South Melbourne have taken 11 of their 23 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Green Gully?
- South Melbourne is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Green Gully haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
South Melbourne form and stats
When playing at home in the Npl Victoria, South Melbourne have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. Melbourne has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager E. Quintas de la Hoz and the players.
Melbourne are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Dandenong Thunder.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Altona Magic (1-2).The South Melbourne fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Melbourne are not conceding a lot of goals here at Lakeside Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Green Gully form and stats
3-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Green Gully in their Npl Victoria matches away. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Green are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Green go into this game after a win, the home game against Altona Magic that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Green was the only team on the pitch versus Altona Magic in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Oakleigh Cannons.Green are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). 9 goals have been conceded by Green in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Green Gully - Melbourne 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): South Melbourne won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Green Gully has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Salmon 12 goals |  H. Sawyer 4 goals | D. Clark 3 goals |
South Melbourne missing players
Green Gully missing players
| South Melbourne | Green Gully | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 81% |
| 25% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 50% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 25% |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.1 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 35% |
- Green Gully haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- South Melbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- South Melbourne have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- South Melbourne is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | Hume City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | Bentleigh Greens | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Heidelberg United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Green Gully | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -11 | 15 |
| 12 | Altona Magic | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 10 |
| 14 | St. Albans Saints | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 10 |