St. Albans Saints vs Avondale Heights: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Australia Npl Victoria
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Churchill Reserve (3500 seats)

The visiting Avondale Heights side should be favourites in this visit to St. Albans Saints, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their nine league games this season.

Insights:
  • St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals (5) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npl Victoria

St. Albans Saints and Avondale Heights should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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St. Albans Saints form and stats

Overall Npl Victoria stats at home this season for St. Albans Saints, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Npl Victoria, are 1-1-1 (wins-draw-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Albans with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Eastern Lions game, 35 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Stress levels are on the rise for Albans's attacking players as they have now played 360 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Barisic was their last goal scorer.

Heartbreak before that as St. Albans Saints lost 0-2 at South Melbourne's place.

Albans were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Albans has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.

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Avondale Heights form and stats

Playing away, Avondale Heights, who have the most scored goals (9) away in Npl Victoria, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Npl Victoria this season.

Before that, Avondale travelled to Port Melbourne and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Avondale have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. 4 goals have been conceded by Avondale in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Avondale HeightsL. Boland
L. Boland
5 goals
Avondale HeightsY. Ahmed
Y. Ahmed
3 goals
Avondale HeightsS. Valentini
S. Valentini
3 goals

St. Albans Saints missing players

Avondale Heights missing players

St. Albans Saints Avondale Heights
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 3 0 Played P 3 4 9
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 5
2 1 0 Drew D 2 2 3
5 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 3 0 Scored S 7 9 16
19 4 0 Conceded C 4 4 9
89% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
44% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 44%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 22%
22% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 11%
33% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 67%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 22%
67% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.8 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 2
 
7.4 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 12.8 11.3
2.6 4.7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6.5 5.8
22% 21% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 35% 31%
Key stats in Npl Victoria this season:
  • All of Avondale Heights's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of St. Albans Saints's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Avondale Heights have not yet lost a game away.
  • Avondale Heights have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Avondale Heights have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Avondale Heights have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Avondale Heights have scored more than double the goals of St. Albans Saints.
  • Avondale Heights have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights have the most scored goals (9) away in Npl Victoria
  • Avondale Heights 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 fewest scored goals (5) in Npl Victoria
  • St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Npl Victoria
  • St. Albans Saints have the most conceded goals (19) in Npl Victoria
  • St. Albans Saints have the the worst goal difference (-14) 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 9 5 4 0 12 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 6 3 3 0 8 3 8 19
2 Avondale Heights 9 5 3 1 16 9 5 3 1 1 7 5 4 2 2 0 9 4 7 18
3 Heidelberg United 9 5 3 1 13 8 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 3 2 0 7 4 5 18
4 Oakleigh Cannons 9 4 3 2 14 9 5 2 3 0 10 5 4 2 0 2 4 4 5 15
5 Melbourne Knights 9 4 3 2 14 10 4 3 0 1 7 3 5 1 3 1 7 7 4 15
6 Hume City 9 4 2 3 17 12 5 4 1 0 13 2 4 0 1 3 4 10 5 14
7 Bentleigh Greens 9 4 2 3 11 10 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 1 1 8 5 1 14
8 Green Gully 9 3 3 3 10 9 4 0 2 2 4 6 5 3 1 1 6 3 1 12
9 Dandenong Thunder 9 3 2 4 12 13 5 2 2 1 8 7 4 1 0 3 4 6 -1 11
10 Port Melbourne 9 2 3 4 13 12 5 1 2 2 7 4 4 1 1 2 6 8 1 9
11 Eastern Lions 9 2 2 5 9 15 4 1 0 3 4 6 5 1 2 2 5 9 -6 8
12 St. Albans Saints 9 2 2 5 5 19 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 1 1 4 2 15 -14 8
13 Dandenong City 9 0 4 5 10 18 5 0 2 3 5 10 4 0 2 2 5 8 -8 4
14 Altona Magic 9 0 4 5 8 16 7 0 3 4 7 14 2 0 1 1 1 2 -8 4

Read more about Npl Victoria

The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is the second level of football in Australia. It has eight regional divisions in which the number of teams vary. In total close to 100 teams compete in the NPL. It is currently not possible to promote to the A-League, but there is a relegation system in most divisions.