Green Gully will plan to use their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s adversaries. The team playing at home are currently 22 points behind Avondale Heights.
- Green Gully have the most points from losing position (12) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the most scored goals (61) in Npl Victoria
This is a local derby, usually meaning extra tension and significance.
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!
Green Gully form and stats
5-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Npl Victoria numbers at home for Green Gully so far this season. Green has recorded two wins in a row here at Green Gully Reserve, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Green Gully's previous game was also played at home, ending 5-2 versus Altona Magic (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A goal frenzy last time out for Green Gully, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Altona Magic. Fun stuff to watch! Waring was absolutely essential when Green Gully beat Altona Magic 5-2, scoring four goals.
Before that match, a win away at Port Melbourne.Lots of goals and action? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 12 of the 15 latest league matches with this side has had at least three goals.
Green are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (24 goals in 9 games).
Avondale Heights form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Npl Victoria. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Green Gully.
271 minutes! That's how long the Avondale Heights goalkeeper Thomas Manos and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Avondale play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Moreland City (placed 12th).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs North Geelong Warriors.Take note that 16 of this team's 18 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Avondale Heights are a potent attacking force on the road with their 22 goals in 8 league games. As opposed to that, Avondale Heights have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Green and Avondale Heights have duelled previously this season: Avondale Heights - Green Gully 3-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Green Gully two wins, one draw and Avondale Heights seven victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Waring 13 goals |   S. Zinni 9 goals | L. Boland 9 goals |
Green Gully missing players
Avondale Heights missing players
| Green Gully | Avondale Heights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | 24 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | 61 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 67% | 78% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 62% | 61% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 39% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 12.7 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 54% | 53% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 48% | 50% |
| 7.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
- Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Avondale Heights have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the most scored goals (61) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the the best goal difference (+13) away in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have the the best goal difference (+44) in Npl Victoria
- Avondale Heights have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Avondale Heights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Green Gully have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Green Gully have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Green Gully have the most points from losing position (12) in Npl Victoria
- Green Gully 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 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 44 | 49 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 27 |
| 7 | Dandenong Thunder | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Altona Magic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 10 | Hume City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 34 | -22 | 16 |
| 12 | Moreland City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -31 | 12 |
| 13 | Bentleigh Greens | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -37 | 10 |
