Open game expected at Green Gully Reserve: Green Gully vs Oakleigh Cannons preview

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Fri 20.May
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Green Gully Reserve (10000 seats)

A crucial match as both teams are battling for the top league positions. With Green Gully in 3rd position and Oakleigh Cannons at 2nd, this promises to be a thriling battle. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Green Gully have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Npl Victoria

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

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.

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Green Gully form and stats

This stadium, Green Gully Reserve, has been a fortress for Green Gully in the Npl Victoria so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-0-1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Green has won four games in a row. The St. Albans Saints match was the last time out without a victory.

Green Gully are confident in defense, having played 406 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Green Gully's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Dandenong Thunder (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

This is expected to be a close game, with Green Gully perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Green Gully as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Green Gully has won 3 of these, drawn 5 and lost 7.

A decent goal production from Green in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Green Gully have only let in 3 goals at home.

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Oakleigh Cannons form and stats

Playing away, Oakleigh Cannons have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Npl Victoria this season. Oakleigh have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.

Oakleigh Cannons play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Hume City (placed 13th).

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Oakleigh Cannons in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Oakleigh Cannons, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Oakleigh manager Taylor as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Melbourne Knights.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Oakleigh Cannons are regular goalscorers on their travels.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Oakleigh Cannons - Green Gully 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Green five wins, one draw and Oakleigh Cannons four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Green GullyA. Salmon
A. Salmon
12 goals
Oakleigh CannonsM. Thurtell
M. Thurtell
9 goals
Oakleigh CannonsJ. Knowles
J. Knowles
8 goals

Green Gully missing players

Oakleigh Cannons missing players

Green Gully Oakleigh Cannons
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 0 5 12
8 6 0 Won W 0 4 9
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
20 12 0 Scored S 0 12 29
12 3 2 Conceded C 0 5 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
69% 57% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 92%
46% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 80% 75%
23% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 42%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 25%
23% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 67%
46% 71% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 25%
31% 14% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 8%
 
6.4 7.3 12 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.4 5.2
4.1 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.4 4.6
2.5 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 12.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12.2 11.5
4.3 4.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.6 4.8
36% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 52% 51%
 
7.6 7.9 5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5 7.5
3.5 3.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1.8 2.5
Key stats in Npl Victoria this season:
  • All of Oakleigh Cannons's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Green Gully have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Green Gully have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Npl Victoria
  • Green Gully haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 (5) away in Npl Victoria
  • Oakleigh Cannons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Oakleigh Cannons is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 13 11 1 1 35 10 6 6 0 0 22 4 7 5 1 1 13 6 25 34
2 Oakleigh Cannons 12 9 1 2 29 14 7 5 1 1 17 9 5 4 0 1 12 5 15 28
3 Green Gully 13 8 1 4 20 12 7 6 0 1 12 3 6 2 1 3 8 9 8 25
4 Port Melbourne 13 7 4 2 18 12 6 4 1 1 8 4 7 3 3 1 10 8 6 25
5 Avondale Heights 13 7 1 5 26 19 6 3 1 2 8 5 7 4 0 3 18 14 7 22
6 Bentleigh Greens 13 7 1 5 23 18 7 5 1 1 11 4 6 2 0 4 12 14 5 22
7 Dandenong Thunder 13 5 3 5 20 20 7 3 3 1 13 11 6 2 0 4 7 9 0 18
8 Altona Magic 13 5 2 6 11 11 6 2 1 3 3 5 7 3 1 3 8 6 0 17
9 St. Albans Saints 13 5 2 6 14 21 6 1 1 4 5 14 7 4 1 2 9 7 -7 17
10 Heidelberg United 13 5 1 7 22 21 6 1 1 4 5 11 7 4 0 3 17 10 1 16
11 Melbourne Knights 12 5 0 7 18 18 6 3 0 3 9 10 6 2 0 4 9 8 0 15
12 Dandenong City 13 1 4 8 9 29 7 1 2 4 5 20 6 0 2 4 4 9 -20 7
13 Hume City 13 1 3 9 14 31 7 1 1 5 10 17 6 0 2 4 4 14 -17 6
14 Eastern Lions 13 1 2 10 12 35 6 0 0 6 6 20 7 1 2 4 6 15 -23 5

Read more about Npl Victoria

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.