- SD Raiders FC are the more consistent side but Blacktown City FC will make a contest of this one.
- Raiders have scored 1.33 and conceded 1.42 goals per home game in the NPL New South Wales 2026.
- Blacktown have scored 1.64 and conceded 1.91 away from home in the NPL New South Wales 2026.
Raiders still have the edge
SD Raiders FC, 11th in the NPL New South Wales 2026 with 26 points from 22 matches, are the narrow home favourites to beat 14th-placed Blacktown City FC, who have 19 points on the board after 22 games, at 2.42.
The visitors are 2.49 and the draw is 3.35 for Saturday's clash of two clubs that have been in patchy form. The Raiders have two wins and three defeats in their last five, while Blacktown have one win, one draw and three losses in their previous five.
Goran Ljuboja has his team playing with grit and intensity, but also with a degree of directness as they build play around the strong, physical Robert Eremugo. The hosts have enough quality and experience to break teams down with their set pieces and fast breaks.
Blacktown City boss Mark Crittenden has his side drilled to remain compact, win second balls and then spring the traps with fast counter-attacking runs from their wide players. Travis Major is the focal point of their attack and the most likely man to unlock a compact setup for a punch on the break.
Blacktown can make a game of it
The last head-to-head was won by SD Raiders FC, who took the points with a 2-1 away victory in the NPL New South Wales 2026, so this one is very difficult to call. We believe the Raiders will just edge it because they are the home team and higher in the league, but it could go either way.
Both teams to score is taken the shaded way at 1.55, although we are adding a shade more to that in a selection of over 2.5 goals at 1.69 as this is a game that Raiders can get dragged into. The home side have four wins, three draws and five defeats from 12 at home in the NPL New South Wales 2026 this year, so have been solid but hardly solid.
Blacktown have been more open away from home with two wins, five draws and four defeats from 11 away days in the NPL New South Wales 2026, scoring 1.64 and conceding 1.91 per trip. Their recent away return, with one win and one defeat from their last two, suggests they can make a good game of this fixture.
