Victoria NPL 3 fixture preview and facts: Goulburn Valley Suns meet Box Hill United

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Competition: Australia Victoria NPL 3
Competition: Sat 08.Jul
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: John McEwen Reserve (1000 seats)

The league standings reveals that 10 points divide the pair of duelists in this Victoria NPL 3 fixture. Goulburn Valley Suns enjoy both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Goulburn Valley Suns have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Box Hill United is in the best form (3-2-1) in Victoria NPL 3

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!

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Goulburn Valley Suns form and stats

Goulburn Valley Suns have collected 15 points from their Victoria NPL 3 home games so far after 5-0-3.

It's back home for Goulburn Valley Suns, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Essendon Royals away with the result 2-1. At last, a league win after three games without.

Before that game, the home loss against Ballarat City with the scoreline 2-3.

Some stats: A review of the 15 most recent league matches highlights that 14 of them had goals from both teams.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Goulburn Valley Suns, as the Victoria Dockerty Cup home game vs Heidelberg United is only three days away.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), Goulburn's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Box Hill United form and stats

There's been little loot from Box Hill United's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Victoria NPL 3. Box Hill United only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Box Hill United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Melbourne Victory II (placed 1st). That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.

A 4-4 draw at Geelong SC's stadium before that.

Take note that 12 of this club's 15 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Hill's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other before in this season, with the final score Box Hill United - Goulburn Valley Suns 1-1 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Goulburn Valley Suns one win, one draw and Box Hill United one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Goulburn Valley Suns missing players

Box Hill United missing players

Goulburn Valley Suns Box Hill United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 3 8 16
8 5 1 Won W 0 1 5
4 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
4 3 1 Lost L 3 6 8
30 17 4 Scored S 2 14 29
23 12 4 Conceded C 9 24 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
94% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 88% 94%
81% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 88% 75%
38% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 62% 50%
19% 38% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 50% 31%
88% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 88% 88%
12% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 6%
 
2.4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.8 2.5
1.5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.6 3.5
0.9 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.2 1.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.1 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 2 6.6
1.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 2.6
117% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 220% 71%
 
3.1 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 2.8 5.8
1.2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2.2
Key stats in Victoria NPL 3 this season:
  • Box Hill United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Box Hill United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Box Hill United have the most conceded goals (24) away in Victoria NPL 3
  • Box Hill United have the most points from losing position (6) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Box Hill United have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Box Hill United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Box Hill United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Box Hill United is in the best form (3-2-1) in Victoria NPL 3
  • Goulburn Valley Suns have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Goulburn Valley Suns have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Goulburn Valley Suns have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • 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 16 12 2 2 42 13 8 7 1 0 22 6 8 5 1 2 20 7 29 38
2 Sunshine Georgies 15 10 1 4 32 18 9 6 1 2 22 10 6 4 0 2 10 8 14 31
3 Goulburn Valley Suns 16 8 4 4 30 23 8 5 0 3 17 12 8 3 4 1 13 11 7 28
4 Boroondara - Carey 16 8 2 6 33 27 8 5 1 2 25 13 8 3 1 4 8 14 6 26
5 Nunawading City 15 8 1 6 33 25 7 5 0 2 16 10 8 3 1 4 17 15 8 25
6 North Sunshine Eagles 16 8 1 7 36 31 8 5 1 2 21 13 8 3 0 5 15 18 5 25
7 Doveton 16 7 2 7 21 26 7 3 2 2 7 8 9 4 0 5 14 18 -5 23
8 Box Hill United 16 5 3 8 29 34 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 1 1 6 14 24 -5 18
9 Essendon Royals 16 4 5 7 19 25 8 4 1 3 11 11 8 0 4 4 8 14 -6 17
10 Geelong SC 16 4 4 8 22 32 8 3 4 1 12 11 8 1 0 7 10 21 -10 16
11 Beaumaris 16 4 3 9 19 32 8 3 2 3 12 14 8 1 1 6 7 18 -13 15
12 Ballarat City 16 2 2 12 20 50 8 1 0 7 10 28 8 1 2 5 10 22 -30 8