Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cringila Lions & Rockdale City Suns face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NSW FFA Cup Preliminary. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Rockdale City Suns played their last game only three days ago, a New South Wales match. That game was also an away game, at Blacktown City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Cringila Lions form and stats
Last season, Cringila Lions's NSW FFA Cup Preliminary journey ended in the 2nd round.Cringila Lions's previous fixture was a NSW FFA Cup Preliminary game also played at their own arena, ending 2-1 versus Granville Rage. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that result, a home win against Narrabeen in the NSW FFA Cup Preliminary.
Rockdale City Suns form and stats
Rockdale was sent out of NSW FFA Cup Preliminary in the 5th round last season.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the New South Wales.
Rockdale City Suns play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Blacktown City. The end of the last match, against Blacktown City, was very satisfying as Urosevski scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-2 vs Sydney II.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting St George City FA in just four days.
Rockdale City Suns are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. Rockdale struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Cringila Lions missing players
Rockdale City Suns missing players
| Cringila Lions | Rockdale City Suns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 7 | 5 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 25 | Scored | S | 22 | 58 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 43% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 43% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 68% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 28% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 46% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 |
