Npl Victoria match preview: Melbourne Knights versus Pascoe Vale

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Date: Fri 19.July
Match begins: 09:45 (UTC)
Venue: Knights Stadium (15000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Melbourne Knights are in the 7th position while the guests worry at 12th.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Melbourne Knights form and stats

Melbourne Knights have collected 20 points from their home games so far after 6-2-4. Melbourne Knights has recorded two wins in a row here at Knights Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Melbourne Knights's previous game was a Npl Victoria match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Pascoe Vale. The home side are looking to build on that result. 1-1 away at South Melbourne before that.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Melbourne Knights's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

Melbourne Knights have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Knights Stadium with 19 goals in 12 matches. Melbourne Knights have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Pascoe Vale form and stats

Pascoe Vale, who have the fewest points (7) away in Npl Victoria, have only collected 7 points from their away games after 2-1-8 (11 played).

Two away games in a row for Pascoe Vale, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Melbourne Knights in the Npl Victoria. A 0-1 loss hosting Green Gully before that.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Pascoe Vale playing away, we found three games. Results were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 home wins.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pascoe Vale as they have only managed to score 8 times from 11 away games. In the opposite end, Pascoe Vale have conceded 21 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Melbourne Knights - Pascoe Vale 2-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 3 Melbourne Knights victories, 0 draws and 1 Pascoe Vale win. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

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Pascoe Vale missing players

Melbourne Knights Pascoe Vale
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
22 12 3 Played 3 11 22
10 6 0 Won 0 2 5
3 2 2 Drew 0 1 2
9 4 1 Lost 3 8 15
32 19 4 Scored 0 8 27
33 16 6 Conceded 6 21 46
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 75% 100% Over 1.5 33% 73% 77%
55% 42% 33% Over 2.5 33% 55% 59%
27% 25% 33% Over 3.5 33% 36% 50%
14% 25% 33% Over 4.5 0% 0% 23%
59% 50% 67% BTTS 0% 45% 59%
14% 17% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 18% 14%
27% 33% 33% Failed To Score 100% 36% 27%
 
5.1 4.8 7.5 Corners For (avg) 2 2.7 3.1
6.1 6.2 4 Corners Against (avg) 7 6.4 5.5
2.7 2.5 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2 2.2
3 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Melbourne Knights have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pascoe Vale have scored away.
  • Melbourne Knights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pascoe Vale have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Pascoe Vale have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pascoe Vale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Melbourne Knights
All Ffa Cup Npl Victoria Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-06-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 0 - 2 Dandenong City
29-06-19 NPL Port Melbourne 2 - 1 Melbourne Knights
05-07-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 2 - 0 Avondale Heights
14-07-19 NPL South Melbourne 1 - 1 Melbourne Knights
19-07-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 2 - 1 Pascoe Vale
27-07-19 NPL Green Gully 05:00 Melbourne Knights
05-08-19 NPL Kingston City 10:30 Melbourne Knights
07-08-19 FFA Melbourne Knights 09:30 Adelaide United
18-08-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 05:00 Hume City
25-08-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 05:00 Melbourne Knights
Pascoe Vale
All Npl Victoria Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-06-19 NPL Port Melbourne 4 - 0 Pascoe Vale
21-06-19 NPL Pascoe Vale 2 - 5 Avondale Heights
30-06-19 NPL South Melbourne 1 - 0 Pascoe Vale
08-07-19 NPL Kingston City 0 - 2 Pascoe Vale
13-07-19 NPL Pascoe Vale 0 - 1 Green Gully
19-07-19 NPL Melbourne Knights 2 - 1 Pascoe Vale
26-07-19 NPL Pascoe Vale 10:15 Hume City
03-08-19 NPL Dandenong Thunder 09:00 Pascoe Vale
16-08-19 NPL Pascoe Vale 10:15 Oakleigh Cannons
25-08-19 NPL Altona Magic 05:00 Pascoe Vale

  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 21 14 4 3 52 21 12 9 1 2 29 10 9 5 3 1 23 11 31 46
2 Heidelberg United 21 13 3 5 43 24 12 7 3 2 25 13 9 6 0 3 18 11 19 42
3 Bentleigh Greens 22 13 2 7 42 36 11 9 0 2 25 14 11 4 2 5 17 22 6 41
4 Green Gully 21 9 7 5 40 31 10 3 4 3 20 19 11 6 3 2 20 12 9 34
5 Hume City 21 10 4 7 32 25 10 7 1 2 19 8 11 3 3 5 13 17 7 34
6 Oakleigh Cannons 21 9 5 7 32 27 10 6 2 2 17 11 11 3 3 5 15 16 5 32
7 Melbourne Knights 22 10 3 9 32 33 12 6 2 4 19 16 10 4 1 5 13 17 -1 30
8 Port Melbourne 22 8 5 9 34 28 9 5 2 2 17 8 13 3 3 7 17 20 6 29
9 Altona Magic 21 9 1 11 37 39 10 5 1 4 17 13 11 4 0 7 20 26 -2 28
10 South Melbourne 21 8 4 9 20 32 10 4 2 4 9 14 11 4 2 5 11 18 -12 28
11 Dandenong City 21 6 5 10 29 38 11 3 3 5 15 19 10 3 2 5 14 19 -9 23
12 Kingston 21 4 4 13 23 40 11 2 2 7 11 22 10 2 2 6 12 18 -17 16
12 Pascoe Vale 22 5 2 15 27 46 11 3 1 7 19 25 11 2 1 8 8 21 -19 17
13 Dandenong Thunder 21 4 5 12 35 58 10 0 3 7 13 31 11 4 2 5 22 27 -23 17
14 Kingston City 21 4 4 13 23 40 11 2 2 7 11 22 10 2 2 6 12 18 -17 16

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