Essendon Royals will hope that their home comfort is enough to get something from this rough meeting, versus fiery Goulburn Valley Suns.
- Essendon Royals is in the best form (3-3-0) in Victoria NPL 3
- Goulburn Valley Suns have scored in all their matches so far.
Essendon Royals and Goulburn Valley Suns should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Essendon Royals form and stats
When playing at home in the Victoria NPL 3, Essendon Royals have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
Essendon travelled for their previous game, a trip to Melbourne Victory II that ended 1-1.
Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Geelong SC.The Essendon Royals fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Essendon Royals have conceded 9 goals. When Essendon Royals hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Beaumaris, Geelong SC and Ballarat City), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Goulburn Valley Suns form and stats
The visitors are W2-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Victoria NPL 3. Visiting Goulburn has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Goulburn Valley Suns has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Doveton for a 2-2 draw. An inspired comeback made the scores level in Goulburn Valley Suns's duel with Doveton. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Nahass found the equalizer.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Beaumaris that ended 2-2.Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this side's 14 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
Goulburn are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. Goulburn Valley Suns have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides encountered each other previously this campaign: Goulburn Valley Suns - Essendon 3-2.
Essendon Royals missing players
Goulburn Valley Suns missing players
| Essendon Royals | Goulburn Valley Suns | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 23 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 53% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 40% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 36% |
| 13% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 60% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 27% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 7.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| 1.7 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 11.7 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 4.2 |
| 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| 48% | 39% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 69% | 131% |
| 5.4 | 6.8 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 2.5 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
- All of Goulburn Valley Suns's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Essendon Royals have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Essendon Royals have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Victoria NPL 3
- Essendon Royals have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Victoria NPL 3
- Essendon Royals have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Essendon Royals have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Essendon Royals haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Essendon Royals is in the best form (3-3-0) in Victoria NPL 3
- Goulburn Valley Suns have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Goulburn Valley Suns have scored in all their matches so far.
- Goulburn Valley Suns have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Goulburn Valley Suns have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Goulburn Valley Suns 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 Victory II | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 35 |
| 2 | Sunshine Georgies | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Nunawading City | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | North Sunshine Eagles | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Doveton | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 7 | Boroondara - Carey | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Box Hill United | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | Essendon Royals | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Geelong SC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Beaumaris | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Ballarat City | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -33 | 2 |
