National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Northcote City or Clifton Hill that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Northcote saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Victoria Premier League 2. This match was also played here at John Cain Memorial Reserve. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Clifton Hill have had more rest.
Northcote City form and stats
Last season their Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 4th round.The story so far in the Victoria Premier League 2 for Northcote City at their home stadium (John Cain Memorial Reserve) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The Northcote City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Kingston here at John Cain Memorial Reserve.
Preceding that match was the home Victoria Premier League 2 game against Moreland Zebras that was lost 1-2.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Northcote City, as the Victoria Premier League 2 home game vs Werribee City is only three days away.
The Northcote manager Vassiliadis has got the team scoring with 17 from 8 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Northcote City defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Clifton Hill form and stats
They also participated in Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary last season. This ended in the 5th round.Two travels in a row for Clifton Hill, whose boss could celebrate last time after the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary win against South Springvale.
Ahead of that, the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary win away at Port Melbourne.
Head 2 Head
Northcote City missing players
Clifton Hill missing players
| Northcote City | Clifton Hill | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 9 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 45 | 27 | Scored | S | 26 | 39 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 86% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 79% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 44% | 43% | ||
| 68% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 57% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 14% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 0.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.3 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 4 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 51% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 157% | 214% | ||
| 10.2 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 0.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Preston Lions | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | Kingston | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Dandenong City | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Western United II | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Eastern Lions | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | Manningham United Blues | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Werribee City | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Northcote City | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Brunswick City | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Melbourne City II | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Langwarrin | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 12 | Pascoe Vale | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 20 |
| 13 | Bulleen Lions | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Moreland Zebras | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -11 | 17 |
