- Devonport Strikers are the runaway leaders of the Tasmania Super League Women with 33 points from 11 games and a goal difference of +50.
- Launceston City are in the mid-to-lower pack with 13 points from 11 matches and a negative goal difference.
- The Devonport side are a high-tempo, front-foot football team who press relentlessly and create a lot of chances.
Devonport have all the momentum
Devonport Strikers are the big favourites ahead of this Saturday's Tasmania Super League Women clash with Launceston City and the head-to-head record and form of each side suggests the correct result and goals markets could be a little skewed in their favour.
Strikers are a very good football team in any grade, and in 2026 Tom Ballantyne has found the right ingredients to make this side into a relentless pressing team with a lot of tempo in the front third.
When Devonport get on the ball, they tend to dominate the possession and create plenty of chances for their talented attacking players to create, but they are just as comfortable when pressing and will hound a defence for 90 minutes.
There is no doubt Devonport have the momentum in this fixture coming into 2026 with the hosts the dominant side across the last 2-3 seasons in all competitions. Ballantyne's side have Launceston City's number, often winning by multi-goal margins.
The most-recent clash, a 3-1 away win over Launceston City on 24 May 2026, has set the tone for what should again be a good Devonport day at the office.
City can be a dangerous counter-attacking team
Launceston are a more pragmatically set up team with Alex Aylott getting them to sit deep, keep the block tight and look to hurt the opposition on the break or from set piece situations.
Olivia Smith, who has received a couple of mentions in the Golden Boot stakes for her finishing ability, will always be a threat for the visitors and they can hurt the weaker sides in the Tasmania Super League Women.
Their W-W-W-L-L form through the last five is patchy but improving and, as their 5-0 win over Launceston United and 3-1 away win at Ulverstone show, they can put plenty of goals away when the opposition is below-par.
It is Devonport who have been the superior side this season and with sunny conditions we rate them to enjoy playing on the front foot and at a pace that should make it difficult for Launceston to get their own game going.
Jaz White has been a spark in recent big wins, scoring in the 6-0 win over Riverside, and Asuka Doi's ability to do it with the penalty and a couple of goals in the past few WSL games shows the Strikers can score from all over the pitch.
Lucy Foote and Whitney Knight have also chimed in recently to show that Devonport have enough to win big games against sides like City, who will be chasing a result in this one.
Strikers can cover all bases
Backing Devonport to win with both teams not to score at 1.31 looks the smart move as the hosts are very strong favourites to take all three points and it is better to have them cover all the bases rather than foresee a shootout.
A 2-0 or 3-1 win for the home side would fit the odds, the current gap in form, quality and league positions of these two teams and our view that Launceston City have enough to disrupt the game, but not enough to stop Devonport winning comfortably.
Under 2.5 goals at 7.5 is a long shot, but we believe the main selection covers that scenario anyway, while a Devonport win with a clean sheet looks likely.
This is a big game for Devonport as they attempt to seal the title race and for Launceston City as they search for a statement win to climb the table.
