Npl Victoria match prediction: Little separates Bentleigh Greens and Oakleigh Cannons in quality

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Mon 25.July
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (5000 seats)

Kingston Heath Soccer Complex: Sound the horn for a football party when Bentleigh Greens engage Oakleigh Cannons. All the latest on the match here!

Insights:
  • Bentleigh Greens have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Npl Victoria

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bentleigh Greens form and stats

Bentleigh Greens are steadily winning Npl Victoria games and points here at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex. 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games.

Bentleigh Greens's previous match was a Ffa Cup game also played at home, finishing 2-1 versus Broadmeadow Magic. The home side hope to to build on that result.

2-2 away at Dandenong Thunder before that.

A decent goal production from Bentleigh Greens in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. Bentleigh Greens have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Oakleigh Cannons form and stats

Oakleigh Cannons's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Oakleigh Cannons collect 25 points from their 11 away matches in the Npl Victoria. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Two away games in a row for Oakleigh, whose boss Taylor could celebrate last time after the Ffa Cup win against Bonnyrigg White Eagles. That loss was their first after four consecutive league games winning points.

It was a Npl Victoria defeat before that one as the away game against South Melbourne wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

Take note that 12 of this team's 16 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.

A new game in only four days for Oakleigh Cannons, the Npl Victoria home match versus Melbourne Knights. Busy days.

Oakleigh Cannons have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 24 goals from 11 away matches. Oakleigh are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides meet this season, as the history books show this recent match: Oakleigh Cannons - Bentleigh Greens 1-0. Numbers for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: six wins for Bentleigh Greens, two draws and two wins for Oakleigh Cannons. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Oakleigh CannonsW. Dekker
W. Dekker
14 goals
Oakleigh CannonsJ. Guest
J. Guest
9 goals
Oakleigh CannonsD. Clark
D. Clark
8 goals

Bentleigh Greens missing players

Oakleigh Cannons missing players

Bentleigh Greens Oakleigh Cannons
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 4 11 22
10 7 1 Won W 2 8 15
6 3 0 Drew D 1 1 3
6 1 1 Lost L 1 2 4
39 17 5 Scored S 6 24 52
27 6 3 Conceded C 4 9 22
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 95%
73% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 86%
64% 45% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 73% 73%
45% 9% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 41%
23% 9% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 27%
55% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 45% 59%
41% 64% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 36% 32%
18% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 27% 14%
 
5.1 5.2 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.1 5.2
4.1 3.4 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.5 4.9
1.6 1.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.4 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.4 11.5 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.7 12
5.1 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.4 5.5
35% 32% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 41% 43%
 
9.1 8.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 6.8 7.5
3.8 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.2 2.4
Key stats in Npl Victoria this season:
  • Bentleigh Greens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bentleigh Greens have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Bentleigh Greens have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Oakleigh Cannons have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons have the most points (25) away in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Npl Victoria

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 South Melbourne 23 18 2 3 56 18 12 11 1 0 34 7 11 7 1 3 22 11 38 56
2 Oakleigh Cannons 22 15 3 4 52 22 11 7 2 2 28 13 11 8 1 2 24 9 30 48
3 Port Melbourne 22 13 5 4 38 21 11 6 2 3 18 11 11 7 3 1 20 10 17 44
4 Green Gully 22 12 3 7 34 24 12 7 1 4 16 14 10 5 2 3 18 10 10 39
5 Heidelberg United 23 12 3 8 43 36 11 5 2 4 20 19 12 7 1 4 23 17 7 39
6 Avondale Heights 22 11 4 7 43 31 11 5 2 4 19 15 11 6 2 3 24 16 12 37
7 Bentleigh Greens 22 10 6 6 39 27 11 7 3 1 17 6 11 3 3 5 22 21 12 36
8 Dandenong Thunder 23 9 5 9 32 32 11 3 5 3 16 17 12 6 0 6 16 15 0 32
9 Melbourne Knights 22 8 2 12 32 34 11 5 1 5 16 17 11 3 1 7 16 17 -2 26
10 Altona Magic 23 7 2 14 16 32 11 3 1 7 6 16 12 4 1 7 10 16 -16 23
11 St. Albans Saints 22 6 5 11 17 34 11 1 3 7 5 19 11 5 2 4 12 15 -17 23
12 Hume City 23 5 4 14 30 47 12 3 1 8 18 25 11 2 3 6 12 22 -17 19
13 Dandenong City 23 4 5 14 21 53 11 2 2 7 10 30 12 2 3 7 11 23 -32 17
14 Eastern Lions 22 1 3 18 15 57 11 0 0 11 6 30 11 1 3 7 9 27 -42 6

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.