Npl Victoria preview: Home team members foreseeing a victory when Avondale Heights host Dandenong Thunder

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Sat 08.Jul
Match begins: 04:30 (UTC)
Venue: Keilor Park Recreation Reserve - Pitch 1 (1000 seats)

The standings shows that 29 points divide the pair of rivals in this Npl Victoria fixture. Avondale Heights hold both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Avondale Heights have the most scored goals (66) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dandenong Thunder have scored away.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Avondale Heights form and stats

This stadium, Keilor Park Recreation Reserve - Pitch 1, has been a fortress for Avondale Heights in the Npl Victoria so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-0-0. After failing to beat Altona Magic here at Keilor Park Recreation Reserve - Pitch 1, Avondale Heights has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with ten wins in a row.

The Avondale manager Markovski and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Melbourne Knights (placed 4th).

In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Green Gully.

Everyone expects Avondale Heights to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 9 games: 8 home wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Avondale Heights have won with at least two goals margin 6 times in similar situations.

Lots of goals? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 17 of the 20 latest league matches with this team has contained at least three goals.

It's goals goals goals for Avondale who have scored 39 goals from 10 league home games. From these home matches, Avondale Heights have conceded only 8 goals.

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Dandenong Thunder form and stats

5-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dandenong Thunder in their Npl Victoria matches away.

The attacking players of Dandenong Thunder have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 258 minutes.

Dandenong have a lot to to set right after their out-of-character loss (0-3) to Altona Magic in their previous match, played at their own home ground.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Port Melbourne.

Take note that 12 of this side's 16 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

Dandenong Thunder are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. As opposed to that, Dandenong Thunder have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Avondale and Dandenong Thunder have faced each other previously this season: Dandenong Thunder - Avondale Heights 1-3. Avondale Heights-Dandenong Thunder H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Avondale Heights seven wins, Dandenong Thunder two wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Avondale HeightsL. Boland
L. Boland
10 goals
Avondale HeightsS. Zinni
S. Zinni
9 goals
Avondale HeightsY. Ahmed
Y. Ahmed
9 goals

Avondale Heights missing players

Dandenong Thunder missing players

Avondale Heights Dandenong Thunder
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 2 10 20
17 10 4 Won W 0 5 7
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 0 0 Lost L 2 4 10
66 39 10 Scored S 3 19 33
18 8 4 Conceded C 5 13 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
90% 90% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
85% 90% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 70% 70%
60% 60% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 40%
35% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 30% 30%
45% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 60%
50% 60% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 20%
 
6.7 6.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.9 5.8
3.4 4.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 4.5
2.2 2.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
13.2 13.7 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 3 10.4 9.6
6.7 7.7 8.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 4.6 4
49% 51% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 41% 41%
 
6.6 7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 3 6.3 7.2
2.5 2.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.6 3.4
Key stats in Npl Victoria this season:
  • Avondale Heights have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dandenong Thunder have scored away.
  • Avondale Heights have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Avondale Heights have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most clean sheets (10) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most scored goals (39) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most scored goals (66) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the the best goal difference (+31) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the the best goal difference (+48) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Avondale Heights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Avondale Heights 20 17 2 1 66 18 10 10 0 0 39 8 10 7 2 1 27 10 48 53
2 South Melbourne 19 16 1 2 38 14 12 10 0 2 28 12 7 6 1 0 10 2 24 49
3 Oakleigh Cannons 20 15 3 2 51 18 11 9 1 1 32 10 9 6 2 1 19 8 33 48
4 Melbourne Knights 20 10 5 5 38 26 11 6 3 2 23 12 9 4 2 3 15 14 12 35
5 Port Melbourne 20 10 4 6 42 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 10 5 1 4 24 16 15 34
6 Green Gully 20 10 0 10 46 36 11 6 0 5 27 23 9 4 0 5 19 13 10 30
7 Altona Magic 20 9 2 9 37 41 9 5 1 3 19 16 11 4 1 6 18 25 -4 29
8 Dandenong Thunder 20 7 3 10 33 37 10 2 2 6 14 24 10 5 1 4 19 13 -4 24
9 Hume City 20 5 5 10 26 30 10 2 3 5 9 13 10 3 2 5 17 17 -4 20
10 Heidelberg United 19 5 5 9 20 36 10 4 3 3 12 12 9 1 2 6 8 24 -16 20
11 St. Albans Saints 20 4 4 12 19 43 8 3 2 3 9 9 12 1 2 9 10 34 -24 16
12 Bentleigh Greens 20 4 2 14 20 39 9 1 1 7 8 20 11 3 1 7 12 19 -19 14
13 North Geelong Warriors 20 4 1 15 16 54 9 2 0 7 5 26 11 2 1 8 11 28 -38 13
14 Moreland City 20 3 3 14 22 55 9 2 1 6 10 25 11 1 2 8 12 30 -33 12

Read more about Npl Victoria

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.