Trying to decrease the distance up to the top teams is the task when these two mid-table teams do battle. Both are targeting to strenghten their league table position, Magpies Crusaders in 6th and Western Pride in 5th place.
- Magpies Crusaders have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Queensland Premier League
- Western Pride have scored in all their matches so far.
These teams have little in common geographically as Western Pride have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Magpies Crusaders form and stats
2 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Magpies Crusaders have to build on here at Sologinkin Oval in the Queensland Premier League.
The Crusaders club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host SWQ Thunder and win 2-0.
Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Magpies Crusaders have allowed the opposition to score 13 goals here at Sologinkin Oval.
Western Pride form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Western Pride playing as the away team in the Queensland Premier League this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Western Pride are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The manager was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Briggs Road Sporting Complex. Western suffered a 1-3 loss to Brisbane Strikers (placed 4th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ipswich Knights at their stadium, the result 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Southside Eagles in just three days.
Western Pride's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other previously this match year: Western Pride - Magpies Crusaders 1-4. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Crusaders victories, zero draws and four Western Pride wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Magpies Crusaders missing players
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| Magpies Crusaders | Western Pride | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 29 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 91% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 64% |
| 64% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 91% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 9% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 5.4 | 6.7 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.4 | 11.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| 6.2 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| 34% | 36% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 31% |
| 11.2 | 11.7 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 6.7 |
- All of Magpies Crusaders's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Western Pride's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Magpies Crusaders have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Queensland Premier League
- Magpies Crusaders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Western Pride have scored in all their matches so far.
- Western Pride 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 | Rochedale Rovers | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | SWQ Thunder | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Redlands United | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 22 |
| 4 | Brisbane Strikers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Western Pride | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Magpies Crusaders | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
| 7 | Sunshine Coast | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Caboolture | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 9 | Southside Eagles | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | Mitchelton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Knights | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 7 |
