Crucial clash in the cellar of the Victoria NPL Youth League, with both St. Albans Saints U21 and Heidelberg United U21 experiencing more stress than glee. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 13th and the away team in 12th spot.
- St. Albans Saints U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Heidelberg United U21 have scored at least twice as many goals away as St. Albans Saints U21 have scored home.
St. Albans Saints U21 and Heidelberg United U21 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
St. Albans Saints U21 form and stats
St. Albans Saints U21's struggle is real here at Churchill Reserve with only 7 points collected from 9 Victoria NPL Youth League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-6. The Albans manager might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The St. Albans Saints U21 manager and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Melbourne Knights U21 (placed 11th).
Ahead of that match, Albans lost 0-5 at home to Bentleigh Greens U21.Take note that 10 of the most recent 13 league matches from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
St. Albans Saints U21 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for St. Albans Saints U21 with 19 goals conceded in these matches.
Heidelberg United U21 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Victoria NPL Youth League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. When Heidelberg United U21 is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 3 matches. Heidelberg United U21, Green Gully U21, Dandenong City U21 and Melbourne Knights U21 is teams we like to compare St. Albans Saints U21 with.
It's the second away game in a row for Heidelberg, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Altona Magic U21 (placed 8th) last time out. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone five league rounds without winning.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Melbourne Knights U21.Goal hungry football fans should note that 17 of this side's 19 most recent league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
The Heidelberg United U21 manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 10 league matches. For Heidelberg United U21, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Heidelberg United U21 is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Heidelberg, Green Gully U21, Dandenong City U21 and Melbourne Knights U21.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the match result Heidelberg United U21 - St. Albans Saints U21 1-4 entered in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the former two meetings): St. Albans Saints U21 won one game, one match ended with a draw and Heidelberg United U21 have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zeroSt. Albans Saints U21 missing players
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| St. Albans Saints U21 | Heidelberg United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 25 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 15 | 22 | 34 |
| 45 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 49 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 58% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 58% | 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 70% | 68% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 37% |
| 68% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 74% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 5% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 21% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 28% | 23% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 68% | 43% | 41% |
| 15.4 | 16.6 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8 | 10.2 |
| 6.5 | 6.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
- Heidelberg United U21 have scored at least twice as many goals away as St. Albans Saints U21 have scored home.
- Heidelberg United U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Albans Saints U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Albans Saints U21 is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | Heidelberg United U21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -15 | 17 |
| 13 | St. Albans Saints U21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -20 | 15 |
| 14 | Green Gully U21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -29 | 14 |
