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.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
South Melbourne form and stats
South Melbourne has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager C. Taylor and the players.The fans are hoping that South Melbourne will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Npl Victoria game against Pascoe Vale (placed 10th). Prior to that, an away loss at Kingston.
Green Gully form and stats
The visiting team has done OK from their first 2 away matches, collecting 6.Green Gully failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Avondale Heights (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 2-5. Preceding that game was the away victory against Port Melbourne with the score of 2-0.
It's early days yet, but Green Gully has scored 3 and conceded 0 goals from their travels so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 1 - 0 - 1 (South Melbourne wins - draws - Green Gully wins).South Melbourne missing players
Green Gully missing players
| South Melbourne | Green Gully | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 6 | 1 | Played | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | Both teams to score | 100% | 67% |
| 17% | 100% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Heidelberg United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Altona Magic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Hume City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Green Gully | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Kingston | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | Oakleigh Cannons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Pascoe Vale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Dandenong Thunder | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Port Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 14 | South Melbourne | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 3 |
