It's early days in the Npl Victoria and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
South Melbourne could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Npl Victoria game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Kingston, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for South Melbourne.
Pascoe Vale form and stats
Pascoe Vale have collected 0 points from their home games so far after 0-0-1. The Pascoe Vale manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.The fans are hoping that Pascoe Vale will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Npl Victoria game against Avondale Heights. Preceding that match was a defeat to Port Melbourne (0-1).
Early season goal statistics from Pascoe Vale's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
South Melbourne form and stats
1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for South Melbourne in their matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, South Melbourne are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.South Melbourne play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Kingston. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Avondale Heights wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
The attacking power of South Melbourne when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored in four matches. South Melbourne have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Pascoe Vale victory, 1 draw and 0 South Melbourne wins.Pascoe Vale missing players
South Melbourne missing players
| Pascoe Vale | South Melbourne | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | Played | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | Both teams to score | 0% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 100% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | Failed To Score | 0% | 40% |
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Melbourne Knights | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Altona Magic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Kingston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 8 | Hume City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Dandenong City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 | Dandenong Thunder | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 3 |
| 12 | South Melbourne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 13 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Pascoe Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
