It’s a difficult decision to oppose NDL here, especially after they just finished with a points tally of 24 during the regular season, which is the highest yet. However, SDS have the pedigree in the final four - they are the only team to have made it to the final twice, and history has so far repeated itself as they scraped through to the top four on the final day.

So far, Baller League has been won by the side who finished 4th in the regular season. First, it was SDS, then it was Wembley Rangers, and now SDS have finished 4th again. This semi-final is a repeat of last season - SDS won 6-3 to progress to the finals, and they are unbeaten against NDL in all three head-to-head meetings. 

There is the added factor of this potentially being Sharky’s final season in charge of a team at Baller League, as his contract is set to expire. His side looked determined against Rukkas on matchday 11, coming away with a 9-3 win, and they will be determined to finish on a high here.

One of the best games of Baller League Season 3 came in matchday 8, when the sides met in a 14-goal thriller. Prime raced into a 3-0 lead, before the game-changer really lived up to its name - Deportrio ran riot with five goals to completely change the situation. Prime fought back to level the scores, but then Jay Emmanuel-Thomas bagged his fourth goal of the game late on. It was a powerful strike from behind the halfway line, which counted as double with the game-changer rule. 

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been one of the best players in the league this season, and there isn’t really anyone in the Prime squad who can match his physicality. Deportio have a clear advantage in that sense, and they will look to tap into that as much as possible here. 

In terms of personnel, Prime’s team is incredibly strong, but they have shown a weakness when facing the top sides. After losing against Deportrio, Prime then suffered a 5-3 defeat to NDL. They also drew 2-2 against SDS, meaning Prime failed to beat any of the top four this season.