This match features two teams living in the basement of the Npl Victoria, Eastern Lions holding 11th place and Altona Magic lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Eastern Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Altona Magic is in the worst form (0-1-5)
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!
Eastern Lions form and stats
The story so far in the Npl Victoria for Eastern Lions at their home stadium (Gardiners Creek Reserve) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Eastern has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Puscasu and the players.
Eastern faced defeat in their previous match, away at Oakleigh Cannons (1-4). Ahead of that match, Eastern Lions lost 0-1 at home to Heidelberg United.
Eastern has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Altona Magic form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Npl Victoria for Altona Magic, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Npl Victoria, with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Melbourne Knights wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Altona Magic has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Droustas 3 goals | G. Georgopoulos 2 goals | A. Fabris 1 goals |
Eastern Lions missing players
Altona Magic missing players
| Eastern Lions | Altona Magic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 89% |
| 89% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 11% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 9.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 27% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 24% |
- Altona Magic have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Npl Victoria
- Altona Magic have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Npl Victoria
- Altona Magic have yet to win a game.
- Altona Magic is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Eastern Lions have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Eastern Lions have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Altona Magic have scored away.
- Eastern Lions 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 | South Melbourne | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Avondale Heights | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Melbourne Knights | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Hume City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Bentleigh Greens | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Green Gully | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Port Melbourne | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | St. Albans Saints | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -14 | 8 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 4 |
| 14 | Altona Magic | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 4 |