It's only the second game in the Npl Victoria for these teams. And it's all to play for here at Knights Stadium as Melbourne Knights welcome Oakleigh Cannons. Don't miss this preview!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Melbourne Knights and Oakleigh Cannons 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
In the previous season, Melbourne Knights's league results were 9 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, resulting in 9th position in the Npl Victoria. From these 26 matches they scored {36 goals} and gave away 40. Appearing as the home team in the previous season Melbourne Knights generated 6-2-5 (win-draw-lost) with {19 goals} and 18 conceded.
Melbourne Knights drew their last game, 1-1 away at St. Albans Saints (placed 7th).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Port Melbourne (0-2).Oakleigh Cannons form and stats
Let's have a look at how Oakleigh Cannons performed last season in the Npl Victoria: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 58 and conceded {29 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 1 and lost 4 with 27/14 goals scored/conceded.
Oakleigh Cannons had fun at their own home (Knights Stadium) last time out, beating Green Gully 3-1. Hampson scored.
Previously, the Victoria Community Shield victory away at Bentleigh Greens.
Head 2 Head
Oakleigh Cannons have not lost in the last 6 matches (4-2-0) against Melbourne.Top Goalscorers
![]() I. Franjić 1 goals | ![]() D. Clark 1 goals | ![]() C. Hampson 1 goals |
Melbourne Knights missing players
Oakleigh Cannons missing players
| Melbourne Knights | Oakleigh Cannons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Melbourne Knights | Last season | Oakleigh Cannons | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 34 | 68 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 86% | ||
| 62% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 76% | ||
| 27% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 45% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 31% | ||
| 54% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 62% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 14% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 39% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| 9.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | North Geelong Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Dandenong Thunder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Avondale Heights | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | St. Albans Saints | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hume City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Moreland City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Heidelberg United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Green Gully | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Bentleigh Greens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 39 | 62 |
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 56 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 51 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 42 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Avondale Heights | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | St. Albans Saints | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -13 | 30 |
| 11 | Altona Magic | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 27 |
| 12 | Hume City | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -36 | 20 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 35 | -53 | 8 |