- Valentine Phoenix have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
- Charlestown Azzurri have won none, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 in all competitions.
- Valentine have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 home matches, while Charlestown have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 6 away from home in Northern New South Wales 2026.
Phoenix playing better than Azzurri right now
These two teams are pretty evenly matched, but the form book currently favours home team Valentine Phoenix, who are in much better nick than their opponents going into this contest.
In the last 5 head-to-head meetings between the two clubs in all competitions, Azzurri lead the way with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, but Phoenix have not won either of their previous two home games against Charlestown, so the visitors still hold a bit of psychological advantage.
The sides are 9th and 12th placed in the Northern New South Wales 2026 table respectively after 18 games, with Valentine on 19 points and Azzurri on 14, and the visitors have been leaking goals on the road, averaging 1.33 scored and 3.00 conceded away from home in Northern New South Wales.
Valentine can get the better of Azzurri
Valentine have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 at home, and will be the more compact and counter-punching team on Saturday. They are happy to sit deep, stay narrow and try to catch their opponents off guard with a sucker punch or piece of magic from their counter attacks and set pieces.
Azzurri's style of play is more possession-based and combination-heavy, as they like to control the game from midfield and put pressure on their opposition, which should make this a bit of a chess match where Charlestown dictate the pace and Valentine hunt for the winner.
That's why we are favouring Valentine to just about have enough to edge the win at 2.17, rather than Charlestown at 2.74 and the draw at 3.62, while the goal lines and BTTS market make an abundance of sense at 1.49 and 1.44 respectively.
Valentine's last 3 results have seen them draw 1-1 at home to Lambton Jaffas FC, lose 3-1 away to Cooks Hill United FC and beat Kahibah FC 3-2 at home, while Valentine have conceded an average of 2.56 goals at home in 2026 and score 1.11, so we could see another open affair on Saturday.
