This match features two teams living in the basement of the Npl Victoria, Eastern Lions holding 11th place and Dandenong City lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Eastern Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dandenong City have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Npl Victoria
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Eastern Lions form and stats
Overall Npl Victoria stats at home this season for Eastern Lions are 1-1-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Eastern are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Green Gully. Before that, Eastern Lions drew at home versus Altona Magic.
Eastern Lions are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. 7 goals have been conceded.
Dandenong City form and stats
Playing away, Dandenong City, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Npl Victoria, have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Npl Victoria this season. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Dandenong, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Dandenong Thunder game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Dandenong's previous game was their home loss versus Bentleigh Greens (1-2). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Melbourne Knights's place.
Dandenong City have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 5 goals have been scored. Dandenong struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Droustas 3 goals | G. Georgopoulos 3 goals | Z. Razuki 2 goals |
Eastern Lions missing players
Dandenong City missing players
| Eastern Lions | Dandenong City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 12.6 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 26% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 26% | 20% |
- Dandenong City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Dandenong City have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Npl Victoria
- Dandenong City have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Npl Victoria
- Dandenong City have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Npl Victoria
- Dandenong City have yet to win a game.
- Dandenong City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Avondale Heights | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Melbourne Knights | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Hume City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Green Gully | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Dandenong Thunder | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 12 | St. Albans Saints | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | -17 | 8 |
| 13 | Altona Magic | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Dandenong City | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 4 |