This game involves two participants dwelling in the lower parts of the Victoria NPL 2 Youth, Eastern Lions U21 having 14th spot and Kingston City U21 sitting at 12th. A decent chance for one of the sides to upgrade their position.
- Eastern Lions U21 have the fewest scored goals (17) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Kingston City U21 have the most conceded goals (63) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Eastern Lions U21 form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Victoria NPL 2 Youth this season. Eastern Lions U21 have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Gardiners Creek Reserve. When Eastern Lions U21 hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Langwarrin U21, Eastern Lions U21, Manningham United U21 and Werribee City U21), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Eastern Lions U21 drew their last game, also a home match. Moreland Zebras U21 (placed 8th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Langwarrin U21 (0-3).Lots of goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 12 of the 16 most recent league matches with this club has had three goals or more.
Eastern aren't scoring a lot here at Gardiners Creek Reserve in the league, with only {6 goals} from 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Kingston City U21 form and stats
Kingston City U21 have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Victoria NPL 2 Youth, after 2-1-5 (8 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Kingston City U21 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Kingston City U21 are travelling again after losing away to Bulleen Lions U21 in their previous match (0-2).
Prior to that match, the Kingston City U21 manager faced defeat when travelling to Northcote City U21 and losing 1-5.Take note that 12 of this club's 14 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
Kingston has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Kingston City U21 defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 33 goals in their away games. When Kingston is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Langwarrin U21, Manningham United U21, Kingston City U21 and Werribee City U21.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date logged history involving both these contenders is the Kingston City U21 - Eastern Lions U21 4-2 played earlier this season.
Eastern Lions U21 missing players
Kingston City U21 missing players
| Eastern Lions U21 | Kingston City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 50 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 33 | 63 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 75% | 61% |
| 22% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 75% | 44% |
| 61% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 39% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 140% | 48% | 45% |
| 7.8 | 7.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1.7 | 9.1 | 7.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
- All of Kingston City U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Eastern Lions U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Eastern Lions U21 have the fewest scored goals (17) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Eastern Lions U21 have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Eastern Lions U21 have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Kingston City U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Kingston City U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kingston City U21 have scored at least twice as many goals away as Eastern Lions U21 have scored home.
- Kingston City U21 have the most conceded goals (63) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Kingston City U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Kingston City U21 have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Kingston City U21 have the the worst goal difference (-39) in Victoria NPL 2 Youth
- Kingston City U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 City U21 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 39 | 48 |
| 2 | Western United U21 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 60 | 45 |
| 3 | Pascoe Vale U21 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 38 |
| 4 | Bulleen Lions U21 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
| 5 | Northcote City U21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 6 | Dandenong City U21 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Preston Lions U21 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 24 |
| 8 | Moreland Zebras U21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | Brunswick City U21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 26 | -18 | 21 |
| 10 | Langwarrin U21 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Werribee City U21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -27 | 16 |
| 12 | Kingston City U21 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 33 | -39 | 13 |
| 13 | Manningham United U21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | -25 | 12 |
| 14 | Eastern Lions U21 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 35 | -33 | 9 |
