Northcote City are ready to set aside the league table before this match vs Eastern Lions. Here's everything you need to know pre-match!
- Northcote City have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Eastern Lions have the most conceded goals (15) in Victoria Premier League 2
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Northcote City form and stats
Northcote City, who have the fewest points (0) at home in Victoria Premier League 2, have collected 0 points from their Victoria Premier League 2 home games so far after 0-0-1.
Northcote City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Bulleen Lions.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Werribee City.This is expected to be a close game, with Northcote perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Northcote City as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Northcote City has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.
There will be little rest for Northcote City after this match as they are travelling to Bayside Argonauts for a Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary game in only four days.
At John Cain Memorial Reserve, Northcote City has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Eastern Lions form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Eastern Lions, who have the most conceded goals (15) in Victoria Premier League 2, playing as the away team in the Victoria Premier League 2 this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from Eastern Lions as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-5 against Kingston. Eastern Lions lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Prior to that result Eastern won their away game at Moreland Zebras. The scoreline was 1-0.Eastern Lions have another fixture that requires travelling in just four days, a Victoria FFA Cup Preliminary fixture versus Green Gully. A difficult diary for the guests!
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Eastern Lions have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away.
Head 2 Head
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| Northcote City | Eastern Lions | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 5.8 | 7.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 3.8 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 11 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 9.5 | 11.2 |
| 2.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 12 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 37% |
| 9.8 | 8.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.8 | 11.3 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.2 | 5 |
- All of Northcote City's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Eastern Lions have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Eastern Lions have scored at least twice as many goals away as Northcote City have scored home.
- Eastern Lions have the most conceded goals (12) away in Victoria Premier League 2
- Eastern Lions have the most conceded goals (15) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Eastern Lions have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Eastern Lions have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Victoria Premier League 2
- Eastern Lions haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Northcote City have lost all their home matches so far.
- Northcote City have the fewest points (0) at home in Victoria Premier League 2
- Northcote City have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Victoria Premier League 2
- Northcote City have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Northcote City have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Northcote City have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Northcote City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Northcote City 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 | Langwarrin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Kingston | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Pascoe Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Western United II | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Preston Lions | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Eastern Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 7 | Manningham United Blues | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Brunswick City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Moreland Zebras | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Bulleen Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Northcote City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Werribee City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Dandenong City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Melbourne City II | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
