Getting nearer the top teams is at stake when these mid-table teams fight it out. Both are targeting to strenghten their league table position, Northcote City in 6th and Manningham United Blues in 7th position.
- All of Northcote City's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Manningham United Blues have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Victoria Premier League 2
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Northcote City form and stats
4-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Victoria Premier League 2 numbers at home for Northcote City so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Northcote, who won 2-1 against Brunswick City (placed 8th).
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Goulburn Valley Suns.Goals, goals, goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 13 latest league games with this club has seen three goals or more.
The Northcote City manager Vassiliadis has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded.
Manningham United Blues form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Manningham United Blues playing as the away team in the Victoria Premier League 2 this season. Manningham have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Moreland City with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That defeat was their first after five consecutive league rounds winning points.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Bulleen Lions with the score of 2-1.Observe! Both teams have scored at least one goal in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.
Manningham United Blues have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Manningham are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded history involving both these sides is the Manningham United Blues - Northcote City 0-3 played not long ago this season. Northcote City-Manningham United Blues H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Northcote City four wins, Manningham United Blues one win, zero draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Northcote City missing players
Manningham United Blues missing players
| Northcote City | Manningham United Blues | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 38 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 40 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 79% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 53% |
| 58% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 37% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 68% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 63% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 40% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 29% |
| 9.9 | 7.1 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.1 | 10.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
- All of Northcote City's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Manningham United Blues have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Victoria Premier League 2
- Manningham United Blues have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- 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 | North Geelong Warriors | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Moreland City | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Moreland Zebras | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Pascoe Vale | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 36 |
| 5 | Bulleen Lions | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 32 |
| 6 | Northcote City | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 30 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Manningham United Blues | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Brunswick City | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 9 | Langwarrin | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Kingston | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | -16 | 18 |
| 11 | Werribee City | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -21 | 15 |
| 12 | Goulburn Valley Suns | 19 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 29 | -45 | 3 |
