Enjoying a 12 point lead in the league table, Northcote City club members long to see their beloved team get maximum points from this game hosting Moreland Zebras.
- Northcote City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals (15) in Victoria Premier League 2
It's no vacation for neither Northcote nor Moreland Zebras as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Northcote City form and stats
When playing at home in the Victoria Premier League 2, Northcote City have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.
The Northcote City crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Moreland Zebras here at John Cain Memorial Reserve.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Langwarrin with a 2-1 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Northcote have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 12 most recent league games shows that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Northcote City can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 15 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Northcote defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Moreland Zebras form and stats
Moreland Zebras have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Victoria Premier League 2, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
Two travels in a row for Moreland Zebras, whose manager Amicis could celebrate last time after the win against Northcote City.
A loss against Kingston City was the result prior to that, in a home game.We have checked recent matches where Moreland Zebras have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Moreland Zebras as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Moreland have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last head-to-head meeting ended Moreland Zebras - Northcote City 1-3, played this season. Head-to-head numbers (for the last nine meetings): Northcote City won three games, one match ended in a draw and Moreland Zebras managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / two.
Northcote City missing players
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| Northcote City | Moreland Zebras | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 27 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 75% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 19% | 29% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 44% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 19% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 15 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 8.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 48% | 52% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 7.8 | 9.2 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
- All of Northcote City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals (15) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Moreland Zebras haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Northcote City have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Kingston City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 2 | Preston Lions | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Western United II | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Dandenong City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Eastern Lions | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Werribee City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Northcote City | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Langwarrin | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Manningham United Blues | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Brunswick City | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Melbourne City II | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Pascoe Vale | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Bulleen Lions | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -1 | 16 |
| 14 | Moreland Zebras | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 11 |
