Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — South Melbourne 5th with 41 points, Bentleigh Greens 12th with 24, 17 apart. Per game in the league, Bentleigh Greens were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.96, South Melbourne 1.5 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Bentleigh Greens had been beaten in three straight games. South Melbourne's winless run stood at 7.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 1 for Bentleigh Greens, 5 for South Melbourne and 1 drawn, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
The match was played at Kingston Heath Soccer Complex (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: South Melbourne led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-5.
Goal scorers
Bentleigh Greens: Makis Petratos (37') · South Melbourne: Arran Cocks (2'), Nahuel Bonada (4'), Yuki Uchida (25'), Jack Pope (72'), Max Mikkola (85')
Key stats
Possession: Bentleigh Greens 40% · South Melbourne 60% · Total shots: 7-20 · On target: 2-11 · Corners: 4-10