Football preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Warriors take on Hong Kong FC

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Competition: Hong Kong Premier League
Competition: Sat 11.February
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground (2000 seats)

Premier League: Warriors are ready for the visit of Hong Kong FC in what should be an engrossing football fixture. Here's all the news, stats and facts!

Insights:
  • Warriors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hong Kong FC have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Premier League

This stadium has grass, which is not Hong Kong FC's familiar surface at their own pitch. When appearing on grass Hong Kong FC have performed like this: Played twelve matches earning 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats with the goal difference 9-29 (scored/conceded).

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

Warriors and Hong Kong FC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Warriors form and stats

Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Warriors so far, with 15 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

The fans are hoping that Warriors will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Rangers (placed 6th). Until that match this club had gone seven consecutive league fixtures without being beaten.

Before that match, a win away at Sham Shui Po.

It's goals goals goals for Warriors who have scored 20 goals from 6 league home games.

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Hong Kong FC form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Hong Kong FC playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

Hong Kong FC's last game was the home draw against Tai Chung (1-1).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Eastern.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hong have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Warriors have been victorious in all of the 4 most recent duels versus this side. Another win today?

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Hong Kong FC - Warriors 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

WarriorsE. Camargo
E. Camargo
6 goals
WarriorsM. Rodríguez
M. Rodríguez
5 goals
WarriorsM. Gavilán Morales
M. Gavilán Morales
4 goals

Warriors missing players

Hong Kong FC missing players

Warriors Hong Kong FC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
10 6 1 Played P 2 6 10
8 5 1 Won W 0 3 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 1 1 2
27 20 2 Scored S 0 5 10
8 6 1 Conceded C 5 7 11
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 90%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 60%
70% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 40%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 10%
10% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 10%
50% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
40% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 40%
10% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 20%
 
5.6 6.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.4 3.7
3.2 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 7.6 6.2
2.2 2.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.4 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.4 16 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.8 6.4
8 8.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.9
34% 39% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 35%
 
6.5 8.3 11 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 12.8 13.4
3 3.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.4 5.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Warriors's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Hong Kong FC have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier League
  • Hong Kong FC have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Premier League
  • Hong Kong FC have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Warriors have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Warriors have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Warriors have scored more than double the goals of Hong Kong FC.
  • Warriors 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 Kitchee 10 9 0 1 51 2 5 5 0 0 26 0 5 4 0 1 25 2 49 27
2 Warriors 10 8 0 2 27 8 6 5 0 1 20 6 4 3 0 1 7 2 19 24
3 Southern District 10 7 1 2 18 13 6 4 1 1 11 4 4 3 0 1 7 9 5 22
4 Hong Kong FC 10 5 3 2 10 11 4 2 1 1 5 4 6 3 2 1 5 7 -1 18
5 Eastern 10 5 2 3 17 7 5 2 2 1 8 1 5 3 0 2 9 6 10 17
6 Rangers 10 4 2 4 17 9 6 3 1 2 10 5 4 1 1 2 7 4 8 14
7 Tai Chung 10 3 2 5 11 21 4 1 1 2 3 8 6 2 1 3 8 13 -10 11
8 Wofoo Tai Po 10 2 2 6 12 16 3 0 0 3 3 6 7 2 2 3 9 10 -4 8
9 Sham Shui Po 10 1 0 9 3 40 4 0 0 4 0 19 6 1 0 5 3 21 -37 3
10 HK U23 10 0 0 10 3 42 7 0 0 7 2 28 3 0 0 3 1 14 -39 0