National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's West Adelaide or Modbury Jets that keep their silverware dream alive.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
West Adelaide form and stats
West Adelaide was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the South Australia FFA Cup Preliminary.The story so far in the South Australia State League 1 for West Adelaide at their home stadium (Marden Sports Complex) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The spoils were shared in West Adelaide's previous game, also at home. Visiting Adelaide University travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
A South Australia State League 1 defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Playford City Patriots.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the South Australia State League 1 game versus Para Hills Knights in only four days. This game is also played here at Marden Sports Complex.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the West Adelaide defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Modbury Jets form and stats
They also participated in South Australia FFA Cup Preliminary last season. This ended in the 5th round.Modbury Jets's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Modbury Jets collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the South Australia State League 1. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-2 against Eastern United in their previous game. As you can tell from the result, the match against Eastern United was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Adelaide Blue Eagles's place.A new game in only four days for Modbury, the South Australia State League 1 home match versus Fulham United. Busy days.
Modbury Jets are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (21 goals from 6 away games). Modbury Jets's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Adelaide wins - draws - Modbury Jets wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.West Adelaide missing players
Modbury Jets missing players
| West Adelaide | Modbury Jets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 30 | 70 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Modbury Jets | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 26 |
| 2 | Para Hills Knights | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | West Adelaide | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Adelaide Raiders | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Playford City Patriots | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18 | -7 | 15 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide Lion | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -7 | 13 |
| 8 | Eastern United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
| 9 | Adelaide Victory | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Fulham United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Adelaide University | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 12 | Adelaide Hills Hawks | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 8 |
