Npl Western Australia preview: Can Perth edge out victory against Floreat Athena?

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Competition: Australia Npl Western Australia
Competition: Sun 11.October
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: BGC Stadium - Dorrien Gardens (1000 seats)

The visiting Floreat Athena side should be favourites in this visit to Perth, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their twelve league games this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Perth and Floreat Athena.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Perth form and stats

With 1 Npl Western Australia win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Perth are certainly not brimming with confidence. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Perth after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Perth enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at ECU Joondalup (after extra-time)'s place. The match ended 3-1. Before that, Perth played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Perth Glory II.

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

The Perth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.

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Floreat Athena form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Npl Western Australia, are W3-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Npl Western Australia. It’s been three wins in a row for Floreat on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

It's the second away game in a row for Floreat Athena, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Cockburn City in the Npl Western Australia last time out. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Cockburn City.

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

Floreat are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. In the opposite end, Floreat have conceded 10 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Perth - Floreat Athena 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: four - one - three (Perth wins - draws - Floreat Athena wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Perth missing players

Floreat Athena missing players

Perth Floreat Athena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 1 Played P 1 9 18
7 3 0 Won W 0 6 13
4 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
7 4 1 Lost L 0 2 4
35 15 0 Scored S 3 18 37
26 10 1 Conceded C 3 11 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 88% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 56% 67%
44% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 22% 28%
28% 38% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 22% 11%
72% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 50%
11% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 56% 44%
17% 38% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
229 90 10 Total Shots T S 11 98 199
109 46 4 Shots on Target S O 4 40 94
32% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 45% 39%
Key stats in Npl Western Australia this season:
  • All of Floreat Athena's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Floreat Athena has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena has the most clean sheets (5) away in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena has the most clean sheets (8) in Npl Western Australia
  • Floreat Athena haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Floreat Athena is in the best form (4-0-2)
  • Perth has the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Npl Western Australia
  • 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 Floreat Athena 12 9 1 2 26 13 6 6 0 0 15 3 6 3 1 2 11 10 13 28
2 Gwelup Croatia SC 12 8 2 2 35 14 6 4 2 0 19 6 6 4 0 2 16 8 21 26
3 Cockburn City 12 7 2 3 20 10 5 4 1 0 12 4 7 3 1 3 8 6 10 23
4 ECU Joondalup 12 6 1 5 25 16 6 5 0 1 17 7 6 1 1 4 8 9 9 19
5 Sorrento 12 5 3 4 29 27 6 3 1 2 13 13 6 2 2 2 16 14 2 18
6 Bayswater City 12 5 3 4 22 21 7 3 3 1 12 9 5 2 0 3 10 12 1 18
7 Inglewood United 12 5 2 5 19 20 6 3 1 2 9 9 6 2 1 3 10 11 -1 17
8 Armadale 12 5 0 7 26 29 6 2 0 4 13 16 6 3 0 3 13 13 -3 15
9 Perth Glory II 12 4 1 7 17 29 6 4 0 2 12 12 6 0 1 5 5 17 -12 13
10 Perth 12 3 3 6 17 20 6 1 1 4 7 10 6 2 2 2 10 10 -3 12
11 Balcatta 12 2 5 5 16 22 6 2 2 2 11 10 6 0 3 3 5 12 -6 11
12 Rockingham City 12 1 1 10 12 43 6 0 1 5 4 21 6 1 0 5 8 22 -31 4

Read more about Npl Western Australia

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.