Valentine vs Charlestown Azzurri

The poorest attack against the most-beaten defence Valentine have scored just 18 goals in 18 rounds, a figure without equal at the bottom end of NPL Northern NSW, and hold eighth place on 19 points. Charlestown Azzurri, last on 14, have the opposite problem though: 49 goals conceded, the league's most-beaten defence, almost 2.8 shipped per match. An opening for the hosts In a competition running at 3.70 total goals on average, the meeting of a blunt attack and a rearguard that concedes this much tends to unlock even the least prolific sides. Home advantage and the five-point gap in the table complete the picture: the prospect of a home win I read at around 52%.