Oakleigh Cannons U21 prepare for another match after their 3-0 result against Heidelberg United U21, a game that made them wiser. How will this affect the battle against St. Albans Saints U21?
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have the most points from losing position (15) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have scored more than double the goals of St. Albans Saints U21.
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.
Oakleigh Cannons U21 form and stats
Oakleigh Cannons U21 are steadily winning Victoria NPL Youth League games and points here at Jack Edwards Reserve - Pitch 2. 7 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 10 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Oakleigh has won five games in a row. The North Geelong U21 match was the last time out without a victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 181 minutes.
Oakleigh Cannons U21's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Heidelberg United U21 (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Oakleigh Cannons U21 decided the match against Heidelberg United U21 in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Ahead of that match, Oakleigh won a home game hosting Dandenong Thunder U21 (3-0).Lots of goals and action? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 13 of the 16 most recent league matches with this team has contained three or more goals.
The Oakleigh Cannons U21 manager has got the team scoring with 24 from 10 home games in the league. On the other hand, Oakleigh Cannons U21 have conceded 12 goals.
St. Albans Saints U21 form and stats
St. Albans Saints U21 have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Victoria NPL Youth League, after 3-1-6 (10 played).
St. Albans Saints U21 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Hume City U21 proved too strong as St. Albans Saints U21 slumped to a 2-4 defeat in front of their own fans. A bonkers game with lots of goals last time out for Albans, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this game be as much fun?
Prior to that match, the St. Albans Saints U21 manager faced defeat when travelling to Heidelberg United U21 and losing 0-1.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. St. Albans Saints U21's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: St. Albans Saints U21 - Oakleigh Cannons U21 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the prior four meetings): Oakleigh won two games, zero matches ended with a tie and St. Albans Saints U21 got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one.
Oakleigh Cannons U21 missing players
St. Albans Saints U21 missing players
| Oakleigh Cannons U21 | St. Albans Saints U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 40 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 88% |
| 94% | 90% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 59% |
| 76% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 70% | 53% |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 12% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 59% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 35% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 41% |
| 6% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 29% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11.2 | 11.3 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.3 | 8.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 43% | 42% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 7.1 | 7.2 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have scored more than double the goals of St. Albans Saints U21.
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 have the most points from losing position (15) in Victoria NPL Youth League
- Oakleigh Cannons U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Albans Saints U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Port Melbourne U21 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 35 | 46 |
| 2 | Oakleigh Cannons U21 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | South Melbourne U21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 36 | 34 |
| 4 | Hume City U21 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Bentleigh Greens U21 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 32 |
| 6 | North Geelong U21 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 7 | Avondale Heights U21 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 8 | Heidelberg United U21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | St. Albans Saints U21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 21 |
| 10 | Melbourne Knights U21 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Green Gully U21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -14 | 17 |
| 12 | Altona Magic U21 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 17 |
| 13 | Dandenong Thunder U21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 31 | -29 | 13 |
| 14 | Moreland City U21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 40 | -62 | 1 |
