After five games we know a little more about the qualities of Port Melbourne and Avondale Heights in this fresh Npl Victoria season. Read our match preview!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Port Melbourne form and stats
Overall Npl Victoria stats at home this season for Port Melbourne are 1-3-0 (wins-draw-losses).
Port Melbourne are returning here after visiting Dandenong Thunder in a Npl Victoria game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. In the match before that, Port Melbourne hosted South Melbourne and drew the game 1-1.
Port Melbourne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SS Anderson Reserve with 6 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Melbourne have conceded only 3 goals.
Avondale Heights form and stats
As the visiting team in Npl Victoria matches, Avondale Heights, who have the most scored goals (14) in Npl Victoria, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far. The fact that Avondale have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. It’s been three wins in a row for Avondale on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Avondale Heights won their last game, 6-1 versus Melbourne Knights played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Dandenong City.
As mentioned above, Avondale was the only team on the pitch versus Melbourne Knights in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.
The Avondale manager Z. Markovski has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 league matches. Avondale are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Melbourne zero wins, one draw and Avondale Heights two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Port Melbourne missing players
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| Port Melbourne | Avondale Heights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8.2 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | 54 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 61 | 84 |
| 28 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 27 | 41 |
| 29% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 34% |
- All of Avondale Heights's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Port Melbourne's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Avondale Heights has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1)
- Avondale Heights has the most clean sheets (3) away
- Avondale Heights has the most points (9) away
- Avondale Heights has the most scored goals (14)
- Avondale Heights has the most scored goals (8) away
- Avondale Heights has the most scored goals in the first half (9)
- Avondale Heights has the the best goal difference (+10)
- Avondale Heights has the the best goal difference (+5) away
- Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Avondale Heights have scored in all their matches so far.
- Avondale Heights haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Port Melbourne has the most points from losing position (5)
- Port Melbourne have not yet lost a game.
- Port Melbourne have scored in all their matches so far.
- Port Melbourne have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Port Melbourne have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Port Melbourne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Port Melbourne | Last season | Avondale Heights | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 32 | 66 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 77% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 54% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 21% | ||
| 62% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 19% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 7% | ||
| 6.3 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 286 | 154 | Total Shots | T S | 158 | 357 | ||
| 136 | 76 | Shots on Target | S O | 70 | 158 | ||
| 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hume City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Dandenong Thunder | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Avondale Heights | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | St. Albans Saints | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Green Gully | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Bentleigh Greens | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 2 |
| 12 | Dandenong City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 13 | Eastern Lions | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 1 |
| 14 | Altona Magic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 1 |