Dandenong Thunder will aim to utilise their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s adversaries. The home side are currently 14 points behind Oakleigh Cannons.
- Dandenong Thunder have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oakleigh Cannons have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Npl Victoria
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It's no vacation for neither Dandenong Thunder nor Oakleigh Cannons as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dandenong Thunder form and stats
The story so far in the Npl Victoria for Dandenong Thunder at their home stadium (George Andrews Reserve) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Dandenong, who played 0-0 against Oakleigh Cannons. That match was also played at this venue (George Andrews Reserve).
Before that game, the home loss against Heidelberg United with the scoreline 1-2.A decent goal production from Dandenong Thunder in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Oakleigh Cannons form and stats
The strength of Oakleigh Cannons on their travels this season is incredible with 18 points collected from 7 Npl Victoria away games. Oakleigh Cannons has 6-0-1 on the road, with 17 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Oakleigh Cannons has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Dandenong Thunder for a 0-0 draw.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Eastern Lions.The Oakleigh Cannons manager Taylor has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
The former head to head match ended Oakleigh Cannons - Dandenong 2-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Dandenong Thunder victories, zero draws and eight Oakleigh Cannons wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Dekker 11 goals |  J. Knowles 7 goals |  B. Mann 6 goals |
Dandenong Thunder missing players
Oakleigh Cannons missing players
| Dandenong Thunder | Oakleigh Cannons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 81% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 69% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 56% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 62% |
| 19% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 31% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 9.9 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 37% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 41% | 41% |
| 8.3 | 8.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6 | 7.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
- Dandenong Thunder have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oakleigh Cannons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oakleigh Cannons have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Oakleigh Cannons have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Npl Victoria
- Oakleigh Cannons have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Npl Victoria
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | South Melbourne | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Port Melbourne | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | Avondale Heights | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Bentleigh Greens | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 7 | Heidelberg United | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | Melbourne Knights | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Hume City | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -22 | 7 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -25 | 6 |
