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Competition: Australia Victoria NPL Youth League
Competition: Sat 23.July
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Knights Stadium (7032 seats)

Melbourne Knights U21 are willing to overlook the league table before this fixture vs Dandenong Thunder U21. Here's all you must know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Melbourne Knights U21 have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Victoria NPL Youth League
  • Dandenong Thunder U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)

This has all the signs of an engaging fixture with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Melbourne Knights U21 form and stats

With 1 Victoria NPL Youth League win, 2 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Melbourne Knights U21 are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Melbourne Knights U21 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Eastern Lions U21 (1-3).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Hume City U21.

Melbourne Knights U21 have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Dandenong Thunder U21 form and stats

As the visiting team in Victoria NPL Youth League matches, Dandenong Thunder U21 have produced an overall stat of 5-1-5 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Dandenong Thunder U21 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Dandenong delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Bentleigh Greens U21 (placed 6th) in their previous game. A bizarre fixture with lots of goals last time out for Dandenong Thunder U21, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this fixture be as enjoying?

A 1-2 defeat away at South Melbourne U21 before that.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 12 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.

Dandenong has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. As for defending, Dandenong Thunder U21 rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Dandenong Thunder U21 - Melbourne Knights U21 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Melbourne zero wins, zero draws and Dandenong Thunder U21 two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Melbourne Knights U21 missing players

Dandenong Thunder U21 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Melbourne Knights U21 Dandenong Thunder U21
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 4 11 22
6 1 0 Won W 3 5 8
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
13 7 3 Lost L 1 5 12
27 10 2 Scored S 12 18 31
37 22 9 Conceded C 6 20 47
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
76% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 82%
62% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 82% 77%
38% 40% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 45% 45%
24% 30% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 36% 36%
57% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 55%
19% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 27% 23%
24% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 27%
 
3.3 3.3 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.3 3.8
5.5 5.5 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.7 5.6
1.8 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.8 7.5 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 8.5 8.4
3.5 2.6 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 3.5 3.1
36% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 47% 47%
 
11 11.8 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.4 12.5
4.4 4.9 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 5
Key stats in Victoria NPL Youth League this season:
  • Dandenong Thunder U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dandenong Thunder U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Victoria NPL Youth League
  • Dandenong Thunder U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Melbourne Knights U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Melbourne Knights U21 have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Victoria NPL Youth League
  • Melbourne Knights U21 have the most matches under the total-line (6) 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 22 16 2 4 74 31 11 9 0 2 33 14 11 7 2 2 41 17 43 50
2 Hume City U21 22 14 4 4 48 27 11 6 4 1 27 14 11 8 0 3 21 13 21 46
3 Port Melbourne U21 22 14 2 6 54 27 11 7 1 3 30 12 11 7 1 3 24 15 27 44
4 Oakleigh Cannons U21 22 13 4 5 43 27 11 7 1 3 25 18 11 6 3 2 18 9 16 43
5 Avondale Heights U21 22 13 3 6 59 27 11 7 2 2 29 11 11 6 1 4 30 16 32 42
6 Bentleigh Greens U21 22 10 4 8 37 36 11 7 1 3 17 11 11 3 3 5 20 25 1 34
7 Altona Magic U21 22 9 4 9 34 41 11 5 1 5 15 22 11 4 3 4 19 19 -7 31
8 Eastern Lions U21 22 9 3 10 43 49 11 4 3 4 21 23 11 5 0 6 22 26 -6 30
9 Dandenong Thunder U21 22 8 2 12 31 47 11 3 1 7 13 27 11 5 1 5 18 20 -16 26
10 Dandenong City U21 22 6 3 13 35 67 11 4 1 6 21 34 11 2 2 7 14 33 -32 21
11 Melbourne Knights U21 21 6 2 13 27 37 10 1 2 7 10 22 11 5 0 6 17 15 -10 20
12 St. Albans Saints U21 22 5 3 14 31 53 11 3 1 7 15 24 11 2 2 7 16 29 -22 18
13 Heidelberg United U21 22 5 2 15 37 57 10 1 1 8 12 28 12 4 1 7 25 29 -20 17
14 Green Gully U21 21 5 2 14 27 54 12 3 1 8 20 32 9 2 1 6 7 22 -27 17

Table
  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 22 16 2 4 74 31 11 9 0 2 33 14 11 7 2 2 41 17 43 50
2 Hume City U21 22 14 4 4 48 27 11 6 4 1 27 14 11 8 0 3 21 13 21 46
3 Port Melbourne U21 22 14 2 6 54 27 11 7 1 3 30 12 11 7 1 3 24 15 27 44
4 Oakleigh Cannons U21 22 13 4 5 43 27 11 7 1 3 25 18 11 6 3 2 18 9 16 43
5 Avondale Heights U21 22 13 3 6 59 27 11 7 2 2 29 11 11 6 1 4 30 16 32 42
6 Bentleigh Greens U21 22 10 4 8 37 36 11 7 1 3 17 11 11 3 3 5 20 25 1 34
7 Altona Magic U21 22 9 4 9 34 41 11 5 1 5 15 22 11 4 3 4 19 19 -7 31
8 Eastern Lions U21 22 9 3 10 43 49 11 4 3 4 21 23 11 5 0 6 22 26 -6 30
9 Dandenong Thunder U21 22 8 2 12 31 47 11 3 1 7 13 27 11 5 1 5 18 20 -16 26
10 Dandenong City U21 22 6 3 13 35 67 11 4 1 6 21 34 11 2 2 7 14 33 -32 21
11 Melbourne Knights U21 21 6 2 13 27 37 10 1 2 7 10 22 11 5 0 6 17 15 -10 20
12 St. Albans Saints U21 22 5 3 14 31 53 11 3 1 7 15 24 11 2 2 7 16 29 -22 18
13 Heidelberg United U21 22 5 2 15 37 57 10 1 1 8 12 28 12 4 1 7 25 29 -20 17
14 Green Gully U21 21 5 2 14 27 54 12 3 1 8 20 32 9 2 1 6 7 22 -27 17

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