Data, patterns, game results, form, head-2-head, lineups and a lot more: Here's all you need to know about Port Melbourne - Dandenong Thunder!
- Port Melbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dandenong Thunder have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
This promises to be an exciting match with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Port Melbourne form and stats
The total Npl Victoria stats playing at home this season for Port Melbourne are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Port Melbourne in their previous game, a fixture away at Melbourne Knights (placed 4th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Manager Piddick felt very clever after Duggan scored the winning goal against Melbourne Knights, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 73rd minute.
Ahead of that match, Melbourne lost 1-3 at home to Green Gully.Lots of goals and action? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 12 of the 15 latest league games with this club has contained three goals or more.
Port Melbourne can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. Port Melbourne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dandenong Thunder form and stats
5 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Dandenong Thunder playing as the away team in the Npl Victoria this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Dandenong have lost on their last two travels.
Dandenong Thunder's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bentleigh Greens that finished 1-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against South Melbourne wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Dandenong when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 7 matches with the visitors losing 6 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.
Observe that 11 of this club's 14 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
The Dandenong Thunder manager Chick has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Dandenong in these games.
Head 2 Head
Dandenong Thunder - Port Melbourne 2-6 was the scoreline in these teams' latest head to head game, played this season. Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Melbourne won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Dandenong Thunder have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Duggan 8 goals |  G. Damen 7 goals | D. Jok 6 goals |
Port Melbourne missing players
Dandenong Thunder missing players
| Port Melbourne | Dandenong Thunder | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 33 |
| 27 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 83% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | 72% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 44% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 61% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 6.7 | 7.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 8.4 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.6 | 10.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 59% | 65% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 41% | 42% |
| 8.8 | 10 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 7 | 7.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
- All of Port Melbourne's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dandenong Thunder have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dandenong Thunder have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dandenong Thunder haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Port Melbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Port Melbourne have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Port Melbourne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 48 | 52 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 42 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Dandenong Thunder | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Altona Magic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 10 | Hume City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 34 | -22 | 16 |
| 12 | Moreland City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -31 | 12 |
| 13 | Bentleigh Greens | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -37 | 10 |
