The visiting Avondale Heights side should be favourites in this visit to Dandenong Thunder, as the away team holds a 29 point advantage from their 22 league games this season.
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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Dandenong Thunder form and stats
Dandenong Thunder's struggle is real here at George Andrews Reserve with only 4 points collected from 11 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 0-4-7. Dandenong Thunder are slowly digging their own grave here at George Andrews Reserve with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eleven attempts. The last victory here came in the Hume City match.The points were shared in Dandenong Thunder's previous game, also at home. Visiting Avondale Heights travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Port Melbourne.
The Dandenong Thunder fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Dandenong Thunder have allowed the opposition to score 32 goals here at George Andrews Reserve.
Avondale Heights form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Npl Victoria, on their travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.Avondale Heights are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Dandenong Thunder. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Hume City.
The Avondale Heights manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 10 matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Avondale Heights in these games.
Head 2 Head
Dandenong Thunder and Avondale Heights have met before this season: Dandenong Thunder - Avondale Heights 1-1. Last four meetings between the teams: Dandenong Thunder won 0, Avondale Heights won 3 and 1 draw. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Dandenong Thunder missing players
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| Dandenong Thunder | Avondale Heights | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Won | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | 14 | 6 | Scored | 12 | 24 | 53 |
| 59 | 32 | 15 | Conceded | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 68% |
| 68% | 64% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 32% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 67% | 30% | 18% |
| 77% | 73% | 75% | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 10% | 27% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Failed To Score | 0% | 10% | 9% |
| 3.6 | 3 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | 2.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 7.7 | 8.4 | 6.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- All of Avondale Heights's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Dandenong Thunder's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Avondale Heights haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Dandenong Thunder have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Dandenong Thunder have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Dandenong Thunder have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Dandenong Thunder have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Dandenong Thunder have yet to win a game at home.
- Dandenong Thunder haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Dandenong Thunder
| 15-06-19 | | Altona Magic | 3 - 2 | Dandenong Thunder |
| 22-06-19 | | Dandenong Thunder | 2 - 5 | Heidelberg United |
| 28-06-19 | | Bentleigh Greens | 1 - 3 | Dandenong Thunder |
| 06-07-19 | | Dandenong Thunder | 1 - 1 | Dandenong City |
| 13-07-19 | | Port Melbourne | 3 - 1 | Dandenong Thunder |
| 20-07-19 | | Dandenong Thunder | 1 - 1 | Avondale Heights |
| 28-07-19 | | South Melbourne | 06:00 | Dandenong Thunder |
| 03-08-19 | | Dandenong Thunder | 09:00 | Pascoe Vale |
| 17-08-19 | | Green Gully | 05:00 | Dandenong Thunder |
| 25-08-19 | | Dandenong Thunder | 05:00 | Melbourne Knights |
Avondale Heights
| 16-06-19 | | South Melbourne | 0 - 3 | Avondale Heights |
| 21-06-19 | | Pascoe Vale | 2 - 5 | Avondale Heights |
| 29-06-19 | | Avondale Heights | 1 - 2 | Green Gully |
| 05-07-19 | | Melbourne Knights | 2 - 0 | Avondale Heights |
| 13-07-19 | | Avondale Heights | 3 - 0 | Hume City |
| 20-07-19 | | Dandenong Thunder | 1 - 1 | Avondale Heights |
| 27-07-19 | | Oakleigh Cannons | 09:30 | Avondale Heights |
| 03-08-19 | | Altona Magic | 08:00 | Avondale Heights |
| 17-08-19 | | Avondale Heights | 05:15 | Heidelberg United |
| 25-08-19 | | Bentleigh Greens | 03:00 | Avondale Heights |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Avondale Heights | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 41 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Hume City | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Oakleigh Cannons | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Melbourne Knights | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Port Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Altona Magic | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 28 |
| 11 | Dandenong City | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Kingston | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -17 | 16 |
| 12 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -23 | 18 |
| 13 | Pascoe Vale | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 17 |
| 14 | Kingston City | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -20 | 16 |