Melbourne Knights are ready to battle it out with Bentleigh Greens in this Npl Victoria game. Everything you can know about the fixture can be found right here!
- Bentleigh Greens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (-1) in Npl Victoria
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It's no vacation for neither Melbourne Knights nor Bentleigh Greens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Npl Victoria game of the season here at Knights Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses from Melbourne Knights's 9 home games. Melbourne Knights has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Bebic and the players.
Kolic was the last player to score a league goal for Melbourne Knights and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Melbourne haven't scored in 183 minutes.
The Melbourne Knights crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Bentleigh Greens here at Knights Stadium.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at South Melbourne.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Melbourne have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost five.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Melbourne Knights at home in the league. 0 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Bentleigh Greens form and stats
Bentleigh Greens have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Npl Victoria were 7 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats from 10 fixtures.
Two away matches in a row for Bentleigh Greens, whose manager Tolios could celebrate last time after the win against Melbourne Knights.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Heidelberg United.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bentleigh Greens playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were three Bentleigh Greens wins, one draw and two defeats.
1 goal so far away for Bentleigh Greens, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Melbourne Knights won two games, one match ended with a tie and Bentleigh Greens have seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  A. Frangie 2 goals |  P. Waring 2 goals | M. Sumaoro 1 goals |
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| Melbourne Knights | Bentleigh Greens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 7.2 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.5 | 7.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 62% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 38% |
| 7.2 | 4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Bentleigh Greens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (-1) in Npl Victoria
| Melbourne Knights | Last season | Bentleigh Greens | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 19 | 31 | ||
| 26 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 56% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 33% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | ||
| 61% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 28% | ||
| 17% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 22% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | ||
| 9.6 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | St. Albans Saints | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Avondale Heights | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Melbourne Knights | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Eastern Lions | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bentleigh Greens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Dandenong City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Hume City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Altona Magic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Heidelberg United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 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 |
