National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oakleigh Cannons or Geelong SC that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Oakleigh Cannons nor Geelong SC as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Oakleigh Cannons form and stats
Oakleigh Cannons was eliminated in the 7th round last season in the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary.8-1-1 is the performance here at Jack Edwards Reserve so far in the Npl Victoria, giving Oakleigh Cannons a total of 25 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results!
A nice win for Oakleigh Cannons last time playing, versus Heidelberg United. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-1 with Valentini, Salmon and Guest scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Oakleigh "killed" Heidelberg United in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Valentini was absolutely essential when Oakleigh Cannons beat Heidelberg United 5-1, scoring three goals.
Ahead of that match, Oakleigh Cannons won a home game hosting Dandenong Thunder (2-1).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Oakleigh, as the Npl Victoria home game vs St. Albans Saints is only three days away.
At Jack Edwards Reserve, Oakleigh Cannons has the goal stats of 30-10 (for/against) from 10 league fixtures.
Geelong SC form and stats
Last season their Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 4th round.Geelong SC have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Victoria NPL 3, after 1-0-5 (6 played).
Geelong SC's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ballarat City that finished 1-1.
It was a Victoria NPL 3 defeat before that one as the away game against Doveton wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Victoria NPL 3 trip to Essendon Royals.
Geelong SC has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Geelong SC are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Oakleigh Cannons missing players
Geelong SC missing players
| Oakleigh Cannons | Geelong SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 70 | 40 | Scored | S | 19 | 39 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Conceded | C | 27 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 24% | ||
| 7 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 50% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 74% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 41 | 46 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 46 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 39 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | Green Gully | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Altona Magic | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -5 | 23 |
| 8 | Dandenong Thunder | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 10 | Hume City | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -16 | 16 |
| 12 | Moreland City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -28 | 12 |
| 13 | Bentleigh Greens | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -21 | 9 |
| 14 | North Geelong Warriors | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -38 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory II | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 | Sunshine Georgies | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Nunawading City | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | North Sunshine Eagles | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Doveton | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Boroondara - Carey | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Geelong SC | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Beaumaris | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 10 | Box Hill United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Essendon Royals | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Ballarat City | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -29 | 2 |
