National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's South Melbourne W or Preston Lions W that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts South Melbourne W saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Victoria NPL Women. Thankfully the previous game, versus FV Emerging W, was also a home game here at Lakeside Stadium. The away team is better rested.
South Melbourne W form and stats
Last season, Melbourne's Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup journey ended in the final.South Melbourne W have performed here at Lakeside Stadium this season with 6 wins from 10 Victoria NPL Women matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
A nice win for South Melbourne W last time playing, versus FV Emerging W. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Heidelberg United W (0-2).The Melbourne fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded.
Preston Lions W form and stats
Last season their Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Playing away, Preston Lions W have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Victoria NPL Women this season.
There were no winners in Preston Lions W's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Alamein W. As you can tell from the result, the match against Alamein W was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
A 0-2 defeat away at Box Hill United W before that.The schedule is very tough for Preston now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Victoria NPL Women game at Calder United W is waiting in only three days.
Preston Lions W are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. As opposed to that, Preston Lions W have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
One of the stars has been Wise with 2 goals scored against Preston Lions W in these 1 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Wise 6 goals |  T. Christensen 3 goals |  M. Nishimura 3 goals |
South Melbourne W missing players
Preston Lions W missing players
| South Melbourne W | Preston Lions W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 37 | 73 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 118% | 71% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 W | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | Bulleen Lions W | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Boroondara Eagles W | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Bayside United W | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Heidelberg United W | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Calder United W | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | Box Hill United W | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Alamein W | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Preston Lions W | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | FV Emerging W | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 8 |
| 11 | Southern United W | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22 | -29 | 1 |
