- South Hobart have beaten Clarence Zebras in their last five meetings, including a 2-0 home victory just two months ago.
- South Hobart have not lost in their last three away games, winning two and drawing one.
- South Hobart have won four and drawn one of their five NPL Tasmania 2026 away games, averaging 4.40 goals per game scored and 0.80 per game conceded.
South Hobart should show Zebras their stripes
South Hobart should have the edge over Clarence Zebras when these regular southern Tasmanian rivals meet in NPL Tasmania on Saturday.
The form table shows the visitors have been the better team by some distance this season, with South Hobart picking up 28 points from 10 league games and Clarence only 18. South Hobart are undefeated in their last five with four wins and a draw, while Clarence have three wins and two defeats during the same spell.
South Hobart's most recent result was a stunning 8-1 away win over Launceston City, which followed a 4-1 home win over Launceston United. South Hobart have won their four away league games this season and drawn the other, while Clarence have won three and lost two of their home contests.
Zebras are more direct and physical than Hobart
Clarence coach Brian Murphy prefers a more direct and physical style of play, with his team good from set-pieces and aggressive in the air. They look to win the ball back quickly and catch teams out in transition, whereas South Hobart are more patient, play a possession-based game and are very structured when pressing.
Pete Edwards' team play either a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, with full-backs providing width and forwards running into the channels to break the lines of the defence in front of them. South Hobart average 4.40 goals per away game, so their attacking style will surely be on show again on Saturday.
Clarence have lost at home to Kingborough Lions 0-4 this term, but have beaten South East United 2-1 in their most recent game there. It should be an interesting tactical battle of South Hobart's collective pressing and structured build-up against Clarence's directness and set-piece approach.
Visitors have the quality to edge it
South Hobart have a huge 10 points more than Clarence from the same number of games and their unbeaten record on the road makes them well-priced at 1.13 to win this away game. A draw is also very possible, however, and is priced at 7.7.
A double chance bet on South Hobart covers the draw, but with both teams scoring freely this term, 'Both teams to score - Yes' at 1.59 is also a favourite bet.
South Hobart have never lost to Clarence in five attempts in NPL Tasmania 2026. The visitors have the superior form, away record and head-to-head advantage to get another win in this fixture that could have a bearing on the promotion race.
