Gold Coast Knights vs Melbourne Victory: result 1-2 and analysis
Australia CupRound of 16Kick-off on December 30, 2021 at 09:30 AM (UTC)Gold Coast Croatian Sports Centre 1, Gold Coast
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What was the result of Gold Coast Knights vs Melbourne Victory?
Melbourne Victory won 1-2 on December 30, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 28′C. TipaldoGold Coast Knights
- 53′L. Lawrie-LattanzioMelbourne Victory
- 96′W. WilsonMelbourne Victory
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Gold Coast Knights have 8 wins, 1 draws and 6 defeats; Melbourne Victory have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2021 | Gold Coast United(home) | 0-4 | Queensland NPL |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Redlands United(away) | 1-2 | Queensland NPL |
| Sep 25, 2021 | SC Wanderers(away) | 0-1 | Queensland NPL |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Eastern Suburbs(home) | 5-2 | Queensland NPL |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Edge Hill United(away) | 2-0 | Australia Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2021 | Western United(home) | 3-1 | A-League |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Melbourne City(away) | 2-2 | A-League |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Adelaide United(away) | 2-1 | A-League |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Perth Glory(home) | 0-3 | A-League |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Adelaide City(away) | 1-0 | Australia Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Gold Coast Knights score 2.2 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Melbourne Victory score 1.5 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast Knights | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
| Melbourne Victory | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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