A traditional home win, the away team runs away as victors or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table teams Bentleigh Greens U21 and Eastern Lions U21 clash at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Field 2.
- Bentleigh Greens U21 have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Eastern Lions U21 have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Victoria NPL Youth League
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.
Bentleigh Greens U21 form and stats
Bentleigh Greens U21 have played 10 Victoria NPL Youth League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Bentleigh Greens U21 are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
A strong away win for Bentleigh against Green Gully U21 the last match.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Hume City U21.Bentleigh Greens U21 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games.
Eastern Lions U21 form and stats
5 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Eastern Lions U21 playing as the away team in the Victoria NPL Youth League this season. Bitter travels for Eastern Lions U21 as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Hume City U21 match.
The supporters enjoyed Eastern's previous match versus South Melbourne U21 (placed 1st), a 4-3 win played at home. That win felt nice as this club had gone five league rounds without victory. A loony fixture with plenty of goals last time out for Eastern Lions U21, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that fun game, will this fixture be as full of joy?
A 0-1 defeat away at Avondale Heights U21 before that.Observe that 18 of this side's 20 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Eastern Lions U21 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 21 goals from 10 away matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Eastern Lions U21, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the final score Eastern Lions U21 - Bentleigh 3-3 written in the official records. Data for the former two meetings between these two sides are: one win for Bentleigh Greens U21, one draw and zero wins for Eastern Lions U21. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Bentleigh Greens U21 missing players
Eastern Lions U21 missing players
| Bentleigh Greens U21 | Eastern Lions U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 21 | 39 |
| 32 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 55% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 45% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 70% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 45% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 65% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 15% |
| 30% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 4.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11.3 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 11.1 | 10.3 |
| 4.3 | 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 9.2 | 7.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 12.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
- Bentleigh Greens U21 have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Bentleigh Greens U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eastern Lions U21 have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Eastern Lions 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 | 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 |
