The home crowds hope for three points in this fixture, and the home advantage could be decisive versus a stumbling visitor. Eastern Lions U21 are in 8th place while the guesting Dandenong City U21 lose sleep at 10th.
- Eastern Lions U21 have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Dandenong City U21 have the most conceded goals (53) in Victoria NPL Youth League
Both squads have had plenty of rest since their last game. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Eastern Lions U21 form and stats
Eastern Lions U21's struggle is real here at Gardiners Creek Reserve with only 8 points collected from 8 Victoria NPL Youth League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4.
No payout for Eastern Lions U21 in their previous match, an away game at Port Melbourne U21 that ended in defeat 0-7. Eastern were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Before that, Eastern Lions U21 drew at home versus Altona Magic U21.Eastern Lions U21 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Gardiners Creek Reserve with 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Eastern Lions U21 are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dandenong City U21 form and stats
Dandenong City U21 have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Victoria NPL Youth League, after 2-1-5 (8 played).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Green Gully U21 in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Dandenong manager faced defeat when travelling to Hume City U21 and losing 0-4.The visiting Dandenong City U21 have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded meeting involving both these sides is the Dandenong City U21 - Eastern Lions U21 2-5 played not long ago this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Eastern Lions U21 victories, zero draws and zero Dandenong City U21 wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Eastern Lions U21 missing players
Dandenong City U21 missing players
| Eastern Lions U21 | Dandenong City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 33 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 38 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 65% |
| 71% | 62% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 53% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 41% |
| 65% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 59% |
| 18% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 24% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 9.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 11 | 10.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 46% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | 34% |
| 11.8 | 11.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 12.1 | 13.7 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.7 |
- All of Dandenong City U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dandenong City U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dandenong City U21 have the most conceded goals (53) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Dandenong City U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Dandenong City U21 have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Dandenong City U21 have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Dandenong City U21 have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Dandenong City U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eastern Lions U21 have the most matches over the total-line (8) 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 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 12 | 35 | 40 |
| 2 | Hume City U21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Avondale Heights U21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 30 | 35 |
| 4 | Oakleigh Cannons U21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne U21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 32 |
| 6 | Dandenong Thunder U21 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -8 | 25 |
| 7 | Altona Magic U21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 8 | Eastern Lions U21 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 21 | -5 | 23 |
| 9 | Bentleigh Greens U21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 21 |
| 10 | Dandenong City U21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -27 | 17 |
| 11 | Melbourne Knights U21 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Heidelberg United U21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -14 | 14 |
| 13 | St. Albans Saints U21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -15 | 14 |
| 14 | Green Gully U21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -23 | 11 |
