Both these teams have had some difficulties so far, but three points in this key match would definitely help. Prepare for Melbourne Knights - Dandenong City!
- Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dandenong City have the fewest scored goals (9) in Npl Victoria
The hosts Melbourne Knights saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary. This match was also played here at Knights Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Dandenong City have had more rest.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
The Npl Victoria results playing at home this season for Melbourne Knights are 3-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Melbourne Knights hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Heidelberg United, Hume City, Eastern Lions and Melbourne Knights), they have won 2 of 3 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Melbourne Knights to get some points in this home game.
Melbourne haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 248 minutes ago. Albano scored that one.
Melbourne Knights's previous fixture was a Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary game also played at their home, ending 1-0 against Collingwood City. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
Preceding that match was the home Npl Victoria game against Port Melbourne that was lost 0-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Melbourne Knights, as the Npl Victoria home game vs Oakleigh Cannons is only four days away.
Melbourne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Knights Stadium with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Melbourne Knights have conceded 10 from these games.
Dandenong City form and stats
There's been little loot from Dandenong City's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Npl Victoria. Dandenong City only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Dandenong City, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Hume City game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Dandenong lost away at Bentleigh Greens (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A 0-1 loss hosting South Melbourne before that.The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dandenong City struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dandenong City - Melbourne 0-5. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Melbourne Knights three wins, zero draws and Dandenong City two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Albano 7 goals |   N. Kalmar 6 goals |
Melbourne Knights missing players
Dandenong City missing players
| Melbourne Knights | Dandenong City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 77% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 33% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 1.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9.2 | 7.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.3 | 8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.8 | 8.7 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 24% |
| 10.5 | 9.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.3 | 13.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
- Dandenong City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Dandenong City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dandenong City have the fewest scored goals (9) in Npl Victoria
- Dandenong City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Npl Victoria
- Dandenong City have yet to win a game away.
- Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Melbourne Knights have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Dandenong City have scored away.
- 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 | 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 |
