- Adelaide Olympic have won 3 of their last 5 South Australia State League 1 games.
- Salisbury United are in inconsistent-to-poor form, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 of their last 5 State League 1 matches.
- Adelaide Olympic are priced at 1.59 for Friday's fixture while Salisbury United are 4.51 and the draw is 3.98.
Adelaide Olympic looking to bounce back
Adelaide Olympic are the clear market favourite at 1.59 to beat an inconsistent Salisbury United, who are 4.51 at the time of writing and the tie is 3.98. George Tsonis' side play a structured, possession-based style and have the players to match up to most teams in the South Australian division.
The hosts sit in around 4th spot on approximately 28 points from 16 games in State League 1, while Salisbury United are near the bottom of the table in around 11th place on roughly 11 points from the same sample size. The rivals have a tight history with both teams on 2 wins and 4 draws from 8 competitive meetings since 2014.
Adelaide Olympic have been in decent form with wins over The Cove (2-0), Adelaide Blue Eagles (2-1) and Cumberland United (2-1) in their previous 5 State League 1 outings. However, they did have a blip in early April when losing 4-1 at Modbury Jets, but can be forgiven as they might have been a little rusty after the travel.
Sparky Salisbury can’t be trusted
Salisbury United also produced a mixed performance when drawing 2-2 at Fulham United prior to a 4-3 win over Adelaide Raiders in a thriller and then shipped 3 goals against Blue Eagles and 4 against Adelaide Olympic. Matthew Gaston's men are a more compact side, who are more direct in their approach and will look to snatch any chances, either through their physicality or set pieces. Adelaide Olympic's Ali Aqil has been a key spark for the hosts and notched a brace against Cumberland United. Daniel Kikianis is another player who can hurt from the back, while Ricardo Da Silva remains another forward option. Salisbury United's Luke Fusco bagged two penalties in the 2-2 draw at Fulham United and looks the sharpest goal threat for them right now.
Olympic can capitalise on the counter
The clash of playing styles should favour Adelaide Olympic and it is difficult to go against the market in this one with Salisbury United in such poor form. However, we'll take the odds-against for this to be an exciting clash with both sides to score and over 2.5 goals.
Salisbury United can get forward on the break and have enough in the locker to at least make the game competitive, so we'll go with an Olympic win and both teams to score.
