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18.03.2023 - 06:30

Stadium : SS Anderson Reserve

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Predictions for Port Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights
Port Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights Betting Tips: 18/03/2023 - Matchday 5 - Australia Victoria NPL

Port Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights Betting Tips: 18/03/2023 - Matchday 5 - Australia Victoria NPL

The Australia Victoria NPL is back on 18th of March at 06:30 with Port Melbourne hosting Melbourne Knights and we have some predictions for the match. APWin’s team of analysts has analysed both of the team’s and their recent matches in order to come up with the best betting tips for Port Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights. So, if you decide to follow our betting tip, let’s hope we can all win with this match.

🔥 The past 4 matches between Port Melbourne and Melbourne Knights have ended with under 2.5 goals

🔥 Port Melbourne and Melbourne Knights average 2.75 goals scored per match

Form

Port Melbourne logo

Port Melbourne

Melbourne Knights logo

Melbourne Knights

6Standings7
1.75Goal Scored1
1.5Goals Conceded1
50%% Over 2.525%
75%% BTTS75%
1.14xG1.86
1.65xGA1.52
Port Melbourne logo

Port Melbourne

Melbourne Knights logo

Melbourne Knights

10Standings10
1.5Goal Scored1
1.5Goals Conceded1.5
50%% Over 2.525%
100%% BTTS100%
0.95xG2.11
1.74xGA1.3

Port Melbourne - Previous Results

Melbourne Knights - Previous Results

Summary

Goal Scored

Port Melbourne averages 1.75 goals scored per match in this season’s Victoria NPL. The home team has scored 7 times in the 4 matches played so far this year for this competition. Port Melbourne is, as such, the 4th best attack in this season of the Victoria NPL.

The 10th best attack of the Victoria NPL has scored 4 goals in 4 matches played so far this season. Melbourne Knights averages, as such, 1 goals scored per match so far this season.

Goals Conceded

In the 4 matches it has played so far this season, opponents managed to score against Port Melbourne 6 times. This means that Port Melbourne is the 7th best defence in this season’s Victoria NPL.

In the 4 matches it has played in the Victoria NPL, Melbourne Knights has conceded 4 goals. This means that the team conceded, on average, 1 goals per match, making it the 3rd team in terms of defensive ability in the competition.

% Over 2.5

Is there maybe an opportunity for a bet in the Over 2.5 Goals market? Port Melbourne has finished with 3 or more goals, scored or conceded in 50% of the matches it played so far in the Victoria NPL this season.

Melbourne Knights has, until today, finished 25% of the matches of this season’s Victoria NPL with 3 or more goals (scored and conceded). That is 1 matches out of 4, compared with the league average of 50%.

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

Out of the 4 matches that Port Melbourne has taken part in this season, 3 of them finished with Both Teams Scoring. Will we see one more match with a tendency for goals?

Melbourne Knights, on the other hand, has both scored and conceded in the same 90’ on 3 occasions out of the 4 times it played for the Victoria NPL this season.

Expected Goals (xG)

We mentioned earlier that Port Melbourne averages 1.75 goals scored per match so far in this season’s competition. It is also important to note that the home team has an average of 1.14 expected goals per match, which means that it is expected to create some goal scoring opportunities in today’s match.

Melbourne Knights is one of the most dangerous teams when it comes to taking advantage of goal scoring chances. They have 1.86 expected goals per match so far in the competition, and will be looking to make some damage in the opposition’s defence this time around.

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

The hosts of today’s match have a few strong points in the backline and have shown us some good defensive moments so far this season. The team averages 1.65 xGA so far this season, and will be motivated to show us that it is solid at the back.

The visitors need to keep their goal safe if they want to win all 3 points. So the xGA season average of 1.52 will need to be kept as close to 0 as possible for today’s match if Melbourne Knights wants all 3 points.

Predictions

We won’t always be 100% correct on your betting tips, but are pretty confident in our preview after seeing what the data from both teams presents us. Both teams have some positive and negative points so far, and so we are ready with the prediction for Port Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights.

We make an effort to only suggest what we think has positive value, and this is one of those betting tips. A bet with positive value is a bet with a probability of happening higher than what the bookmakers are assuming.

So, and without going any further, you can find our betting tip for Port Melbourne vs Melbourne Knights, for the matchday 5 of the Victoria NPL.