Both these teams have struggled so far, but a win in this vital match would certainly help. Get set for Kula - Marist Fire!
- Kula have the fewest scored goals (8) in S-League
- Marist Fire have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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.
Kula form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the S-League this season. Kula have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 8 losses from their games here at Lawson Tama Stadium. Problems are piling up for Kula as they are struggling in their away games as well, taking their total losing streak to a running total of eight games. This streak could be one for the history books.
Kula's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-7 versus Solomon Warriors (placed 2nd). Kula were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Waneagu United (0-3).Kula aren't scoring a lot here at Lawson Tama Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 10 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Kula having conceded 28 goals here at Lawson Tama Stadium so far.
Marist Fire form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Marist Fire so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Marist, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Honiara City (placed 11th) in the S-League last time out.
Before that, Marist secured a home win against Laugu United with the score 2-1.The attacking power of Marist Fire when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As for defending, Marist Fire rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled earlier this season: Kula - Marist Fire 1-1.Kula missing players
Marist Fire missing players
| Kula | Marist Fire | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 58 | 28 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 84% |
| 79% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 68% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 37% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 32% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 32% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 63% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 37% |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 55% |
| 8.1 | 7.2 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 2 |
- Kula have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Kula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kula have the fewest points (4) at home in S-League
- Kula have the fewest scored goals (8) in S-League
- Kula have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in S-League
- Kula have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in S-League
- Kula have the most conceded goals (58) in S-League
- Kula have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in S-League
- Kula have the the worst goal difference (-22) at home in S-League
- Kula have the the worst goal difference (-50) in S-League
- Kula haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kula is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Marist Fire have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Marist Fire have scored more than double the goals of Kula.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Central Coast | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 47 |
| 2 | Solomon Warriors | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 42 |
| 3 | Waneagu United | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 | Henderson Eels | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 34 |
| 5 | Real Kakamora | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Isabel United | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
| 7 | Laugu United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | KOSSA | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Marist Fire | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 10 | Southern United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -25 | 15 |
| 11 | Honiara City | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -21 | 14 |
| 12 | Kula | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 30 | -50 | 5 |