Match preview Npl Western Australia: Gwelup Croatia SC - Floreat Athena

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Competition: Australia Npl Western Australia
Competition: Sat 01.August
Match begins: 07:00 (UTC)

The season is still fairly new and the Npl Western Australia table has to be read with caution. So far Gwelup Croatia SC find themselves in 1st position and Floreat Athena are placed 2nd.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Gwelup Croatia SC form and stats

Only two Npl Western Australia home games for Gwelup Croatia SC so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

A good away victory last time out for Gwelup Croatia SC, who won 3-2 against Armadale (placed 9th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Perth Glory II in a game that was won 4-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Croatia handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, one draw and zero defeats.

Gwelup Croatia SC has the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Floreat Athena form and stats

The seven points Floreat Athena have gathered from their first three away trips in the Npl Western Australia is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.

Floreat won their last game, 4-0 versus Rockingham City played at home. Before that, Floreat Athena travelled to Balcatta and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.

As mentioned above, Floreat Athena was the only team on the pitch versus Rockingham City in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Floreat are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Floreat are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Floreat Athena have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

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Gwelup Croatia SC Floreat Athena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 3 5
4 1 0 Won W 0 2 4
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
16 5 0 Scored S 3 7 14
4 2 0 Conceded C 3 3 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 60%
60% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 60%
60% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 20%
60% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 40%
40% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 60%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.2 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 15 6.7 7.8
4.5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 1 1.3 1.8
1 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
52 34 0 Total Shots T S 11 30 56
19 9 0 Shots on Target S O 4 11 26
58% 56% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 64% 54%
Key stats in Npl Western Australia this season:
  • All of Floreat Athena's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Gwelup Croatia SC's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Floreat Athena has the most clean sheets (2) away
  • Floreat Athena has the most clean sheets (3)
  • Floreat Athena has the most scored goals in the second half (10)
  • Floreat Athena have not yet lost a game.
  • Floreat Athena have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Floreat Athena have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Floreat Athena have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Floreat Athena haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Floreat Athena is in the best form (4-1-0)
  • Gwelup Croatia SC has the most points from losing position (6)
  • Gwelup Croatia SC has the most scored goals (16)
  • Gwelup Croatia SC has the most scored goals in the first half (6)
  • Gwelup Croatia SC has the the best goal difference (+12)
  • Gwelup Croatia SC have not yet lost a game.
  • Gwelup Croatia SC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Gwelup Croatia SC have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Gwelup Croatia SC have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gwelup Croatia SC 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 Gwelup Croatia SC 5 4 1 0 16 4 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 3 0 0 11 2 12 13
2 Floreat Athena 5 4 1 0 14 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 3 2 1 0 7 3 10 13
3 Cockburn City 5 3 1 1 9 6 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 10
4 Balcatta 5 2 2 1 9 7 4 2 2 0 8 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 8
5 Inglewood United 5 2 2 1 7 7 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 8
6 Bayswater City 5 2 1 2 10 9 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 7 8 1 7
7 Perth Glory II 5 2 1 2 10 11 3 2 0 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 7
8 ECU Joondalup 5 2 0 3 10 7 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 0 0 3 2 6 3 6
9 Armadale 5 2 0 3 11 12 3 1 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 5 4 -1 6
10 Sorrento 5 2 0 3 10 14 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 1 0 1 7 7 -4 6
11 Perth 5 0 1 4 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 -7 1
12 Rockingham City 5 0 0 5 4 22 2 0 0 2 2 10 3 0 0 3 2 12 -18 0

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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.