Match preview: 14 points separate the teams ahead of this match, Bulleen Lions having performed best. Will Brunswick City shorten the gap?
- Brunswick City have yet to win a game at home.
- Bulleen Lions have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Victoria Premier League 2
This has all the signs of an exciting game with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Brunswick City form and stats
Brunswick City's struggle is real here at Dunstan Reserve with only 4 points collected from 8 Victoria Premier League 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-4-4. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Brunswick City faced defeat in their previous match, away at North Geelong Warriors (1-2). The first loss after going undefeated in three league matches.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pascoe Vale that ended 1-1.Betting people might want to know that 9 of the latest 11 league matches from this club have had goals from both sides.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Brunswick City here at Dunstan Reserve in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Brunswick City having conceded 21 goals here at Dunstan Reserve so far. When Brunswick hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Goulburn Valley Suns, Kingston and Werribee City), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Bulleen Lions form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Victoria Premier League 2. Two points from the last two away games for Bulleen Lions, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Bulleen Lions delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Goulburn Valley Suns (placed 12th) in their previous match.
A 1-1 draw at Langwarrin's stadium before that.Bulleen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other already this season, with the match result Bulleen Lions - Brunswick City 2-1 registered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the previous four meetings): Brunswick City won two games, zero matches ended in a draw and Bulleen Lions got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeBrunswick City missing players
Bulleen Lions missing players
| Brunswick City | Bulleen Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 36 |
| 36 | 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 81% |
| 75% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 12% | 44% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 31% |
| 25% | 38% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 31% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 4.8 | 6.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.4 | 13.2 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 38% |
| 14.9 | 14.2 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.5 | 10 | 8.8 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
- Brunswick City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Brunswick City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Brunswick City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Brunswick City have yet to win a game at home.
- Brunswick City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bulleen Lions have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bulleen Lions have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Bulleen Lions have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Bulleen Lions 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 | North Geelong Warriors | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 28 | 38 |
| 2 | Moreland City | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Moreland Zebras | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Bulleen Lions | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 29 |
| 5 | Pascoe Vale | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 27 |
| 6 | Northcote City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 27 | -8 | 21 |
| 7 | Manningham United Blues | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Langwarrin | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Kingston | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | -14 | 17 |
| 10 | Brunswick City | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | -14 | 15 |
| 11 | Werribee City | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -16 | 15 |
| 12 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -35 | 3 |
