Only a win will satisfy the South Melbourne supporters in this Lakeside Stadium clash with St. Albans Saints, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Npl Victoria table.
- South Melbourne have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals (5) in Npl Victoria
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
South Melbourne form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for South Melbourne's two home games in the Npl Victoria so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Lakeside Stadium.
Melbourne are confident in defense, having played 242 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for South Melbourne against Green Gully the last match. Before that, South Melbourne had a home game versus Dandenong Thunder which ended with a victory 1-0.
South Melbourne has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
St. Albans Saints form and stats
As the visiting team in Npl Victoria matches, St. Albans Saints, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Npl Victoria, have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Albans are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
M. Barisic was the last player to score for the away team. St. Albans Saints haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Albans play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Dandenong Thunder (placed 9th). A 0-5 defeat away at Port Melbourne before that.
Goals are few and far between in Albans's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Albans have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Sylaidos 2 goals |   M. Bagaric 1 goals | M. Barisic 1 goals |
South Melbourne missing players
St. Albans Saints missing players
| South Melbourne | St. Albans Saints | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 86% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.7 | 8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 3 |
| 35% | 29% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 24% |
- South Melbourne have not yet lost a game.
- South Melbourne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- South Melbourne have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the most clean sheets (4) in Npl Victoria
- South Melbourne have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St. Albans Saints have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals (5) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the most points from losing position (7) in Npl Victoria
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Avondale Heights | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Melbourne Knights | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Hume City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Green Gully | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Port Melbourne | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Bentleigh Greens | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | St. Albans Saints | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Altona Magic | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Dandenong City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 2 |