Delightful dogfight as daring Bentleigh Greens duel with determined South Melbourne

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (5000 seats)

It's game day two of the Npl Victoria season and all to play for. Check out our exhaustive preview of Bentleigh Greens-South Melbourne!

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

L W W L L

Bentleigh Greens form and stats

The previous season, Bentleigh Greens's league statistics were 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, providing 3rd place in the Npl Victoria. During these 18 matches they scored 31 goals and conceded 22. Performing at their own stadium in the last season Bentleigh Greens managed 3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 12 conceded.

Bentleigh are confident in defense, having played 272 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Bentleigh Greens are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Avondale Heights.

In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Green Gully.

W L D D D

South Melbourne form and stats

Let's have a look at how South Melbourne performed last season in the Npl Victoria: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 7 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 19 and conceded 18 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 4 and lost 3 with 10/11 goals scored/conceded.

The fans enjoyed South Melbourne's previous fixture versus Heidelberg United (placed 13th), a 3-1 win played at home.

We have checked recent matches where Melbourne have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, three draws and two defeats.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the former ten meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Bentleigh Greens, four draws and four wins for South Melbourne. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Bentleigh GreensP. Waring
P. Waring
1 goals
South MelbourneH. Sawyer
H. Sawyer
1 goals
South MelbourneA. Webb
A. Webb
1 goals

Bentleigh Greens missing players

South Melbourne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bentleigh Greens South Melbourne
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 9
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 38%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Bentleigh Greens Last season South Melbourne
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 8   Played P   10 18
10 3   Won W   3 6
3 2   Drew D   4 7
5 3   Lost L   3 5
31 12   Scored S   10 19
22 12   Conceded C   11 18
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 94%
89% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 67%
56% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   20% 22%
33% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 11%
17% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 11%
56% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 56%
28% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 28%
22% 38%   Failed to Score F T   30% 22%
 
5.4 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.6
4.2 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5.2
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.3
3 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.5 10   Shots (avg) S (   8.4 8.8
3.9 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.5
44% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 30%
 
9.7 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 8.1
4.3 4.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne Knights 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 3
2 South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Green Gully 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 Dandenong Thunder 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Altona Magic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Avondale Heights 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bentleigh Greens 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Hume City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 St. Albans Saints 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Oakleigh Cannons 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Eastern Lions 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Heidelberg United 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Dandenong City 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0
Last season 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 18 12 5 1 39 15 10 7 2 1 20 10 8 5 3 0 19 5 24 41
2 Oakleigh Cannons 18 10 4 4 36 21 10 6 3 1 23 12 8 4 1 3 13 9 15 34
3 Bentleigh Greens 18 10 3 5 31 22 8 3 2 3 12 12 10 7 1 2 19 10 9 33
4 Hume City 18 9 4 5 35 21 9 6 2 1 21 6 9 3 2 4 14 15 14 31
5 Dandenong Thunder 18 8 4 6 30 25 9 5 2 2 18 12 9 3 2 4 12 13 5 28
6 Heidelberg United 18 7 6 5 23 22 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 4 3 2 13 11 1 27
7 Port Melbourne 18 7 5 6 28 19 9 3 3 3 14 9 9 4 2 3 14 10 9 26
8 Melbourne Knights 18 7 5 6 24 26 9 5 1 3 11 8 9 2 4 3 13 18 -2 26
9 South Melbourne 18 6 7 5 19 18 8 3 3 2 9 7 10 3 4 3 10 11 1 25
10 Green Gully 18 5 5 8 23 25 9 2 3 4 14 15 9 3 2 4 9 10 -2 20
11 Eastern Lions 18 4 3 11 18 34 8 2 1 5 7 13 10 2 2 6 11 21 -16 15
12 Altona Magic 18 2 8 8 19 32 10 1 5 4 11 17 8 1 3 4 8 15 -13 14
13 Dandenong City 18 3 5 10 20 36 10 2 3 5 13 18 8 1 2 5 7 18 -16 14
14 St. Albans Saints 18 2 4 12 10 39 8 1 1 6 4 18 10 1 3 6 6 21 -29 10

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne Knights 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 3
2 South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Green Gully 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 Dandenong Thunder 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Altona Magic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Avondale Heights 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bentleigh Greens 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Hume City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 St. Albans Saints 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Oakleigh Cannons 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Eastern Lions 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Heidelberg United 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Dandenong City 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

More from Australia - Npl Victoria

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.