It's still early in the Npl Victoria season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Melbourne Knights - Altona Magic preview!
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.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
Two Npl Victoria home games so far for Melbourne Knights, who are yet to win here at Knights Stadium. Only 1 point so far. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Melbourne to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Melbourne in their previous match, an away game at Avondale Heights that ended in defeat 1-6. Preceding that match was the home game against Hume City that was lost 2-4.
Melbourne were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Melbourne Knights has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 7 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Altona Magic form and stats
No Npl Victoria points yet away for Altona Magic, from their first 3 matches. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Altona Magic's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Altona played 1-1 against South Melbourne in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Oakleigh Cannons wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Altona Magic's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Altona can't defend away. 10 goals have been scored by the opposition in 3 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Melbourne wins - draws - Altona Magic wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Melbourne Knights missing players
Altona Magic missing players
| Melbourne Knights | Altona Magic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 27 | 36 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 39% | 83% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 14% |
- All of Altona Magic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Melbourne Knights's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Altona Magic has the most conceded goals (10) away
- Altona Magic has the the worst goal difference (-11)
- Altona Magic has the the worst goal difference (-9) away
- Altona Magic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Altona Magic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Altona Magic have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Altona Magic have lost all their away matches so far.
- Altona Magic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melbourne Knights has the most conceded goals (16)
- Melbourne Knights has the most conceded goals (7) at home
- Melbourne Knights has the most conceded goals in the second half (10)
- Melbourne Knights has the most matches over the total-line (4)
- Melbourne Knights have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Melbourne Knights have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Melbourne Knights have scored more than double the goals of Altona Magic.
- Melbourne Knights have yet to win a game.
- Melbourne Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Melbourne Knights | Last season | Altona Magic | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 26 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 24 | 43 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Conceded | C | 32 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 54% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 77% | ||
| 27% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 38% | ||
| 15% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 46% | 27% | ||
| 62% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 69% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 27% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 27% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 279 | 134 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 272 | ||
| 115 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 116 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hume City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Avondale Heights | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | St. Albans Saints | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Green Gully | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Bentleigh Greens | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 12 | Dandenong City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 13 | Eastern Lions | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 14 | Altona Magic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 1 |