Melbourne City II vs Eastern Lions: result 6-3 and analysis
Victoria NPL 2Regular Season - 3Kick-off on March 5, 2023 at 04:00 AM (UTC)Casey Fields - Pitch 4, Melbourne
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What was the result of Melbourne City II vs Eastern Lions?
Melbourne City II won 6-3 on March 5, 2023.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, Melbourne City II have 1 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats; Eastern Lions have 1, 3 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2023 | Bulleen Lions(away) | 0-3 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Northcote City(away) | 2-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2023 | Manningham United Blues(home) | 3-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Western United II(away) | 0-1 | Victoria NPL 2 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Heidelberg United(home) | 1-5 | Victoria NPL |
| Aug 18, 2022 | Green Gully(away) | 0-7 | Victoria NPL |
| Aug 5, 2022 | St. Albans Saints(away) | 1-1 | Victoria NPL |
How many goals should we expect?
Melbourne City II score 1.0 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 2; Eastern Lions score 0.5 and concede 2.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City II | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Eastern Lions | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Melbourne City II sit 3rd in Victoria NPL 2 (54 points from 26 matches) and Eastern Lions sit 12th (22 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