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coef.Round 21, Regular Season
AuV
24215521-21 - 23.4557°F
+160+115 +280 +160 no no noFT0 - 0(0 - 0)-- - -Head to headSouth Melbourne 467%Draw 00%Preston Lions 233%View allMatch IntroSouth Melbourne are set to take on Preston Lions in the NPL Victoria at Lakeside Stadium on July 18, 2026.
With South Melbourne holding sixth place on 31 points and Preston Lions slightly ahead in fourth position with 32 points, both teams are aiming to strengthen their standings in the league.
South Melbourne have endured a difficult campaign at home, losing 70 percent of their matches at Lakeside Stadium this season.
Preston Lions enter this fixture in strong form, having secured five wins from their last six league games.
In previous encounters, South Melbourne managed to score two or more goals in 67 percent of their last six clashes with Preston Lions, while Preston have scored at least twice in all of their last three matches.
Preston Lions to win by 1-2.
13/07/2026
Standings up to 18/07/2026Regular Season REGULAR SEASON PTS GP W D L GF GA +/- 1Oakleigh Cannons 44 20 13 5 2 43 18 25 2Hume City FC 40 20 12 4 4 40 24 16 3Avondale FC 34 20 11 1 8 53 27 26 4Preston Lions 32 19 12 2 5 30 16 14 5Heidelberg United 32 20 9 5 6 33 26 7 6South Melbourne 31 20 10 1 9 31 32 -1 7Melbourne City II 30 19 8 6 5 37 22 15 8George Cross 27 20 6 9 5 27 28 -1 9St Albans Saints 23 20 6 5 9 23 36 -13 10Dandenong City 22 21 7 5 9 27 29 -2 11Altona Magic SC 22 20 6 4 10 24 36 -12 12Bentleigh Greens 19 21 5 4 12 20 45 -25 13Thunder SC 15 21 4 3 14 23 46 -23 14Green Gully SC 13 21 3 4 14 17 43 -26 Play-off Semi-finalsPlay-off Quarter-finalsRelegationSOM
Last 6 matchesWin 350%Draw 117%Lost 233%View allPRE
Last 6 matchesWin 583%Draw 00%Lost 117%View allSOMhome matchesWin 117%Draw 00%Lost 583%View allPREaway matchesWin 583%Draw 00%Lost 117%View allOverall statistics
- Overall
- Home/Away
Full timePlayed games
20
SOM
19
PRE
Goals
Scored 31Avg.
per game 1.55Conceded 32Avg.
per game 1.6Scored 30Avg.
per game 1.58Conceded 16Avg.
per game 0.84
in last 20 matches Scored a goal in last 19 matchesYes No15 (75%)5 (25%)Yes No15 (79%)4 (21%)UnderOverSOM
Recent matches
PRE
Under/Over
3 1715% 85%1.5GoalsUnder/Over
7 1237% 63%
Under/Over
6 1430% 70%2.5GoalsUnder/Over
10 953% 47%
Under/Over
13 765% 35%3.5GoalsUnder/Over
15 479% 21%
Both scored (Yes/No)
Yes840% 60%No12Yes737% 63%No12SOM
Goals by time period
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- Scored
- Conceded
Goals1 2 3 4 5 6 70' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTGoals2 4 6 8 10 12 140' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTShots
SOMAvg.
per gameTotal shots 237 11.85Blocked 44 2.2
49%OFF target
35%ON target
55% Inside box
45% Outside box
PREAvg.
per gameTotal shots 226 11.89Blocked 33 1.74
44%OFF target
46%ON target
58% Inside box
42% Outside box
SOM
Passes
PRE
Total 4175Avg.
per game 208.75Accurate 312475%Ball Possession51%
Total 4816Avg.
per game 253.47Accurate 398983%Ball Possession52%SOM
Avg. event time38'24'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTPRE
ScoredConceded51'19'0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FTSOM
Total attacks
PRE
South Melbourne 1868Avg. 93.4Preston Lions 1813Avg. 95.42SOM
Dangerous attacks
PRE
South Melbourne 1386Avg. 69.3Preston Lions 1213Avg. 63.84Others
SOM20 Played games 19
PRE
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0.35 7 Clean sheets 8 0.42 5.35 107 Corners 112 5.89 4.65 93 Goal kicks 73 3.84 16.55 331 Throws in 206 10.84 1.25 25 Offsides 33 1.74 0 0/ 0 Penalties 0/ 0 0 2.1 42 GK saves 52 2.74 SOM
Disciplinary
PRE
Avg.
per gameTotal Total Avg.
per game0 0 Red cards0 0 1.65 33 Yellow cards23 1.21 7.4 148 Fouls 91 4.79 1.15 23 Tackles 27 1.42 SOMnext matches
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