Essendon Royals U21 are flying at 3rd, while Box Hill United U21 are dragging their feet 2 points behind in the league standings. Can they trim the gap?
- Essendon Royals U21 have the most clean sheets (3) in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
- Box Hill United U21 have the most clean sheets (1) away in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Essendon Royals U21 form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 10 Victoria NPL 3 Youth games here at Sweeny Reserve - Pitch 1 for Essendon Royals U21. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. Essendon has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sweeny Reserve - Pitch 1. We remember; it was Nunawading City U21.
The Essendon Royals U21 fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Boroondara Eagles U21 and win 2-0.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Ballarat City U21 and winning 3-1.Lots of goals and action? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 14 of the 17 latest league matches with this side has contained three or more goals.
It's goals goals goals for Essendon Royals U21 who have scored 32 goals from 10 league home games. Essendon Royals U21 have conceded 12 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Box Hill United U21 form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Box Hill United U21 playing as the away team in the Victoria NPL 3 Youth this season.
The supporters enjoyed Hill's previous match versus Ballarat City U21 (placed 12th), a 5-2 win played at home. As you can tell from the result, the match against Ballarat City U21 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
Prior to that match, the Box Hill United U21 manager faced defeat when travelling to Doveton U21 and losing 0-1.Goal hungry football fans should note that 12 of this club's 15 most recent league games have ended with three goals or more.
The Hill manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 10 league matches. In the opposite end, Box Hill United U21 have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: Box Hill United U21 - Essendon Royals U21 4-1.
Essendon Royals U21 missing players
Box Hill United U21 missing players
| Essendon Royals U21 | Box Hill United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 49 | 32 | 9 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | 47 |
| 29 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 85% |
| 80% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 60% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 60% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 30% | 35% |
| 55% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 35% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 0.7 | 1.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 0.5 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1.7 | 3 | 2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 307% | 221% | 450% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 500% | 1267% |
| 0.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
- All of Essendon Royals U21's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Box Hill United U21 have the most clean sheets (1) away in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
- Box Hill United U21 have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Box Hill United U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Essendon Royals U21 have created more than twice as many corners as Box Hill United U21.
- Essendon Royals U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Essendon Royals U21 have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
- Essendon Royals U21 have the most clean sheets (3) in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
- Essendon Royals U21 have the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
- Essendon Royals U21 have the most scored goals in the second half (3) in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
- Essendon Royals U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Essendon Royals U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Essendon Royals U21 is in the best form (3-0-0) in Victoria NPL 3 Youth
| 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 U21 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 80 | 57 |
| 2 | Goulburn Valley Suns U21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Essendon Royals U21 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Nunawading City U21 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 35 |
| 5 | Box Hill United U21 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
| 6 | George Cross U21 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 32 |
| 7 | Boroondara Eagles U21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | Doveton U21 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 29 | -30 | 25 |
| 9 | Geelong U21 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 31 | -24 | 21 |
| 10 | North Sunshine U21 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 71 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 40 | -29 | 21 |
| 11 | Beaumaris U21 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 30 | -37 | 12 |
| 12 | Ballarat City U21 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 27 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 60 | -75 | 5 |
