With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Port Melbourne fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Pascoe Vale.
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.
Port Melbourne form and stats
Port Melbourne have collected 11 points from their home games so far after 3-2-2.Port Melbourne's previous game was a Npl Victoria match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Pascoe Vale. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Port Melbourne lost 1-2 at South Melbourne's place.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Port Melbourne matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from one game).
Port Melbourne have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SS Anderson Reserve with 12 goals in 7 matches. From these home matches, Port Melbourne have conceded only 6 goals.
Pascoe Vale form and stats
Pascoe Vale, who have the fewest points (1) away in Npl Victoria, have only collected 1 point from their away games after 0-1-6 (7 played). Bitter travels for Pascoe Vale as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Dandenong City. With the Pascoe Vale losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.Two away games in a row for Pascoe Vale, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Port Melbourne in the Npl Victoria. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Dandenong City.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Pascoe Vale when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.
The attacking power of Pascoe Vale when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored in 7 matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Pascoe Vale concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Port Melbourne - Pascoe Vale 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Port Melbourne 2 wins, 0 draws and Pascoe Vale 1 victory. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Port Melbourne missing players
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| Port Melbourne | Pascoe Vale | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Played | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | Scored | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 21 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | 5 | 18 | 37 |
| 94% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 82% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 65% |
| 24% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 59% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 65% |
| 29% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Failed To Score | 100% | 38% | 24% |
| 7.1 | 6.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 2 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | 8 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- 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 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pascoe Vale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Port Melbourne have created more than twice as many corners as Pascoe Vale.
- Port Melbourne have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Pascoe Vale have scored away.
| 17-05-19 | | Dandenong City | 1 - 1 | Port Melbourne |
| 27-05-19 | | Kingston | 1 - 2 | Port Melbourne |
| 01-06-19 | | Port Melbourne | 1 - 1 | Avondale Heights |
| 09-06-19 | | South Melbourne | 2 - 1 | Port Melbourne |
| 15-06-19 | | Port Melbourne | 4 - 0 | Pascoe Vale |
| 22-06-19 | | Green Gully | 05:00 | Port Melbourne |
| 29-06-19 | | Port Melbourne | 08:00 | Melbourne Knights |
| 06-07-19 | | Hume City | 07:30 | Port Melbourne |
| 13-07-19 | | Port Melbourne | 08:00 | Dandenong Thunder |
| 19-07-19 | | Oakleigh Cannons | 09:45 | Port Melbourne |
| 17-05-19 | | Pascoe Vale | 5 - 2 | Altona Magic |
| 24-05-19 | | Pascoe Vale | 1 - 3 | Heidelberg United |
| 02-06-19 | | Bentleigh Greens | 3 - 1 | Pascoe Vale |
| 07-06-19 | | Pascoe Vale | 1 - 4 | Dandenong City |
| 15-06-19 | | Port Melbourne | 4 - 0 | Pascoe Vale |
| 21-06-19 | | Pascoe Vale | 10:15 | Avondale Heights |
| 30-06-19 | | South Melbourne | 06:00 | Pascoe Vale |
| 08-07-19 | | Kingston | 10:30 | Pascoe Vale |
| 13-07-19 | | Pascoe Vale | 08:00 | Green Gully |
| 19-07-19 | | Melbourne Knights | 09:45 | 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 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 34 |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Hume City | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Green Gully | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Altona Magic | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 11 | Dandenong City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Pascoe Vale | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 11 |
| 13 | Kingston | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 14 | Dandenong Thunder | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19 | -22 | 10 |