Heidelberg United are placed 4th so far, while Melbourne Knights are lagging 2 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?
- Heidelberg United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npl Victoria
- Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Heidelberg United form and stats
3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Npl Victoria numbers at home for Heidelberg United so far this season.
Heidelberg United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Dandenong City (3-4). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Ahead of that match, Heidelberg won a home game hosting Green Gully (1-0).Heidelberg United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. From these home matches, Heidelberg United have conceded only 5 goals.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Melbourne Knights playing as the away team in the Npl Victoria this season.
Melbourne failed to get anything from their last game, a Npl Victoria home match vs Avondale Heights (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-2.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hume City at their stadium, the result 3-2.Melbourne are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Melbourne have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Heidelberg United and Melbourne Knights have met before this season: Melbourne Knights - Heidelberg 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Heidelberg United seven wins, three draws and Melbourne Knights zero victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Albano 6 goals | A. Webb 5 goals |  L. Ninkovic 3 goals |
Heidelberg United missing players
Melbourne Knights missing players
| Heidelberg United | Melbourne Knights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 60% |
| 20% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 13% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 60% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 27% |
| 13% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 9.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7 | 8 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 36% | 37% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 48% | 42% |
- Heidelberg United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Npl Victoria
- Heidelberg United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Heidelberg United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Melbourne Knights have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Melbourne Knights have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Melbourne Knights 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Hume City | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Green Gully | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Altona Magic | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 10 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 10 |
| 14 | St. Albans Saints | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 10 |