National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Western Knights or Gwelup Croatia SC that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Western and Gwelup Croatia SC.
Western Knights form and stats
Western Knights was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Western Australia FFA Cup Preliminary.Perfect Western Australia State League 1 season at home so far for Western Knights 3 wins from 3 appearances.
In their previous game, the manager Morgan led his Western Knights to a defeat away at Fremantle City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at E & D Litis Stadium.
Before that, Western Knights had a Western Australia State League 1 home game versus Olympic Kingsway which ended with a victory 2-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Western Australia State League 1 game versus Rockingham City in only four days. This game is also played here at E & D Litis Stadium.
Western always seem capable of creating a buzz here at E & D Litis Stadium with 10 goals in 3 league games.
Gwelup Croatia SC form and stats
Gwelup Croatia SC's mission in Western Australia FFA Cup Preliminary last season failed in the 5th round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Npl Western Australia travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Gwelup Croatia SC as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-2 against Armadale.
A 0-1 loss hosting Stirling Lions before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Croatia in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Gwelup Croatia SC, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Gwelup Croatia SC are hosting Perth in the Npl Western Australia only four days away.
The visiting Gwelup Croatia SC have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. The Croatia manager Nicolaidis has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Western Knights missing players
Gwelup Croatia SC missing players
| Western Knights | Gwelup Croatia SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 11 | 17 | ||
| 52 | 30 | Scored | S | 14 | 21 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 32 | 52 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 36% | ||
| 6.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 42% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 19% | ||
| 7.9 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 13 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympic Kingsway | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Western Knights | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Mandurah City | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Fremantle City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | Subiaco | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 6 | Murdoch Uni Melville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Quinns | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
| 8 | Joondalup United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Rockingham City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Forrestfield United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | Dianella White Eagles | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| 12 | UWA Nedlands | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sorrento | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Perth RedStar | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Stirling Lions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Bayswater City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Floreat Athena | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Perth Glory II | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Inglewood United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Armadale | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Cockburn City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Perth | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Gwelup Croatia SC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 1 |
| 12 | Balcatta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -19 | 0 |
