National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Heidelberg United or Avondale Heights that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
This has all the signs of an intriguing match with lots of action and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last played a game. Game on!
Heidelberg United form and stats
Last season, Heidelberg's Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary journey ended in the 7th round.2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Npl Victoria numbers at home for Heidelberg United so far this season.
Heidelberg United lost their last game at Melbourne Knights after a 0-5 scoreline. Heidelberg were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Green Gully.There will be little rest for Heidelberg United after this match as they are travelling to Dandenong Thunder for a Npl Victoria game in only three days.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Heidelberg defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Avondale Heights form and stats
They also participated in Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary last season. This ended in the 7th round.Playing away, Avondale Heights have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Npl Victoria this season.
Avondale Heights play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-0 victory visiting Bentleigh Greens. As mentioned above, Avondale Heights was the only team on the pitch versus Bentleigh Greens in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
A 0-3 defeat away at South Melbourne before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Avondale are hosting Port Melbourne in the Npl Victoria only three days away.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. As opposed to that, Avondale Heights have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Heidelberg victories, three draws and three Avondale Heights wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Zinni 8 goals |  M. Aguek 7 goals | L. Boland 6 goals |
Heidelberg United missing players
Avondale Heights missing players
| Heidelberg United | Avondale Heights | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 24 | Scored | S | 27 | 84 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 64% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 65% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 34 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Altona Magic | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 17 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Hume City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | St. Albans Saints | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -9 | 13 |
| 11 | Heidelberg United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Moreland City | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 9 |
| 13 | North Geelong Warriors | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -25 | 7 |
| 14 | Bentleigh Greens | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 6 |
