After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Melbourne Knights and Heidelberg United in this fresh Npl Victoria season. Read our match preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
Melbourne Knights are yet to win a home game, having collected 1 point from their first two Npl Victoria games here at Knights Stadium. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Melbourne Knights to get some points in this home game.
Melbourne Knights are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-6 away versus Avondale Heights. Before that game, the home loss against Hume City with the scoreline 2-4.
Melbourne Knights 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.
Heidelberg United form and stats
2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Heidelberg United playing as the away team in the Npl Victoria this season.
Two travels in a row for Heidelberg United, whose manager G. Katsakis could celebrate last time after the Npl Victoria win against Dandenong City. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Green Gully's place.
The travelling fans enjoy Heidelberg United's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, Heidelberg United have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Melbourne Knights zero wins, one draw and Heidelberg United two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Melbourne Knights missing players
Heidelberg United missing players
| Melbourne Knights | Heidelberg United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 46 | 62 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 18 | 23 |
| 39% | 83% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 43% |
- All of Melbourne Knights's home-matches have had more than 4,5 goals.
- Heidelberg United has the most dropped points from leading position (6)
- Heidelberg United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Heidelberg United 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 yet to win a game.
- Melbourne Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Melbourne Knights | Last season | Heidelberg United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 28 | 54 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 81% | ||
| 54% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 27% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 33% | ||
| 15% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 26% | ||
| 62% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 59% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 37% | ||
| 27% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 7% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 279 | 134 | Total Shots | T S | 194 | 380 | ||
| 115 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 173 | ||
| 30% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 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 | St. Albans Saints | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 |