- Recent clashes between these sides have been goal-fests, with both teams regularly finding the net.
- Perth RedStar have won four of their last five league games and are averaging over three goals per game in their last two outings.
- Armadale have won just one of their last five NPL WA games and have conceded heavily, including a 1 - 4 loss to Western Knights.
NPL WA table-topping clash
Perth RedStar FC and Armadale clash on Saturday in a top-of-the-table showdown in the NPL Western Australia 2026 season where a home win would greatly aid Perth RedStar's title push, whilst a victory for the visitors would boost their survival hopes.
Perth RedStar are flying high at the top of the standings with 20 points from nine games, while Armadale are languishing near the bottom with just five points from the same number of fixtures.
The odds of 1.62 for the home side are justifiable due to the teams’ respective league positions and form, but the visitors can’t be ruled out at 4.4 and are the long-odds pick in this fixture. However, RedStar have dominated this fixture in recent years so the hosts are the likeliest winners.
RedStar are red hot
Perth RedStar have won 17 of the last 25 head-to-head fixtures with Armadale, who have won just five and drawn three of those. Both teams have scored in recent meetings and a similar scenario could play out in the head-to-head fixture.
RedStar have won four of their last five NPL WA matches and look likely to do the business against struggling Armadale, who have only won one of their last five and conceded heavily, including a 1 - 4 loss to Western Knights.
Cool, dry pitch suits RedStar style
Under Callum Salmon, RedStar play a possession-based style with a vertical element and they are capable of scoring a few goals when it clicks. The manager has instilled a mentality for players to rotate in and out of games as the season progresses and has integrated a lot of youth into his squad.
The hosts should dominate possession in this game and the fast pitch should suit their style if the weather is cool and dry. Salmon has a number of attacking players at his disposal but the current strike force of Gordon Smith, Aaron Black and Liam Murray have been in excellent form, notching up crucial goals in the team’s last two high-scoring wins.
Armadale are a more pragmatic side that tend to be direct when they have the ball and look to get their best players on set-piece duty. They are more likely to counterattack and try to stifle the game when they have the lead, but they have lacked cohesion at both ends of the field in 2026.
John Baird is slowly re-building his squad and they are poorly organised defensively this season, but his side are still looking for consistency and need to keep things tight at the back to prevent another avalanche of goals.
High-scoring affair anticipated
Leigh Griffiths could be the difference maker if he’s fit enough to play and he will be Armadale’s biggest threat, but his team will struggle to get at the RedStar backline, which is captained by the dependable Blair Govan and protected by the experienced, cool-headed Liam Rhys Reddy.
Armadale’s most consistent scorer is Pieter Jacobsz and he’ll be their main attacking threat even when things aren’t going well. We’re backing RedStar to win and Over 2.5 goals, with the Over 2.5 market at 1.33.
