Football betting preview: Melbourne Knights vs Avondale Heights

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 08:30 (UTC)
Venue: Knights Stadium (7032 seats)

After the first set of fixtures it's Melbourne Knights - Avondale Heights 3-1 in points. Who will prevail in this second Npl Victoria fixture of the season?

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.

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!

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Melbourne Knights form and stats

The season before, Melbourne Knights's league results were 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, providing 8th place in the Npl Victoria. During these 18 matches they scored 24 goals and conceded 26. Appearing as the host team in the former season Melbourne Knights produced 5-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 11 goals and 8 conceded.

A strong away win for Melbourne Knights against Dandenong City the last match.

Prior to that, an away loss at Dandenong City.

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Avondale Heights form and stats

Let's have a look at how Avondale Heights performed last season in the Npl Victoria: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 39 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 0 with 19/5 goals scored/conceded.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-1 against Bentleigh Greens in their previous game.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Melbourne Knights wins - draws - Avondale Heights wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Melbourne Knights missing players

Avondale Heights missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Melbourne Knights Avondale Heights
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 11
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
83% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 4
1 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
Melbourne Knights Last season Avondale Heights
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 9   Played P   8 18
7 5   Won W   5 12
5 1   Drew D   3 5
6 3   Lost L   0 1
24 11   Scored S   19 39
26 8   Conceded C   5 15
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
78% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 100%
56% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 56%
28% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 28%
11% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 11%
61% 44%   BTTS BTTS   50% 56%
22% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 39%
17% 22%   Failed to Score F T   0% 6%
 
4.3 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.7 5.3
4.7 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 3.6
2.1 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
8.9 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.7 12.4
3.6 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.4 5.7
37% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   47% 39%
 
9.6 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   7.4 6.9
3.8 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.7 2.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne Knights 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 3
2 South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Green Gully 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 Dandenong Thunder 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Altona Magic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Avondale Heights 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bentleigh Greens 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Hume City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 St. Albans Saints 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Oakleigh Cannons 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Eastern Lions 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Heidelberg United 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Dandenong City 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0
Last season 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 12 5 1 39 15 10 7 2 1 20 10 8 5 3 0 19 5 24 41
2 Oakleigh Cannons 18 10 4 4 36 21 10 6 3 1 23 12 8 4 1 3 13 9 15 34
3 Bentleigh Greens 18 10 3 5 31 22 8 3 2 3 12 12 10 7 1 2 19 10 9 33
4 Hume City 18 9 4 5 35 21 9 6 2 1 21 6 9 3 2 4 14 15 14 31
5 Dandenong Thunder 18 8 4 6 30 25 9 5 2 2 18 12 9 3 2 4 12 13 5 28
6 Heidelberg United 18 7 6 5 23 22 9 3 3 3 10 11 9 4 3 2 13 11 1 27
7 Port Melbourne 18 7 5 6 28 19 9 3 3 3 14 9 9 4 2 3 14 10 9 26
8 Melbourne Knights 18 7 5 6 24 26 9 5 1 3 11 8 9 2 4 3 13 18 -2 26
9 South Melbourne 18 6 7 5 19 18 8 3 3 2 9 7 10 3 4 3 10 11 1 25
10 Green Gully 18 5 5 8 23 25 9 2 3 4 14 15 9 3 2 4 9 10 -2 20
11 Eastern Lions 18 4 3 11 18 34 8 2 1 5 7 13 10 2 2 6 11 21 -16 15
12 Altona Magic 18 2 8 8 19 32 10 1 5 4 11 17 8 1 3 4 8 15 -13 14
13 Dandenong City 18 3 5 10 20 36 10 2 3 5 13 18 8 1 2 5 7 18 -16 14
14 St. Albans Saints 18 2 4 12 10 39 8 1 1 6 4 18 10 1 3 6 6 21 -29 10

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne Knights 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 3
2 South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Green Gully 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 Dandenong Thunder 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Altona Magic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Avondale Heights 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bentleigh Greens 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Hume City 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Port Melbourne 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 St. Albans Saints 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Oakleigh Cannons 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Eastern Lions 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Heidelberg United 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
14 Dandenong City 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0

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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.