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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Date: Sun 25.August
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: George Andrews Reserve (5000 seats)

Dandenong Thunder hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 21 points and a 12th position in the Npl Victoria table. Visiting Melbourne Knights holds 10th place with 31 pts.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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

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Dandenong Thunder form and stats

Dandenong Thunder's struggle is real here at George Andrews Reserve with only 7 points collected from 12 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 1-4-7.

The fans are hoping that Dandenong Thunder will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-6 away loss in the Npl Victoria game against Green Gully. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Pascoe Vale in a game that was won 2-1.

Dandenong Thunder has scored 16 goals at home this season, in 12 matches. As for conceded goals, Dandenong Thunder's unpleasant statistic is 16 goals surrendered.

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Melbourne Knights form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Melbourne Knights playing as the away team this season. It's a growing despair in Melbourne Knights as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Melbourne Knights failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Hume City that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that, the 2-5 home loss versus Adelaide United.

Melbourne Knights are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Melbourne Knights have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Melbourne Knights - Dandenong Thunder 3-3. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 2 - 1 - 0 (Dandenong Thunder wins - draws - Melbourne Knights wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

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Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played 3 12 25
5 1 0 Won 2 4 10
6 4 2 Drew 0 2 4
14 7 2 Lost 1 6 11
40 16 3 Scored 5 14 34
69 33 10 Conceded 4 20 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 88%
80% 75% 75% Over 2.5 67% 58% 52%
64% 58% 50% Over 3.5 33% 25% 24%
32% 25% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 12%
76% 75% 50% BTTS 67% 67% 60%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 8% 12%
24% 25% 50% Failed To Score 33% 25% 28%
 
3.5 2.8 1.8 Corners For (avg) 7.7 5.3 5.2
7.8 8.4 9 Corners Against (avg) 5.3 6.3 6.1
1.8 1.6 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.3 2.8 2.5
1 0 0 Red Cards 1 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • All of Dandenong Thunder's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Melbourne Knights's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Melbourne Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Dandenong Thunder
All Npl Victoria
All Home Away
15-06-19 NPL Altona Magic 3 - 2 Dandenong Thunder
22-06-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 2 - 5 Heidelberg United
28-06-19 NPL Bentleigh Greens 1 - 3 Dandenong Thunder
06-07-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 1 - 1 Dandenong City
13-07-19 NPL Port Melbourne 3 - 1 Dandenong Thunder
20-07-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 1 - 1 Avondale Heights
28-07-19 NPL South Melbourne 3 - 0 Dandenong Thunder
03-08-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 2 - 1 Pascoe Vale
17-08-19 NPL Green Gully 6 - 2 Dandenong Thunder
25-08-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 05:00 Melbourne Knights
Melbourne Knights
All Ffa Cup Npl Victoria Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-06-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 0 - 2 Dandenong City
29-06-19 NPL Port Melbourne 2 - 1 Melbourne Knights
05-07-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 2 - 0 Avondale Heights
14-07-19 NPL South Melbourne 1 - 1 Melbourne Knights
19-07-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 2 - 1 Pascoe Vale
27-07-19 NPL Green Gully 1 - 1 Melbourne Knights
02-08-19 NPL Kingston City 2 - 0 Melbourne Knights
07-08-19 FFA Melbourne Knights 2 - 5 Adelaide United
18-08-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 1 - 2 Hume City
25-08-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 05:00 Melbourne Knights

  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 Heidelberg United 25 16 4 5 50 28 13 7 4 2 25 13 12 9 0 3 25 15 22 52
2 Avondale Heights 25 15 5 5 60 29 13 9 1 3 31 13 12 6 4 2 29 16 31 50
3 Green Gully 25 12 8 5 55 37 13 5 5 3 32 24 12 7 3 2 23 13 18 44
4 Bentleigh Greens 25 13 4 8 47 42 12 9 1 2 27 16 13 4 3 6 20 26 5 43
5 Oakleigh Cannons 25 12 6 7 42 32 12 8 2 2 25 15 13 4 4 5 17 17 10 42
6 Hume City 25 12 5 8 40 32 12 8 1 3 23 12 13 4 4 5 17 20 8 41
7 South Melbourne 25 10 4 11 27 39 12 6 2 4 14 14 13 4 2 7 13 25 -12 34
8 Dandenong City 25 9 5 11 39 45 13 4 3 6 20 24 12 5 2 5 19 21 -6 32
9 Port Melbourne 25 8 7 10 39 34 12 5 4 3 22 14 13 3 3 7 17 20 5 31
10 Melbourne Knights 25 10 4 11 34 38 13 6 2 5 20 18 12 4 2 6 14 20 -4 31
11 Altona Magic 25 9 2 14 42 49 12 5 1 6 18 17 13 4 1 8 24 32 -7 29
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 25 5 6 14 40 69 12 1 4 7 16 33 13 4 2 7 24 36 -29 21
13 Kingston City 25 5 5 15 30 50 13 3 2 8 14 25 12 2 3 7 16 25 -20 20
14 Pascoe Vale 25 5 3 17 31 52 13 3 2 8 22 29 12 2 1 9 9 23 -21 18

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