South Melbourne vs Preston Lions

South Melbourne vs Preston Lions: Statistics and Analysis - Victoria NPL 2026

On this page you can check all the key statistics for South Melbourne vs Preston Lions - goals, corners, form, trends, head-to-head record and more.

This Victoria NPL match was played on 18/07/2026 (Saturday) and finished South Melbourne 0 - 0 Preston Lions.

The venue is Lakeside Stadium.

The fixture is part of game week 21th of the Victoria NPL season. South Melbourne currently sits in position 6th of the Victoria NPL table. Preston Lions occupies position 3rd.

Stat Probabilities for South Melbourne vs Preston Lions

Our projection system combines both teams' numbers into percentage chances for the key statistical markets in this match:

Both teams to score: our projection puts the chance of both teams scoring in South Melbourne vs Preston Lions at 43%.

Over 2.5 goals: the combined stats for South Melbourne and Preston Lions point to a 63% chance of over 2.5 goals in this match.

South Melbourne over 1.5 goals conceded: based on their record, there is a 73% chance of South Melbourne conceding 2 or more goals.

Preston Lions over 4.5 corners: Preston Lions has taken 5 or more corners in 75% of their matches in the competition.

For our tips built on these numbers, see the South Melbourne vs Preston Lions prediction page.

Who is the favorite in South Melbourne vs Preston Lions?

According to the latest match odds, is the favorite at an implied probability of about 0%. The full 1X2 market has South Melbourne at , the draw at , and Preston Lions at .

Overall performance in the Victoria NPL

South Melbourne's record so far reads 10W-1D-9L from 20 played a win rate of 50% at 1.55 points per game.

Preston Lions stands at 12W-2D-5L from 19 played, winning 63% of their matches at 2 points per game.

In their last five, South Melbourne has gone 3W-0D-2L, averaging 1.8 points per game.

Preston Lions's last five read 5W-0D-0L, at 3 points per game.

At home, South Melbourne has a 30% win rate (3W-0D-7L from 10 played).

On the road, Preston Lions has won 73% of their matches (8W-1D-2L from 11 played).

Goal statistics for South Melbourne vs Preston Lions

In attack, South Melbourne averages 1.55 goals scored per game in the Victoria NPL (31 in total), while conceding 1.6 per game (32 in total).

Preston Lions averages 1.58 goals scored per game (30 in total) and 0.84 conceded per game (16 in total).

More detail - goals home and away, expected goals and first-to-score rates - is in the tables above.

Head-to-head: South Melbourne vs Preston Lions

South Melbourne and Preston Lions have met 7 times in recent years. The record:

• South Melbourne wins: 4

• Draws: 0

• Preston Lions wins: 3

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