Inglewood United. As you can tell from the result, the match against Inglewood United was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game was the away victory against Perth Glory II with the score of 4-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Perth playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 5 Perth wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Take note that 12 of this side's 13 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
Perth are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the squads faced each other earlier this season; Perth - Balcatta 1-2. Balcatta-Perth H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Balcatta three wins, Perth six wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Balcatta missing players
Perth missing players
| Balcatta | Perth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 30 |
| 27 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| 88% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 81% |
| 75% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 38% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 83% | 56% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 38% |
| 69% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 12% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 31% | 71% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 10.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 21% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 45% | 41% |
| 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4 |
- Balcatta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Balcatta have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Npl Western Australia
- Perth have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Perth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Perth have the fewest points (6) away in Npl Western Australia
- Perth have the fewest scored goals (10) away in Npl Western Australia
- Perth have the the worst goal difference (-8) away in Npl Western Australia
- Perth have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Perth 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 | Stirling Lions | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Perth RedStar | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 29 |
| 3 | Balcatta | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 15 | -1 | 25 |
| 4 | Armadale | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Olympic Kingsway | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Perth | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 7 | Perth Glory II | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Bayswater City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 25 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Cockburn City | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 21 |
| 10 | Sorrento | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Inglewood United | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Floreat Athena | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
