The league table in Npl Western Australia tells a story about these teams so far, with Floreat Athena leading Rockingham City by 11 points. Match preview to follow:
It's no vacation for neither Floreat Athena nor Rockingham City 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Floreat Athena form and stats
The story so far in the Npl Western Australia for Floreat Athena at their home stadium (E & D Litis Stadium) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. The Floreat Athena manager G. McDuling might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Floreat Athena fans got no joy from their last match, a Npl Western Australia game also here at E & D Litis Stadium: A 3-6 defeat against Rockingham City. 0-0 away at Stirling Lions before that.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (22 in 11 games), Floreat Athena's attacking play is working. Floreat Athena have conceded 24 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Rockingham City form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rockingham City, who have the most conceded goals (49) in Npl Western Australia, so far with only 6 Npl Western Australia points returning home. The records show 2-0-9 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Rockingham City, but there's smiles all around after the 6-3 victory versus Floreat Athena in the Npl Western Australia last time out. A loss against Inglewood United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Rockingham City have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Rockingham City can't defend away. 34 goals have been scored by the opposition in 11 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Floreat Athena - Rockingham City 3-6. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Floreat Athena, 0 draws and 1 win for Rockingham City. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 0 games.Floreat Athena missing players
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| Floreat Athena | Rockingham City | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 48 | 22 | 5 | Scored | 0 | 13 | 37 |
| 37 | 24 | 7 | Conceded | 11 | 34 | 49 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 82% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 45% | 45% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 67% | 55% | 59% |
| 32% | 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 64% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 27% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 64% | 36% |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | Corners For (avg) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- Floreat Athena have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Floreat Athena haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rockingham City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rockingham City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rockingham City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 29-06-19 | | Inglewood United | 3 - 0 | Floreat Athena |
| 06-07-19 | | Cockburn City | 0 - 3 | Floreat Athena |
| 13-07-19 | | Floreat Athena | 1 - 0 | Balcatta |
| 24-07-19 | | Adelaide Olympic | 4 - 3 | Floreat Athena |
| 27-07-19 | | Armadale | 1 - 3 | Floreat Athena |
| 03-08-19 | | Floreat Athena | 2 - 1 | Perth |
| 10-08-19 | | Sorrento | 3 - 3 | Floreat Athena |
| 17-08-19 | | Floreat Athena | 1 - 2 | ECU Joondalup |
| 24-08-19 | | Stirling Lions | 0 - 0 | Floreat Athena |
| 31-08-19 | | Floreat Athena | 3 - 6 | Rockingham City |
| 22-06-19 | | Rockingham City | 5 - 0 | Armadale |
| 29-06-19 | | Rockingham City | 3 - 2 | Perth |
| 06-07-19 | | Sorrento | 3 - 0 | Rockingham City |
| 13-07-19 | | Rockingham City | 2 - 2 | ECU Joondalup |
| 27-07-19 | | Stirling Lions | 1 - 0 | Rockingham City |
| 03-08-19 | | Rockingham City | 1 - 0 | Cockburn City |
| 10-08-19 | | Rockingham City | 2 - 1 | Perth Glory II |
| 17-08-19 | | Bayswater City | 5 - 0 | Rockingham City |
| 24-08-19 | | Rockingham City | 1 - 3 | Inglewood United |
| 31-08-19 | | Floreat Athena | 3 - 6 | Rockingham City |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Perth | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 49 |
| 2 | Inglewood United | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Balcatta | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
| 5 | Bayswater City | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | Sorrento | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Cockburn City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Perth Glory II | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 9 | Rockingham City | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 34 | -12 | 26 |
| 10 | Armadale | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 23 | -10 | 25 |
| 11 | ECU Joondalup | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Stirling Lions | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -26 | 19 |