The Avondale Heights U21 & Oakleigh Cannons U21 head coaches are both fearful of and looking forward to this very important match in the higher regions of the Victoria NPL Youth League league table.
- Avondale Heights U21 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Victoria NPL Youth League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Avondale Heights U21 form and stats
Avondale Heights U21 are steadily winning Victoria NPL Youth League games and points here at Avenger Park. 7 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games. Two home wins in a row for Avondale Heights U21 bring valid hopes of a third.
A nice win for Avondale last time playing, versus Dandenong Thunder U21. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-1. As mentioned above, Avondale Heights U21 "killed" Dandenong Thunder U21 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Eastern Lions U21 in a game that was won 1-0.Goals are plentiful at Avenger Park in the league this season as Avondale has scored 29 goals here in 10 home games. On the other hand, Avondale Heights U21 have conceded 11 goals.
Oakleigh Cannons U21 form and stats
Oakleigh Cannons U21 have an excellent away record in the Victoria NPL Youth League so far with 6-2-1 from 9 games. In general it has been a productive period now for Oakleigh Cannons U21 as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Oakleigh are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Dandenong City U21 (placed 10th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Port Melbourne U21 with the score of 1-0.The travelling fans enjoy Oakleigh Cannons U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 9 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Oakleigh Cannons U21 as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought previously this season: Oakleigh Cannons U21 - Avondale 0-3. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Avondale Heights U21 wins - draws - Oakleigh Cannons U21 wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Avondale Heights U21 missing players
Oakleigh Cannons U21 missing players
| Avondale Heights U21 | Oakleigh Cannons U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 58 | 29 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 17 | 42 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 95% |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 70% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 25% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 50% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 40% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 15% |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.8 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 51% |
| 9.7 | 9.4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
- Avondale Heights U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Avondale Heights U21 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Avondale Heights U21 have the most scored goals (29) at home in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Avondale Heights U21 have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Avondale Heights U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Avondale Heights U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Victoria NPL Youth League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | South Melbourne U21 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 40 | 44 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons U21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Avondale Heights U21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 33 | 41 |
| 4 | Hume City U21 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne U21 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 38 |
| 6 | Bentleigh Greens U21 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Eastern Lions U21 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 8 | Altona Magic U21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 9 | Dandenong Thunder U21 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 10 | Dandenong City U21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 28 | -27 | 21 |
| 11 | Melbourne Knights U21 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | St. Albans Saints U21 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -19 | 18 |
| 13 | Heidelberg United U21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -16 | 17 |
| 14 | Green Gully U21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -29 | 14 |
