Football betting preview: Melbourne Knights vs Kingston

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Date: Fri 03.May
Match begins: 09:45 (UTC)
Venue: Knights Stadium (15000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 13th place in the table will show on the pitch.

The visiting Kingston played their last game only four days ago, a Npl Victoria match. That match was played in the comfort of their own home stadium, hosting Bentleigh Greens. There's been little rest and some travel, but Kingston will do their best.

This pitch has grass, which is not Kingston's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Kingston have performed like this: Played four matches resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 8-7 (scored/conceded).

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Melbourne Knights form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Melbourne Knights are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses).

Melbourne Knights's last game was hosting Green Gully and winning 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Pascoe Vale and winning 3-1.

Melbourne Knights have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Knights Stadium with 7 goals in 4 matches. Melbourne Knights have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Kingston form and stats

Playing away, Kingston have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season. With the Kingston losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Kingston are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Npl Victoria home defeat versus Bentleigh Greens with 3-4 on the scoreboard. A 0-4 loss hosting Green Gully before that.

Kingston have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, 4 away games. For Kingston, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

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Melbourne Knights missing players

Kingston missing players

Melbourne Knights Kingston
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
10 5 0 Played 2 4 10
7 4 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
3 1 0 Lost 2 3 7
19 11 0 Scored 3 4 11
13 7 0 Conceded 5 9 23
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 75% 90%
90% 80% 0% Over 1.5 100% 75% 80%
60% 60% 0% Over 2.5 100% 75% 70%
30% 40% 0% Over 3.5 50% 50% 50%
20% 40% 0% Over 4.5 50% 50% 30%
60% 60% 0% BTTS 100% 75% 70%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 20%
20% 20% 0% Failed To Score 0% 25% 20%
 
4.8 4.4 0 Corners For (avg) 2.5 4 5
5.4 5.8 0 Corners Against (avg) 6.5 6 6.7
3.1 2.8 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 3.5 2.3 2
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 2
Key stats this season:
  • Melbourne Knights hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Kingston is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

Melbourne Knights
22-03-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 3 - 2 Port Melbourne
30-03-19 NPL Avondale Heights 2 - 1 Melbourne Knights
05-04-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 0 - 1 South Melbourne
12-04-19 NPL Pascoe Vale 1 - 3 Melbourne Knights
26-04-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 2 - 1 Green Gully
03-05-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 09:45 Kingston
11-05-19 NPL Hume City 07:30 Melbourne Knights
17-05-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 07:45 Dandenong Thunder
24-05-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 07:45 Oakleigh Cannons
01-06-19 NPL Altona Magic 06:00 Melbourne Knights
Kingston
23-03-19 NPL Kingston 1 - 2 Altona Magic
29-03-19 NPL Pascoe Vale 4 - 1 Kingston
05-04-19 NPL Heidelberg United 3 - 2 Kingston
15-04-19 NPL Kingston 0 - 4 Green Gully
29-04-19 NPL Kingston 3 - 4 Bentleigh Greens
03-05-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 09:45 Kingston
10-05-19 NPL Dandenong City 10:30 Kingston
20-05-19 NPL Kingston 08:30 Hume City
27-05-19 NPL Kingston 08:30 Port Melbourne
01-06-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 07:00 Kingston

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Avondale Heights 9 8 1 0 30 10 6 6 0 0 20 6 3 2 1 0 10 4 20 25
2 Heidelberg United 9 7 1 1 22 9 7 6 1 0 19 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 13 22
3 Altona Magic 9 6 1 2 19 12 5 3 1 1 9 5 4 3 0 1 10 7 7 19
4 Melbourne Knights 9 6 0 3 15 10 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 3 0 2 8 6 5 18
5 Hume City 9 4 2 3 18 14 4 2 1 1 9 5 5 2 1 2 9 9 4 14
6 Green Gully 8 4 1 3 17 11 3 1 0 2 8 8 5 3 1 1 9 3 6 13
7 Port Melbourne 9 4 1 4 14 10 5 2 1 2 7 5 4 2 0 2 7 5 4 13
8 Bentleigh Greens 8 4 1 3 14 15 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 1 1 3 6 12 -1 13
9 South Melbourne 9 2 2 5 7 16 2 0 1 1 1 3 7 2 1 4 6 13 -9 8
10 Dandenong Thunder 9 2 2 5 14 26 5 0 2 3 5 14 4 2 0 2 9 12 -12 8
11 Pascoe Vale 8 2 1 5 10 15 4 2 0 2 7 5 4 0 1 3 3 10 -5 7
12 Oakleigh Cannons 8 1 2 5 9 14 2 1 0 1 3 3 6 0 2 4 6 11 -5 5
13 Kingston 10 1 2 7 11 23 6 1 1 4 7 14 4 0 1 3 4 9 -12 5
14 Dandenong City 8 1 1 6 12 27 5 0 1 4 6 15 3 1 0 2 6 12 -15 4