Bentleigh Greens are trying to set aside the league table ahead of this fixture vs Heidelberg United. Here's everything you must know pre-match!
- Bentleigh Greens have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Npl Victoria
- Heidelberg United have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Npl Victoria
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Bentleigh Greens and Heidelberg United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Bentleigh Greens form and stats
With 1 Npl Victoria win, 0 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Bentleigh Greens are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's been an uphill battle for Bentleigh Greens in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the St. Albans Saints game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Bentleigh shared the glory with Dandenong Thunder in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Ahead of that match, Bentleigh Greens lost 0-1 at home to Melbourne Knights.Goal fest? We don't know what will happen in this one, but we do know that 11 of the 14 most recent league games with this club has contained at least three goals.
Bentleigh Greens aren't scoring a lot here at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. Bentleigh are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 8 played).
Heidelberg United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Heidelberg United so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-5 (win-draw-lose). A depressing four defeats in a row for Heidelberg United in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus South Melbourne.
There might be some fixture complaints from Heidelberg United as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-5 against Oakleigh Cannons. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Oakleigh Cannons was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Before that match, the victory at home against St. Albans Saints (after extra-time) in the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary (3-2).
There are big problems for the Heidelberg defense as they have conceded 22 goals in 7 away games. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported match featuring both these participants is the Heidelberg United - Bentleigh Greens 3-1 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bentleigh Greens five wins, two draws and Heidelberg United three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Theodorakopoulos 4 goals | T. Strickland 2 goals | M. Barcia 2 goals |
Bentleigh Greens missing players
Heidelberg United missing players
| Bentleigh Greens | Heidelberg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 38 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 71% |
| 72% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 39% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 35% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 43% | 24% |
| 61% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 39% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | 9.6 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.6 | 8 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 26% | 22% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 44% | 42% |
| 11.4 | 11.9 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
- Bentleigh Greens have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bentleigh Greens have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Bentleigh Greens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bentleigh Greens have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Npl Victoria
- Bentleigh Greens have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Npl Victoria
- Bentleigh Greens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heidelberg United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Heidelberg United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heidelberg United have the fewest points (4) away in Npl Victoria
- Heidelberg United have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Npl Victoria
- Heidelberg United have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Npl Victoria
- Heidelberg United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 48 | 52 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Dandenong Thunder | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Altona Magic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 10 | Hume City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 34 | -22 | 16 |
| 12 | Moreland City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -31 | 12 |
| 13 | Bentleigh Greens | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -37 | 10 |
