Data, trends, results, form details, head to head, team selections and much more: Here's all you must know on Melbourne Knights - Dandenong Thunder!
- Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dandenong Thunder haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Melbourne Knights and Dandenong Thunder should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
When playing at home in the Npl Victoria, Melbourne Knights have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.
Happy days for Melbourne Knights in their previous game, a fixture away at Eastern Lions (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Sweet to taste a league victory after four games without.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hume City (1-3).Betting people might want to know that 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
The Melbourne fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Melbourne Knights have conceded 15 from these games.
Dandenong Thunder form and stats
5 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Dandenong Thunder playing as the away team in the Npl Victoria this season.
Dandenong Thunder delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Bentleigh Greens (placed 5th) in their previous game. Drawing 2-2 against Bentleigh Greens after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Korcari needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.
Prior to that match, the Dandenong manager Korcari faced defeat when travelling to South Melbourne and losing 1-2.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dandenong Thunder have scored 14 goals in 11 league games away. 14 goals have been conceded by Dandenong Thunder in these games.
Head 2 Head
Dandenong Thunder - Melbourne 3-1 was the output when these contenders previously met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between these sides: Melbourne Knights won one, Dandenong Thunder were winners in seven and we saw two draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides have sometimes been a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  G. Albano 9 goals |  B. Mann 6 goals | M. Sumaoro 5 goals |
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| Melbourne Knights | Dandenong Thunder | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 32 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 82% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 29% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 27% |
| 14% | 10% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 59% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 18% |
| 24% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 27% |
| 6.4 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 8.1 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 41% | 48% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 35% |
| 10 | 9.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 4 |
- Dandenong Thunder haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Melbourne Knights have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 36 | 53 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 48 |
| 3 | Port Melbourne | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Avondale Heights | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Heidelberg United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -14 | 23 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -17 | 23 |
| 12 | Hume City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -28 | 17 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -42 | 6 |
