Suns 2-1 Mayfield
Kotara 4-0 Westlakes
Stockton 0-3 Uni
Cardiff 1-3 Croatia
Olympic 2-0 Bay
Swansea 3-1 Azzurri
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Suns 2-1 Mayfield
Kotara 4-0 Westlakes
Stockton 0-3 Uni
Cardiff 1-3 Croatia
Olympic 2-0 Bay
Swansea 3-1 Azzurri
Suns 2- 3 Mayfield
Kotara 4 -1 Westlakes
Stockton 0 - 3 Uni
Cardiff 2 - 2 Croatia
Olympic 4 - 1 Warners Bay
Swansea 2 -1 Azzurri
Suns 2-4 Mayfield
Kotara 5-0 Westlakes
Stockton 1-4 Uni
Cardiff 1-5 Croatia
Olympic 4-1 Warners Bay
Swansea 6-2 Azzurri
Uni beat Branxton last night in the penalty shootout.
Wow Branxton might have a solid year
Or, perhaps no public transport to Branxton which made it hard for the students to get there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richardarlison
Uni were basically at full strength so no excuses there. Brilliant effort from Branxton and very unlucky not to walk away with the cupset.Quote:
Originally Posted by MCG_1997
Will be interesting to see how Cardiff go this weekend
Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Shepherd
ZPL Round 2 Preview and Stats
Kotara vs. Westlakes
- History - Played 6, Kotara 4 wins, 1 draw, Westlakes 1 win
- Westlake's only win against Kotara came a Nesbitt Park during round 13, 2023
- Westlake's haven't scored more than 1 goal in their last 5 away games.
- Kotara have only won 2 of their last 8 home matches.
Stockton vs. Uni
- History - nil. First meeting between the two.
- Uni have won 7 out of their last 10 away games.
Cardiff vs. Croatia
- History - nil. First meeting between the two.
- Cardiff have not drawn a home match for 17 fixtures now and 1 in 25 further on.
Suns vs. Mayfield
- History - Played 19, Suns 10 wins, 3 draws, Mayfield 6 wins
- Suns have won 5 of the last 6 fixtures between the two.
- The last time Mayfield beat the Suns away from Mayfield Park was round 8 of 2015.
- Mayfield's 11-1 win last week (vs. Azzurri) was their biggest in the ZPL (since 2011). Suns largest win is a 12-0 last year against Minmi.
Olympic vs. W. Bay
- History - Played 4, Olympic 1 win, 1 draw, W. Bay 2 wins
- Olympic have won 9 of their last 13 home matches.
Swansea vs. Azzurri
- History - Played 10, Swansea 6 wins, 1 draw, Azzurri 3 wins
- Azzurri have only won 3 of their last 25 away matches
- There has only been 1 draw between these teams in their 10 ZPL matches
Appears that most zone leagues have a very clear gap between top teams, middle teams and the teams making up the numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
It is clear that there is 3 clubs in zl1 that could easily be in zl2 or zl3.
Those three clubs being?Quote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
Do I really need to tell you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Technically incorrect as they played each other in 2014 back in ZL2Quote:
Originally Posted by Cognitio
Scores were a 4-4 Draw & 2-0 to Stockton
thats when uni had 2 teams in zone league and that would have been the lower tier squad. would you include those stats?Quote:
Originally Posted by Buddha
side note lots of rain predicted Fri night through into Sat, surely lots of washouts??
Yep. Always include all clashes all gradesQuote:
Originally Posted by Buddha
Quote:
Originally Posted by WeekendWarrior
Olympic v WBay 1st & Res already moved to Friday night. Well done Olympic on being proactive.
Westlakes tried to do the same, was denied. Unsure by federation or KotaraQuote:
Originally Posted by BlackPanther
I would think Ref allocation would certainly become an issue if multiple or all games were shifted to Friday night for this round.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undertaker
Better chance getting a ref on a Friday nightQuote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
Swansea should flogg Azzurri they are woeful
Olympic v Warners Bay
1st 3-3
Res 3-1
Whats happened to effnic peoples club?Quote:
Originally Posted by Source
Azzuri in the bin
Hats off to both teams for a bit of foresight and cooperationQuote:
Originally Posted by FairPlay2022
Round 3
Swansea 2-4 Mayfield
Uni 2-1 Kotara
Croatia 5-1 Stockton
Cardiff 1-3 Suns
Westlakes 0-3 Olympic
Bay 4-1 Azzurri
Swansea 2-2 Mayfield
Uni 3-2 Kotara
Croatia 4-1 Stockton
Cardiff 2-4 Suns
Westlakes 1-3 Olympic
Bay 4-0 Azzurri
Swansea 1-5 Mayfield
Uni 2-2 Kotara
Croatia 8-0 Stockton
Cardiff 1-3 Suns
Westlakes 1-5 Olympic
Bay 6-0 Azzurri
Swansea 1-4 Mayfield
Uni 2-2 Kotara
Croatia 5-1 Stockton
Cardiff 0-2 Suns
Westlakes 0-1 Olympic
Bay 2-2 Azzurri
Tough draw for Cardiff after first round loss MarioQuote:
Originally Posted by The Shepherd
Swansea 2-4 Mayfield
Uni 3-3 Kotara
Croatia 3-2 Stockton
Cardiff 1-3 Suns
Westlakes 1-1 Olympic
Bay 4-1 Azzurri
Will be interesting to see how Cardiff go against Dudley tonight
why?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Shepherd
Both teams would be silly to play full strength sides. Neither team will make the round of 32 so the only thing you gain from it is injuries. It?s a tricky one for teams not in NPL in how to go about itQuote:
Originally Posted by Jardelsimage
How would you possibly know neither team would make the round of 32?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Cause neither team are beating Magic, Edgy, Olympic or Azzurri in NPL to name a few so that?s why I knowQuote:
Originally Posted by Builtwithlove18
What a terrible attitude to approach the competition with. By your logic Australia may as well not even bother trying to qualify for the World Cup because we have zero chance of actually winning the thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Try and go as far in the competition as you can and give your players the opportunity to test themselves against NPL opposition.
So why enter the comp in the first place ?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
ZPL Round 3 Preview and Stats
Saturday - Uni vs. Kotara
- History – Played 6, Uni 2 wins, 0 draws, Kotara 4 wins
- 0 draws in 6 matches between the two.
- Uni vs Kotara games average 4.3 goals per game.
- Uni’s last home match was a 3-1 loss to Kotara during round 21, 2024.
- Kotara have won 6 of their last 8 away matches.
Saturday - Croatia vs. Stockton
- History – nil – First game between the two.
- Battle of the promoted teams
Saturday - Cardiff vs. Suns
- History – Played 20, Cardiff 3 wins, 3 draws, Suns 14 wins
- Suns have won the last 8 matches between the two.
- Cardiff have only won 1 of the last 15 fixtures between the two.
- Cardiff have now gone 17 matches without a draw at home.
- Suns have lost their last 4 away matches in a row.
Saturday - Westlakes vs. Olympic
- History – Played 4, Westlakes 1 win, 0 draws, Olympic 3 wins
- Westlakes and Olympic games average out a 4.2 goals per game.
- Westlakes have only won 1 of their last 12 home matches, losing their last 4 in a row.
- Olympic have won 7 of their last 10 away matches.
Saturday - Swansea vs. Mayfield
- History – Played 26, Swansea 9 wins, 5 draws, Mayfield 12 wins. This is one of the most played fixtures in the ZPL.
- Mayfield have won the last 3 fixtures between the two.
- Swansea have never kept a clean sheet at home to Mayfield
- Mayfield have only won 2 of their last 13 away matches. One of them being away at Swansea last year.
Sunday - W. Bay vs. Azzurri
- History – Played 8, W. Bay 4 wins, 1 draw, Azzurri 3 wins
- W. Bay have lost 4 of their last 5 home matches.
- Azzurri have only won 1 of their 9 ZPL Sunday away matches, losing 7.
- W. Bay have not kept a clean sheet at home for 14 matches now. The last one coming in 2023, against Azzurri (3-0).
[QUOTE=Cognitio;279754][U][B]ZPL Round 3 Preview and Stats
Saturday - Croatia vs. Stockton
- History – nil – First game between the two.
- Battle of the promoted teams
They haven't played in ZL1 before but they played twice last year.
One win for each (2-1 Stockton 1st time they played and 4-2 Croatia in the 2nd game)