Evenly matched teams: Bentleigh Greens vs Hume City match preview

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Sat 22.Jul
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (5000 seats)

Bentleigh Greens are trusting their home following to support them when playing this match hosting Hume City. Who will win at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex?

Insights:
  • Bentleigh Greens have the fewest points (4) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Hume City have scored at least twice as many goals away as Bentleigh Greens have scored home.

This looks to be an entertaining match with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Bentleigh Greens form and stats

With 1 Npl Victoria win, 1 draw and 9 defeats from their home games, Bentleigh Greens, who have the fewest points (4) at home in Npl Victoria, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Bentleigh are slowly digging their own grave here at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.

The Bentleigh Greens crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to South Melbourne here at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Oakleigh Cannons (1-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bentleigh Greens have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Bentleigh have scored {9 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. Bentleigh Greens have conceded 25 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Hume City form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Npl Victoria travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Hume City might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Green Gully proved too strong as Hume City slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at ABD Stadium Broadmeadows Valley Park.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus South Melbourne that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Hume in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Hume City, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Hume City's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hume City have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Hume City - Bentleigh 2-3. Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Bentleigh Greens won four, Hume City triumphed in five and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hume CityJ. Bingham
J. Bingham
7 goals
Hume CityJ. Rezai
J. Rezai
5 goals
BentleighC. Theodorakopoulos
C. Theodorakopoulos
4 goals

Bentleigh Greens missing players

Hume City missing players

Bentleigh Greens Hume City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 4 11 22
4 1 0 Won W 2 3 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 3 6
16 9 3 Lost L 2 5 11
21 9 1 Scored S 9 19 28
44 25 7 Conceded C 6 19 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
86% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 91% 73%
64% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 73% 50%
36% 45% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 45% 32%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 18%
59% 55% 33% BTTS BTTS 25% 64% 55%
5% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 9% 14%
36% 45% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 36%
 
5.5 5.7 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.2 3.7
5.3 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.6 6
2.2 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.9 2.9
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.4 8.8 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8 7.2
3.5 3.5 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 3.3
27% 24% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 43% 38%
 
11 11.2 14.7 Shots against (avg) S A 5.8 7.9 7.7
5.2 5.5 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 4.2 3.7
Key stats in Npl Victoria this season:
  • 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 home matches.
  • Bentleigh Greens have the fewest points (4) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Bentleigh Greens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hume City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hume City have scored at least twice as many goals away as Bentleigh Greens have scored home.
  • Hume City 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 22 18 3 1 72 20 11 11 0 0 44 9 11 7 3 1 28 11 52 57
2 South Melbourne 21 17 2 2 42 16 13 10 1 2 30 14 8 7 1 0 12 2 26 53
3 Oakleigh Cannons 22 16 3 3 54 21 11 9 1 1 32 10 11 7 2 2 22 11 33 51
4 Melbourne Knights 22 12 5 5 43 27 12 7 3 2 25 13 10 5 2 3 18 14 16 41
5 Port Melbourne 22 12 4 6 46 27 11 6 3 2 20 11 11 6 1 4 26 16 19 40
6 Altona Magic 22 11 2 9 44 44 10 6 1 3 22 18 12 5 1 6 22 26 0 35
7 Green Gully 22 11 1 10 48 37 11 6 0 5 27 23 11 5 1 5 21 14 11 34
8 Dandenong Thunder 22 8 3 11 40 42 11 3 2 6 20 24 11 5 1 5 20 18 -2 27
9 Hume City 22 5 6 11 28 33 11 2 3 6 9 14 11 3 3 5 19 19 -5 21
10 Heidelberg United 21 5 6 10 23 40 11 4 4 3 13 13 10 1 2 7 10 27 -17 21
11 St. Albans Saints 22 4 4 14 20 49 10 3 2 5 10 15 12 1 2 9 10 34 -29 16
12 Bentleigh Greens 22 4 2 16 21 44 11 1 1 9 9 25 11 3 1 7 12 19 -23 14
13 Moreland City 22 3 4 15 24 58 10 2 2 6 11 26 12 1 2 9 13 32 -34 13
14 North Geelong Warriors 22 4 1 17 16 63 10 2 0 8 5 29 12 2 1 9 11 34 -47 13

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.