Npl Victoria: A pair of teams who have performed nicely as yet. Get smart on South Melbourne - Green Gully with this comprehensive preview!
- South Melbourne have the most scored goals (47) in Npl Victoria
- Green Gully have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a local fight, usually meaning extra motivation and importance.
This looks to be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well recovered since they last played a game. Get ready!
South Melbourne form and stats
South Melbourne have been outstanding at home so far in the Npl Victoria with 8 wins, 0 draws and only 0 losses. South Melbourne has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Lakeside Stadium. We remember; it was Eastern Lions.
It's back home for South Melbourne, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Hume City away with the result 3-1.
Before that, Melbourne had a home game versus St. Albans Saints which ended with a victory 4-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how South Melbourne have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of South Melbourne is on fire here. A stunning 29 from 8 league matches. Melbourne have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Green Gully form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Npl Victoria.
There were no winners in Green Gully's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Avondale Heights (placed 5th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Dandenong City with the score of 4-1.Green Gully are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
As opposed to that, Green have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Green Gully - South Melbourne 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Melbourne, three draws and three wins for Green Gully. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Sawyer 13 goals | M. Mikkola 8 goals | P. Langlois 7 goals |
South Melbourne missing players
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| South Melbourne | Green Gully | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | 29 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 30 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 78% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 56% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 11% |
| 56% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 44% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 39% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 28% |
| 5.7 | 5.8 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 14 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
| 5.4 | 6.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 48% | 53% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 37% |
| 7.8 | 8.1 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
- All of South Melbourne's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Green Gully have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- South Melbourne have scored in all their matches so far.
- South Melbourne have the most points (24) at home in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the most scored goals (29) at home in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the most scored goals (47) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the the best goal difference (+30) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have won all their matches at home so far.
- South 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 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 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 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Bentleigh Greens | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Altona Magic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Melbourne Knights | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Dandenong Thunder | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -14 | 21 |
| 12 | Dandenong City | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -22 | 13 |
| 13 | Hume City | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -29 | 6 |
