Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hume City & Eastern Lions face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hume City and Eastern Lions.
Hume City form and stats
Hume City participated in Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary the last season, where they reached the 6th round.0 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Hume City have to build on here at White City Stadium in the Npl Victoria.
Hume are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 180 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Phelps (own goal)).
Hume City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Dandenong Thunder.
A home victory before that, as anticipated. The team were big favourites against Keilor Wolves and won 8-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hume City, as the Npl Victoria home game vs Altona Magic is only three days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hume City here at White City Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). On the other hand, Hume have conceded 7 goals.
Eastern Lions form and stats
Eastern Lions's mission in Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary last season failed in the 4th round.As the visiting team in Victoria Premier League 2 matches, Eastern Lions have produced an overall stat of 3-0-5 so far.
Eastern Lions won their last game, 1-0 versus Dandenong City played at home.
Prior to that result Eastern won their away game at Preston Lions in the Victoria Premier League 2. The scoreline was 2-1.After this away game Eastern Lions return home for a Victoria Premier League 2 game against Western United II. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Eastern Lions are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. For Eastern, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former four meetings): Hume City won two games, one match ended in a draw and Eastern Lions got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / three.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Rezai 5 goals |  J. Bingham 4 goals | B. Lauton 3 goals |
Hume City missing players
Eastern Lions missing players
| Hume City | Eastern Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 49 | 18 | Scored | S | 18 | 34 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 40 | 57 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 7.3 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 49% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | ||
| 8 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.9 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5 | ||
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preston Lions | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Western United II | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Eastern Lions | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Kingston | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Dandenong City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Northcote City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Manningham United Blues | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Langwarrin | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Werribee City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Brunswick City | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Pascoe Vale | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Melbourne City II | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Bulleen Lions | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -7 | 10 |
| 14 | Moreland Zebras | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 10 |
