Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gold Coast Knights & Olympic face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the QLD Pro Series. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Gold Coast Knights form and stats
The Npl Queensland stats playing at home this season for Gold Coast Knights are 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home fans saw a 0-0 draw versus Peninsula Power last time out and are looking for a victory here.
In the game before, an away victory in the Npl Queensland match versus Brisbane Roar II with a 3-2 scoreline.Knights are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 7 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 4, drew 2 and lost 1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ffa Cup game versus Devonport City in only four days. This game is also played here at A.J. Kelly Park.
The Gold Coast Knights fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches.
Olympic form and stats
Olympic have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Npl Queensland, after 3-2-10 (15 played).
Olympic have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 275 minutes ago. Kierpal was the goal scorer.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gold Coast United in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A loss against Queensland Lions was the result prior to that, in a Npl Queensland home game.Olympic have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 18 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 15 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Olympic's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 29 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Gold Coast Knights wins - draws - Olympic wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Poljak 9 goals | M. Brown 8 goals |  D. Leck 6 goals |
Gold Coast Knights missing players
Olympic missing players
| Gold Coast Knights | Olympic | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 20 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 11 | 13 | ||
| 69 | 40 | Scored | S | 38 | 40 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Conceded | C | 39 | 45 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 40% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8 | ||
| 8.4 | 9.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 43% | ||
| 6.4 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 13.4 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gold Coast Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Gold Coast United | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Moreton Bay United | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Queensland Lions | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Brisbane City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Rochedale Rovers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar II | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 26 |
| 8 | Peninsula Power | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | SC Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 25 |
| 10 | Redlands United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Olympic | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | -15 | 13 |
| 12 | Eastern Suburbs Brisbane | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -37 | 8 |
