Cooks Hill United vs Lake Macquarie tips and predictions

Cooks Hill United to show pedigree

With such quality the home side will soon be on the front foot once this gets underway at 7:30am. The neutrals will be buzzing for this one.

With just 1 point between them it's ninth placed Cooks Hill United versus tenth placed Lake Macquarie in this eagerly anticipated NPL Northern NSW fixture.

Lake Macquarie aren't expected to cause too much trouble but these home win odds are nothing to get carried away with. Having said that, don't expect them to lose.

Cooks Hill United will be relentless against this Lake Macquarie outfit. The away side comes into the match with 13 losses from their last 14 matches. They're likely to taste defeat again here.

The hosts have had some excellent spells in their previous displays. Cooks Hill United have scored at least once in 18 of their recent 19 matches.

Sometimes Lake Macquarie have lacked a platform near the 18-yard line. They have conceded three or more goals in 16 of their last 20 matches. Their alleged problems don't stop there. In front of goal the visitors have sometimes been quite poor. They've scored one or less goals in 13 of their last 14 matches.

Over the last 4 matches between the two teams in this match-up, Cooks Hill United have won them all. The head-to-head stats favour another home win.

The sportsbooks' prices suggest that one of these sides doesn't look likely to score during a match that plays out on Cooks Hill United's terms. But with odds-against available on the BTTS Yes that would be the recommended play.