Approaching the top teams is the target when these two mid-table teams battle it out. Both are trying to strenghten their league position, Green Gully in 5th and Bentleigh Greens in 7th spot.
- Green Gully have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Npl Victoria
- Bentleigh Greens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
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.
Green Gully form and stats
Green Gully have played 10 Npl Victoria games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Green Gully drew their last game, 0-0 away at South Melbourne (placed 1st).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Avondale Heights.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Green have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Green Gully are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games.
Bentleigh Greens form and stats
Bentleigh Greens have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Npl Victoria, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
Bentleigh Greens aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Chonos was the last player to find the net. 268 minutes! That's how long the Bentleigh goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Bentleigh Greens played 0-0 against Hume City in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to St. Albans Saints.The travelling fans enjoy Bentleigh Greens's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. For Bentleigh, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This duo met each other previously this match year: Bentleigh Greens - Green Gully 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (Green Gully wins - draws - Bentleigh Greens wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Waring 7 goals |  L. Jeggo 6 goals | N. Bonada 6 goals |
Green Gully missing players
Bentleigh Greens missing players
| Green Gully | Bentleigh Greens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 30 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 30 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 25 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 53% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 58% |
| 32% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 78% | 42% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 44% | 26% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 58% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 37% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 11.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13.4 | 12.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 35% | 32% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 32% |
| 8.2 | 8.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Bentleigh Greens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Green Gully have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Npl Victoria
- Green Gully haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 3 | Port Melbourne | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Avondale Heights | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Green Gully | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Bentleigh Greens | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 23 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 22 |
| 12 | Hume City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 13 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -24 | 13 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -33 | 6 |
