Carrying a 2 point advantage in the league standings, Bentleigh Greens U21 regulars hope to see their team earn all points from this game versus Melbourne Knights U21.
- Bentleigh Greens U21 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Melbourne Knights U21 have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Victoria NPL Youth League
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an in-your-face match!
Bentleigh Greens U21 form and stats
When playing at home in the Victoria NPL Youth League, Bentleigh Greens U21 have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Bentleigh Greens U21, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Bentleigh Greens U21 shared the glory with Heidelberg United U21 in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting South Melbourne U21 (0-2).The Bentleigh Greens U21 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches.
Melbourne Knights U21 form and stats
4-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Melbourne Knights U21 in their Victoria NPL Youth League matches away.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus South Melbourne U21 with 2-4 on the scoreboard. As you can tell from the result, the match against South Melbourne U21 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game was the away victory against Avondale Heights U21 with the score of 2-0.Melbourne are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Melbourne Knights U21 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Melbourne Knights U21 - Bentleigh Greens U21 1-2 was the scoreline in these sides' previous head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Stats for the preceeding two meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Bentleigh, zero draws and zero wins for Melbourne Knights U21. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Bentleigh Greens U21 missing players
Melbourne Knights U21 missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 29 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 69% |
| 50% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 56% |
| 38% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 44% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 50% |
| 19% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 25% |
| 38% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.7 | 8.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 30% | 24% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 29% | 32% |
| 9.6 | 7.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.3 | 10.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
- Bentleigh Greens U21 have the fewest scored goals (18) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Bentleigh Greens U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Bentleigh Greens U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Melbourne Knights U21 have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Melbourne Knights U21 have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Melbourne Knights 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 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 30 | 37 |
| 2 | Avondale Heights U21 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 31 | 35 |
| 3 | Hume City U21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons U21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne U21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Dandenong Thunder U21 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -8 | 24 |
| 7 | Eastern Lions U21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Altona Magic U21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Bentleigh Greens U21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | Melbourne Knights U21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | -7 | 16 |
| 11 | St. Albans Saints U21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 14 |
| 12 | Heidelberg United U21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 13 | Dandenong City U21 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -29 | 14 |
| 14 | Green Gully U21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -21 | 11 |
