Match Report
Dandenong City went into the game 8th in the table on 37 points; South Melbourne sat 5th on 41 — a 4-point gap. Recent form flatters Dandenong City's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Dandenong City 1.35 scored and 1.19 conceded per game, South Melbourne 1.5 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.49.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Dandenong City, 3 draws and 4 for South Melbourne, at 3.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%. Goals have risen lately: 4.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.2 across the full history.
FrankHolohan Soccer Centre, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, South Melbourne led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
South Melbourne: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Dandenong City 54% · South Melbourne 46% · Total shots: 11-12 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 7-6