Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Preston Lions & Oakleigh Cannons face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Oakleigh Cannons played their last game only four days ago, a Npl Victoria match.
Preston Lions form and stats
Last season their Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 4th round.The overall Victoria Premier League 2 results at home this season for Preston Lions are 0-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Preston's previous game, also at home. Visiting Melbourne City II travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that, Preston Lions played out a Victoria Premier League 2 draw 2-2 when visiting Manningham United Blues.Preston Lions are traveling soon after this match as the Victoria Premier League 2 match at Langwarrin awaits in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Preston Lions's 2 home games: {2 goals}, 3 conceded.
Oakleigh Cannons form and stats
They also participated in Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary last season. This ended in the 7th round.As the visiting team in Npl Victoria matches, Oakleigh Cannons have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.
Oakleigh won their last game, 2-1 versus Hume City played at home.
A 1-1 draw at St. Albans Saints's stadium before that.A new game in only three days for Oakleigh Cannons, the Npl Victoria home match versus South Melbourne. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Oakleigh Cannons are regular goalscorers on their travels. Oakleigh are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - zero - three (Preston Lions wins - draws - Oakleigh Cannons wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Fiechtner 4 goals | C. Lucas 2 goals | C. Hampson 2 goals |
Preston Lions missing players
Oakleigh Cannons missing players
| Preston Lions | Oakleigh Cannons | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 35 | 67 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6 | ||
| 37% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 45% | ||
| 7.3 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Langwarrin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Kingston | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Pascoe Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Western United II | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Preston Lions | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Eastern Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 7 | Manningham United Blues | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Brunswick City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Moreland Zebras | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Bulleen Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Northcote City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Werribee City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Melbourne City II | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Oakleigh Cannons | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Melbourne Knights | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Green Gully | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Moreland City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 8 | St. Albans Saints | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Heidelberg United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Hume City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Altona Magic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 13 | North Geelong Warriors | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -11 | 3 |
| 14 | Bentleigh Greens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 0 |
