It's square one in Western Australia NPL Night Series - the first match of the season. Read our full guide and see how Stirling Lions and Perth did in their pre-season matches!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Stirling Lions form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Stirling Lions as they were promoted from Npl Western Australia last season. Happy days that were secured through 13 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses from 22 games. The team scored 10 goals at home last season and conceded 8. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Perth form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Perth as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 7 victories from 22 games, relegation was a fact. Perth's manager Falzon are hoping to lead the team right back to Npl Western Australia at the first attempt.
Head 2 Head
Stirling Lions-Perth H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Stirling Lions one win, Perth seven wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Stirling Lions missing players
Perth missing players
| Stirling Lions | Perth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirling Lions | Last season | Perth | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 87% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 91% | ||
| 57% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 77% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 55% | ||
| 17% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 18% | ||
| 39% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 36% | ||
| 39% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 35% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| 8.4 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Floreat Athena | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 47 |
| 2 | Perth RedStar | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 45 |
| 3 | Stirling Lions | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Sorrento | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Bayswater City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Inglewood United | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Armadale | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | Perth Glory II | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -7 | 28 |
| 9 | Perth | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Cockburn City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 22 |
| 11 | Balcatta | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -34 | 13 |
| 12 | Gwelup Croatia SC | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -36 | 7 |
