South Melbourne battle against Melbourne Knights for recognition and triumph.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
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.
South Melbourne form and stats
South Melbourne have only played one Npl Victoria game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 8 matches. Melbourne has recorded two wins in a row here at Lakeside Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
South Melbourne's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Melbourne Knights (placed 6th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Bentleigh Greens and winning 3-2.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the South Melbourne at home in the league. 3 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Melbourne Knights form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Npl Victoria, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 9 matches.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Melbourne Knights, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus South Melbourne (placed 3rd).
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Avondale Heights.5 goals so far away for Melbourne Knights, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Melbourne won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Melbourne Knights have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  A. Frangie 2 goals |  M. Jankovic 1 goals | H. Sawyer 1 goals |
South Melbourne missing players
Melbourne Knights missing players
| South Melbourne | Melbourne Knights | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 3.3 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 5.7 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.5 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 83% | 83% |
| 6.7 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| 2.3 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| South Melbourne | Last season | Melbourne Knights | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 8 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 18 | 26 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 78% | ||
| 22% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 28% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 11% | ||
| 56% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 61% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 22% | ||
| 22% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 17% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | ||
| 8.1 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Dandenong Thunder | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Green Gully | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | St. Albans Saints | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Port Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Hume City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Altona Magic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Bentleigh Greens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| 14 | Heidelberg United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Hume City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Dandenong Thunder | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Heidelberg United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 8 | Melbourne Knights | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Green Gully | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -16 | 15 |
| 12 | Altona Magic | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -13 | 14 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 14 |
| 14 | St. Albans Saints | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -29 | 10 |
