St. Albans Saints are willing to set aside the league table ahead of this game versus Altona Magic. Here's everything you must know pre-match!
- St. Albans Saints have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Npl Victoria
- Altona Magic have the most points from losing position (15) in Npl Victoria
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
St. Albans Saints form and stats
When playing at home in the Npl Victoria, St. Albans Saints have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games. It's trouble wherever Albans are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Stress levels are on the rise for St. Albans Saints's attacking players as they have now played 363 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ott was their last goal scorer.
Albans suffered a surprising defeat 0-2 against Port Melbourne in their previous game, also played at home.
Ahead of that match, St. Albans Saints lost 0-2 at home to Bentleigh Greens.It should be added that a look at the 12 most recent league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
St. Albans Saints have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Altona Magic form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. That’s the product of Altona Magic playing as the away team in the Npl Victoria this season.
Cuba, Anastovski and Markovski scored in Altona's previous match, the home game against Heidelberg United that ended 3-2. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Markovski when Anastovski scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Dandenong Thunder.Goal-happy betting people should observe that 15 of this side's 17 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
Altona Magic has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Altona Magic have conceded 25 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the sides met earlier this campaign; Altona Magic - Albans 5-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one St. Albans Saints victory, one draw and two Altona Magic wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Markovski 17 goals | T. Semmy 9 goals | C. Cuba 4 goals |
St. Albans Saints missing players
Altona Magic missing players
| St. Albans Saints | Altona Magic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 45 | 11 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 25 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 52% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 82% | 76% |
| 33% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 45% | 52% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | 43% |
| 38% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 71% |
| 19% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 43% | 44% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 6 | 6.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 7 | 6.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.2 | 8.1 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 2.3 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 39% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | 44% |
| 11.6 | 10.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 13.3 | 12 |
| 4.6 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
- Altona Magic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Altona Magic have scored more than double the goals of St. Albans Saints.
- Altona Magic have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Npl Victoria
- Altona Magic have the most points from losing position (15) in Npl Victoria
- Altona Magic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Albans Saints have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St. Albans Saints have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints 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 | Avondale Heights | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 52 | 56 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 | Altona Magic | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Green Gully | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Hume City | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Heidelberg United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 20 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 34 | -26 | 16 |
| 12 | Bentleigh Greens | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -21 | 14 |
| 13 | Moreland City | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -33 | 13 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -41 | 13 |
