Perhaps a welcome break from league football as APIA Leichhardt Tigers & Blacktown Spartans face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NSW FFA Cup Preliminary. All the pre-match information is available here!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
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 Leichhardt and Blacktown Spartans.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers form and stats
Last season their NSW FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 4th round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Lambert Park as APIA Leichhardt Tigers have scored 21 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the New South Wales are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for APIA Leichhardt Tigers, who won 2-1 against St George City FA.
Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against NWS Spirit.Everyone expects APIA Leichhardt Tigers to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 5 games: 5 home wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. APIA Leichhardt Tigers have won with at least two goals margin 4 times in similar situations.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for APIA Leichhardt Tigers, as the New South Wales home game vs Wollongong Wolves is only three days away.
Defensively Leichhardt have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Blacktown Spartans form and stats
They also participated in NSW FFA Cup Preliminary last season. This ended in the 6th round.The visitors are W5-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the New South Wales NPL 2.
Blacktown Spartans play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Dunbar Rovers.
Preceding that game was the away New South Wales NPL 2 victory against Macarthur Rams with the score of 2-0.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 46 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 15 wins, 7 draws and 24 defeats. 13 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Northern Tigers in just three days.
Blacktown has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. Blacktown Spartans have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former eight meetings between these two participants are: three wins for APIA Leichhardt Tigers, two draws and three wins for Blacktown Spartans. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
APIA Leichhardt Tigers missing players
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| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Blacktown Spartans | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 56 | 38 | Scored | S | 25 | 46 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.8 | ||
| 47% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 275% | ||
| 6.6 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 1.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Rockdale City Suns | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Marconi Stallions | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 | Sydney United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | St George City FA | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Sydney II | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Blacktown City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Sutherland Sharks | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 | Wollongong Wolves | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | NWS Spirit | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 12 | Central Coast II | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Manly United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Mt Druitt Town | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Western Sydney W. II | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 13 |
| 16 | Bulls Academy | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hills Brumbies | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | St. George Saints | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | SD Raiders | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Blacktown Spartans | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Bankstown Berries | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Inter Lions | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Rydalmere Lions | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Bankstown City Lions | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | Northern Tigers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Hakoah Sydney City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Dulwich Hill | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | Macarthur Rams | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Dunbar Rovers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 14 |
| 15 | Mounties Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Central Coast United | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 10 |
