Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Whittlesea United & Bulleen 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!
Bulleen Lions could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Victoria Premier League 2 game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Werribee City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bulleen Lions.
Whittlesea United form and stats
Whittlesea United participated in Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary the last season, where they reached the 7th round.Whittlesea United's previous fixture was a Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary game also played at their own stadium, finishing 1-0 versus Albion Rovers. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Green Gully in the Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary.
Bulleen Lions form and stats
Last season their Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary adventure ended in the 5th round.No Victoria Premier League 2 points yet away for Bulleen Lions, from their first 3 matches.
Bulleen are travelling again after losing away to Werribee City in their previous match (1-2).
A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Northcote City.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bulleen Lions manager Maisano as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Eastern Lions.
For Bulleen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Whittlesea United missing players
Bulleen Lions missing players
| Whittlesea United | Bulleen Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 9 | 39 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 94% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 38% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 25% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kingston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Pascoe Vale | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Western United II | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Preston Lions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Langwarrin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Northcote City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Eastern Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 9 |
| 8 | Manningham United Blues | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Werribee City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Dandenong City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Brunswick City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Moreland Zebras | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Bulleen Lions | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Melbourne City II | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
