These two sides are enjoying a good season so far and fixtures like this one could be deciding. Read more about Port Melbourne - Oakleigh Cannons!
- Port Melbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Npl Victoria
- Oakleigh Cannons have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Npl Victoria
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It's no vacation for neither Port Melbourne nor Oakleigh Cannons as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Port Melbourne form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at SS Anderson Reserve as Port Melbourne have scored 12 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Npl Victoria are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Port Melbourne supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at SS Anderson Reserve: A 0-3 defeat against Oakleigh Cannons (placed 2nd). The first setback in the shape of a defeat after going unbeaten through three league rounds.
Before that match, a win away at Dandenong Thunder.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Melbourne have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4.
The Port Melbourne fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Melbourne have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Oakleigh Cannons form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Npl Victoria.
It's the second away game in a row for Oakleigh Cannons, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Port Melbourne (placed 3rd) last time out.
Before that, Oakleigh Cannons secured a home win against Altona Magic with the score 3-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Oakleigh Cannons playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 4 Oakleigh Cannons wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The Oakleigh manager Taylor has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Oakleigh Cannons - Port Melbourne 1-1 was the score in these squads' last H2H game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - five - one (Port Melbourne wins - draws - Oakleigh Cannons wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Dekker 14 goals |  J. Guest 7 goals | J. Knowles 7 goals |
Port Melbourne missing players
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| Port Melbourne | Oakleigh Cannons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 20 | 43 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 74% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 56% | 37% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 9.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 12 | 12.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 35% | 43% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 41% |
| 7.5 | 7.4 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
- Oakleigh Cannons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oakleigh Cannons have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Oakleigh Cannons have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Npl Victoria
- Oakleigh Cannons have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Npl Victoria
- Port Melbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Port Melbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Npl Victoria
- 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 | South Melbourne | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Avondale Heights | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Bentleigh Greens | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 23 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -14 | 22 |
| 12 | Hume City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 13 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -24 | 13 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -29 | 6 |
