It's early days in the Npl Victoria and both Dandenong City and Heidelberg United are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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.
Dandenong City form and stats
Two Npl Victoria home games so far for Dandenong City, who are yet to win here at FrankHolohan Soccer Centre. Only 1 point so far.
Heartbreak before that as Dandenong City lost 1-2 at Hume City's place.
At FrankHolohan Soccer Centre, Dandenong City has the goal stats of 1-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Heidelberg United form and stats
Heidelberg United are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Npl Victoria, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). Heidelberg United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Before that, Heidelberg United secured a home win against Altona Magic with the score 3-1.
The Heidelberg United manager G. Katsakis has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. As for defending, Heidelberg United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Dandenong City-Heidelberg United H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Dandenong City zero wins, Heidelberg United two wins, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Dandenong City missing players
Heidelberg United missing players
| Dandenong City | Heidelberg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 36 | 52 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 40% | 45% |
- Heidelberg United has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Heidelberg United has the most dropped points from leading position (6)
| Dandenong City | Last season | Heidelberg United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Scored | S | 28 | 54 | ||
| 47 | 24 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 81% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 81% | ||
| 58% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 50% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 33% | ||
| 38% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 26% | ||
| 65% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 59% | ||
| 19% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 37% | ||
| 19% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 7% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 288 | 157 | Total Shots | T S | 194 | 380 | ||
| 119 | 64 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 173 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hume City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | St. Albans Saints | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Dandenong Thunder | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Avondale Heights | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Green Gully | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 11 | Melbourne Knights | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | Dandenong City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 13 | Eastern Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 0 |
| 14 | Altona Magic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 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 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 55 |
| 2 | Avondale Heights | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 34 | 53 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 45 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 43 |
| 6 | Hume City | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Dandenong City | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -15 | 34 |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 | Altona Magic | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 36 | -26 | 24 |
| 13 | Kingston | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -16 | 23 |
| 14 | Pascoe Vale | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 21 |