- Kingsway Olympic have taken the last two head-to-heads, including a 2-1 win over Western Knights in the NPL Western Australia 2026 just two months ago.
- Western Knights have been solid at home in the NPL Western Australia 2026, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing just 1 of their last 8 home fixtures.
- Kingsway Olympic have been ruthless on the road in the NPL Western Australia 2026 this season, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing just 1 of their 9 away fixtures, conceding just 8 goals at an average of 0.89 per match.
Back the visitors and back goals
Kingsway Olympic can be backed at 2.01 to win on the away to Western Knights, and that's exactly where our money is going for Saturday's footy fixture at Perth Valley. The 7th-placed hosts, who have 23 points from 18 games, will face off against the 2nd-placed visitors, who have 36 from their 18 matches, in what should be a really interesting contest in what is a classic clash of styles.
Knights are a quick, scrappy, high-intensity unit who like to pressure their opponents and press them into mistakes, then get men forward at pace for counterattacks and wide threats. They have played their best football of the season in recent weeks, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 of their last 5 matches in all competitions. Adam Kostrencic's men beat Sorrento 2-0 at home and held top of the table Perth to a 3-3 away draw in their two most recent games.
Kingsway, who have the ability and quality to win this game, are more structured, possess the ball and are more patient in the build-up. Richard Garcia, with Neil Kilkenny alongside him, has the visitors looking like a well-organised unit who can play through the thirds with their quality and keep the ball. They have won 3 of their last 5 games and crushed an out-of-sorts Armadale 6-1 on the way in their most recent away game. The previous week they beat Dianella White Eagles 3-0 away from home.
Kingsway can keep this tight
Kingsway Olympic are the likelier winners here, but Western Knights' bite at home and their ability to score goals of late should keep this one a little tighter than the league table suggests. Western Knights have conceded 17 goals in their eight home games and can be beaten by the better teams, but they can also make this a battle if they start well.
The away team have won 2 from 2 away from home in their current spell of good form, so they look a much cleaner and more reliable away side than Western Knights this weekend. The hosts have been pretty good on their own patch of late, but Kingsway's away record this term in NPL Western Australia 2026 is just too good to ignore.
