Only victory will suffice for the Melbourne Knights club members in this Knights Stadium battle with Moreland City, as they enjoy a healthy lead on the away side in the Npl Victoria table.
- Melbourne Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Moreland City have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Npl Victoria
These are busy days for the hometeam, as they were in action only four days ago in the Victoria Dockerty Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Oakleigh Cannons, was also a home game here at Knights Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Melbourne Knights have to build on here at Knights Stadium in the Npl Victoria.
The Melbourne supporters got no joy from their last game, a Victoria Dockerty Cup duel also played here at Knights Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Oakleigh Cannons.
A strong away win before that one, visiting North Geelong Warriors and winning 3-0.The Melbourne Knights manager Cahn has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Melbourne Knights have conceded 12 goals.
Moreland City form and stats
Moreland City have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Npl Victoria, after 1-2-8 (11 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Moreland City are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Moreland played 1-1 against Green Gully in their previous match.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hume City wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Take note that 13 of this team's 17 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
Moreland City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Moreland are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 12 goals in these matches. Moreland City has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The newest past history between these squads is the Moreland City - Melbourne Knights 1-4 played not long ago this season. One of the stars has been Albano with 2 goals scored against Moreland City in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bramwell 7 goals | M. Sumaoro 6 goals | G. Albano 6 goals |
Melbourne Knights missing players
Moreland City missing players
| Melbourne Knights | Moreland City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 41 | 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 30 | 56 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 81% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 90% |
| 62% | 55% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 71% |
| 43% | 45% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 55% | 48% |
| 33% | 36% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | 38% |
| 67% | 73% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 24% | 18% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 38% |
| 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 8.8 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 46% | 53% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 32% | 33% |
| 8 | 7.5 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Melbourne Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Moreland City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Moreland City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Moreland City have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Npl Victoria
- Moreland City have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Npl Victoria
| 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 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 52 | 56 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 | Altona Magic | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Green Gully | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Hume City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Heidelberg United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 20 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 16 |
| 12 | Bentleigh Greens | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -21 | 14 |
| 13 | Moreland City | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -33 | 13 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -41 | 13 |
