Dandenong Thunder host North Geelong Warriors as clear favourites: Full preview

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Sat 15.Jul
Match begins: 09:15 (UTC)
Venue: George Andrews Reserve (5000 seats)

Turn on the lights for Dandenong Thunder - North Geelong Warriors! Forget the ups and downs, this game should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Dandenong Thunder have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • North Geelong Warriors have the fewest scored goals (16) in Npl Victoria

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Dandenong Thunder form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Npl Victoria this season. Dandenong Thunder have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at George Andrews Reserve.

Dandenong are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-5 away versus Avondale Heights. As you see from the result above, Dandenong Thunder suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Ahead of that match, Dandenong Thunder lost 0-3 at home to Altona Magic.

Goal party? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 13 of the 17 latest league matches with this team has seen three goals or more.

Dandenong are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Dandenong Thunder with 24 goals conceded in these matches.

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North Geelong Warriors form and stats

There's been little loot from North Geelong Warriors's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the Npl Victoria. North Geelong Warriors only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.

North Geelong Warriors failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Melbourne Knights (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-3. Warriors did not look prepared in the first half against Melbourne Knights and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Green Gully's place.

Observe that 9 of this club's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.

The opposition has been scoring high and low on North Geelong Warriors's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 28 goals in 11 travels.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met previously this season: North Geelong Warriors - Dandenong 1-2. Stats for the former three meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Dandenong Thunder, one draw and one win for North Geelong Warriors. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Dandenong ThunderG. Damen
G. Damen
7 goals
DandenongG. Lino
G. Lino
5 goals
Dandenong ThunderK. Dover
K. Dover
3 goals

Dandenong Thunder missing players

North Geelong Warriors missing players

Dandenong Thunder North Geelong Warriors
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 11 21
7 2 2 Won W 1 2 4
3 2 2 Drew D 0 1 1
11 6 0 Lost L 3 8 16
34 14 10 Scored S 3 11 16
42 24 8 Conceded C 9 28 57
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 91% 86%
71% 70% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 82% 76%
43% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 55% 48%
33% 30% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 29%
62% 70% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 48%
24% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
19% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 43%
 
5.8 5.7 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 3.2 3.3
4.5 4.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.9 5.9
2.9 3.4 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.3 8.8 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 6 5.8
3.9 3.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 1.9 1.8
41% 41% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 52% 42%
 
7.2 8.2 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 9.9 11.3
3.4 4.1 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4.5 5.1
Key stats in Npl Victoria this season:
  • Dandenong Thunder have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Dandenong Thunder have scored more than double the goals of North Geelong Warriors.
  • Dandenong Thunder haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • North Geelong Warriors have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • North Geelong Warriors have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • North Geelong Warriors have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • North Geelong Warriors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • North Geelong Warriors have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Npl Victoria
  • North Geelong Warriors have the fewest scored goals (16) in Npl Victoria
  • North Geelong Warriors have the most conceded goals (57) in Npl Victoria
  • North Geelong Warriors have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Npl Victoria
  • North Geelong Warriors have the the worst goal difference (-41) in Npl Victoria
  • North Geelong Warriors haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 21 18 2 1 71 19 11 11 0 0 44 9 10 7 2 1 27 10 52 56
2 Oakleigh Cannons 21 16 3 2 54 19 11 9 1 1 32 10 10 7 2 1 22 9 35 51
3 South Melbourne 20 16 2 2 40 16 13 10 1 2 30 14 7 6 1 0 10 2 24 50
4 Melbourne Knights 21 11 5 5 41 26 11 6 3 2 23 12 10 5 2 3 18 14 15 38
5 Port Melbourne 21 11 4 6 44 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 11 6 1 4 26 16 17 37
6 Altona Magic 21 10 2 9 40 43 10 6 1 3 22 18 11 4 1 6 18 25 -3 32
7 Green Gully 21 10 1 10 47 37 11 6 0 5 27 23 10 4 1 5 20 14 10 31
8 Dandenong Thunder 21 7 3 11 34 42 10 2 2 6 14 24 11 5 1 5 20 18 -8 24
9 Hume City 21 5 6 10 28 32 10 2 3 5 9 13 11 3 3 5 19 19 -4 21
10 Heidelberg United 20 5 5 10 22 39 10 4 3 3 12 12 10 1 2 7 10 27 -17 20
11 St. Albans Saints 21 4 4 13 19 45 9 3 2 4 9 11 12 1 2 9 10 34 -26 16
12 Bentleigh Greens 21 4 2 15 21 42 10 1 1 8 9 23 11 3 1 7 12 19 -21 14
13 Moreland City 21 3 4 14 23 56 10 2 2 6 11 26 11 1 2 8 12 30 -33 13
14 North Geelong Warriors 21 4 1 16 16 57 10 2 0 8 5 29 11 2 1 8 11 28 -41 13

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.