Eastern Lions vs Melbourne City II: result 1-2 and analysis
Victoria NPL 2Regular Season - 16Kick-off on June 3, 2023 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Gardiners Creek Reserve, Melbourne
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What was the result of Eastern Lions vs Melbourne City II?
Melbourne City II won 1-2 on June 3, 2023.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Eastern Lions have 8 wins, 1 draws and 6 defeats; Melbourne City II have 6, 1 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Manningham United Blues(away) | 0-0 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| May 21, 2023 | Western United II(home) | 0-2 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| May 13, 2023 | Dandenong City(home) | 1-0 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| May 5, 2023 | Preston Lions(away) | 2-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Pascoe Vale(home) | 2-0 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2023 | Bulleen Lions(home) | 0-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| May 21, 2023 | Northcote City(home) | 2-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| May 13, 2023 | Kingston City(away) | 2-0 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| May 7, 2023 | Moreland Zebras(home) | 3-2 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Langwarrin(away) | 5-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Eastern Lions win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Melbourne City II win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2023 | Melbourne City II 6-3 Eastern Lions | Victoria NPL 2 |
Last archived meeting: Melbourne City II vs Eastern Lions on Mar 5, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Eastern Lions score 1.7 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne City II score 1.8 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Lions | 1.7 | 1.7 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Melbourne City II | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1 | 11/15 | 12/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Eastern Lions sit 12th in Victoria NPL 2 (22 points from 26 matches) and Melbourne City II sit 3rd (54 points from 26 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Melbourne City II | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 54 |
| 12 | Eastern Lions | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 58 | 22 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy