Match Report
Dandenong City U23 (12th, 33 pts) visited South Melbourne U23 (7th, 40 pts) with 7 points between them. Dandenong City U23 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 2.11 goals per team per game, South Melbourne U23 ran at 2.42 scored and 1.85 conceded, Dandenong City U23 at 1.77 and 2.27.
Dandenong City U23 arrived off four straight defeats. South Melbourne U23 had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Dandenong City U23, 1.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by South Melbourne U23, 3 by Dandenong City U23, 0 drawn, at 4.4 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: South Melbourne U23 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.




