South Melbourne vs Eastern Lions: result 5-2 and analysis
Victoria NPLRegular Season - 2Kick-off on February 23, 2020 at 06:00 AM (UTC)Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
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What was the result of South Melbourne vs Eastern Lions?
South Melbourne won 5-2 on February 23, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 12′H. SawyerSouth Melbourne (pen.)
- 20′?Eastern Lions
- 22′H. SawyerSouth Melbourne
- 42′H. SawyerSouth Melbourne
- 60′D. ClarkSouth Melbourne
- 63′?South Melbourne
- 83′?Eastern Lions (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Melbourne have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Eastern Lions have 0, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2020 | Heidelberg United(home) | 0-3 | Victoria NPL |
| Aug 25, 2019 | Heidelberg United(home) | 0-3 | Victoria NPL |
| Aug 18, 2019 | Altona Magic(home) | 2-0 | Victoria NPL |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Oakleigh Cannons(away) | 1-4 | Victoria NPL |
| Jul 28, 2019 | Dandenong Thunder(home) | 3-0 | Victoria NPL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2020 | Bentleigh Greens(home) | 0-3 | Victoria NPL |
How many goals should we expect?
South Melbourne score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Eastern Lions score 0.0 and concede 3.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
| Eastern Lions | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | South Melbourne | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 41 |
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