National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's NWS Spirit or Terrigal United that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts NWS Spirit saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the New South Wales. That game was an away game at Sydney United, so at least Spirit are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
NWS Spirit form and stats
NWS Spirit participated in NSW FFA Cup Preliminary the last season, where they reached the 7th round.3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what NWS Spirit have to build on here at Christie Park in the New South Wales.
NWS Spirit shared the glory with Sydney United in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Before that, Spirit had a New South Wales home game versus Sydney II which ended with a victory 1-0.The match schedule is unforgiving for NWS Spirit as they have a new game in only three days, a New South Wales match thankfully also at home. Rockdale City Suns are visiting.
A decent goal production from NWS Spirit in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Spirit defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Terrigal United form and stats
Terrigal United was sent out of NSW FFA Cup Preliminary in the 2nd round last season.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kellyville Kolts in their previous outing. The NSW FFA Cup Preliminary duel ended 3-3.
Ahead of that, the NSW FFA Cup Preliminary victory away at Pittwater RSL.
Head 2 Head
NWS Spirit missing players
Terrigal United missing players
| NWS Spirit | Terrigal United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 18 | 28 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 67% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 80% | 67% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 67% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 11% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.7 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 10.2 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 28 |
| 2 | Marconi Stallions | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 | Rockdale City Suns | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Sydney United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | St George City FA | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Sydney II | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Blacktown City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Sutherland Sharks | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Wollongong Wolves | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | NWS Spirit | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Manly United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 13 | Central Coast II | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Western Sydney W. II | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 10 |
| 15 | Bulls Academy | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -12 | 10 |
| 16 | Mt Druitt Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 8 |