St. Albans Saints are leaning on their home advantage to support them before this meeting with Port Melbourne. Who will win at Churchill Reserve?
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals (9) in Npl Victoria
- Port Melbourne have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Npl Victoria
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
St. Albans Saints form and stats
With 1 Npl Victoria win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, St. Albans Saints, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Npl Victoria, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.
In their previous game, the manager K. Razov led his Albans to a defeat in the Npl Victoria match away at Eastern Lions. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Churchill Reserve. Heartbreak for Albans in their last match as Eastern Lions's A. Fabris scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match, Albans lost 1-3 at home to Bentleigh Greens.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for St. Albans Saints here at Churchill Reserve in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Albans are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (13 from 6 played).
Port Melbourne form and stats
As the visiting team in Npl Victoria matches, Port Melbourne have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far. Melbourne has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Port Melbourne's last game was the home draw against Dandenong Thunder (2-2).
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at South Melbourne.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Port Melbourne have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. As opposed to that, Port Melbourne have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Port Melbourne - St. Albans Saints 5-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  C. Duggan 8 goals | J. Courtney-Perkins 4 goals |  G. Mells 3 goals |
St. Albans Saints missing players
Port Melbourne missing players
| St. Albans Saints | Port Melbourne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 32 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 47% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 6.1 | 5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6.6 | 6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 10 | 9.9 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 24% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 35% |
- All of St. Albans Saints's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Port Melbourne have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Port Melbourne have scored more than double the goals of St. Albans Saints.
- Port Melbourne have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Npl Victoria
- Port Melbourne haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- St. Albans Saints have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St. Albans Saints have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- St. Albans Saints have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest points (4) at home in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals (9) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the most conceded goals (32) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Npl Victoria
- St. Albans Saints haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- St. Albans Saints is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Bentleigh Greens | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Heidelberg United | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Hume City | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Melbourne Knights | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | South Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Green Gully | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Eastern Lions | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Altona Magic | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 10 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 10 |
| 14 | St. Albans Saints | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -23 | 10 |