- Adelaide Olympic has not won any of the last 3 H2H matches (D2, L1).
- Adelaide Olympic is 4th in the South Australia State League 1 with 25 points from 14 games.
- The Cove FC is 7th in the same league with 20 points from 13 matches, five fewer than Olympic.
Adelaide Olympic can take care of business at home
Adelaide Olympic should have too much quality for The Cove FC on Saturday in a match where the hosts are favored at 1.88, while The Cove are 3.3 and the draw is 3.75.
It looks like an interesting tactical battle between two teams who have contrasting philosophies - one that plays with the ball, the other who are happy to sit back and counter.
Adelaide Olympic is a more progressive club that has a talented front three and aggressive full-backs that can create havoc and create chances for their forwards.
They have won three of their last five matches and lost two, picking up consecutive home victories along the way, while The Cove FC are in a bit of a slump having lost three in a row and won only one of their last five.
Two of those defeats were away from home, a 3-2 loss at Fulham United FC followed by a 1-0 loss at Eastern United FC, but they edged Olympic 3-2 at home in their most recent league matchup two months ago.
Cove have to disrupt the hosts
The Cove FC is a pragmatically-run club by coach Steve Kitchin, who sets up his team to be disciplined, structured and compact in defence before they can spring forward on the counter-attack.
That could be a problem for Olympic here if they win the ball in dangerous areas.
A home win is the most likely outcome of this match, given The Cove's poor away form and Olympic's dominance at Olympic Sports Centre, where they have won five of seven.
Adelaide Olympic will be keen to get on the front foot and control possession, but The Cove's counter-attacking threat should make this an entertaining match.
Over 2.5 goals is heavily odds on at 1.44, but it still appeals given the respective home and away records.
