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Northcote City vs Eastern Lions Result, Stats & H2H

FT · HT 0–02 – 1

Goal 87′Liam Nolan 89′6th

11thGoal 51′

EL
Shots · on target in brackets
10 (8)7 (5)
Corners
74
Table · 28 v 14 pts
6th → 4th11th

Victoria Premier League 2Matchday 17John Cain Memorial Reserve

Events

NOR 2–1 EAS
  1. Full time 2–1
  2. Liam Nolan2–1Goal
  3. Northcote City1–1Goal
  4. Eastern Lions0–1Goal
  5. Half-time 0–0

Team stats

8 figures
Northcote Cityfull timeEastern LionsEL
  1. 10Shots7
  2. 8Shots on target5
  3. 7Corners4
  4. 2Yellow cards3
All 8 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 60Attacks42
  3. 41Dangerous attacks24
  4. 80%Shot accuracy71%
  5. 2Shots off target2

Head-to-head

4 meetings on record since 2023

3-1-0Northcote City W-D-L · goals 10:2

3 NOR1 draws0 EAS
With Northcote City at home
2-0-0 (6:1)
Goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Won by the host
50%
  1. Eastern Lions1–1Northcote CityVictoria Premier League 2
  2. Northcote City2–0Eastern LionsVictoria Premier League 2
  3. Eastern Lions0–3Northcote CityVictoria Premier League 2
  4. Northcote City4–1Eastern LionsVictoria Premier League 2

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

57%Model · draw 22%21%

Projected goals
2.07 – 1.19total 3.26 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
2–1 9.8%1–1 9.5%2–0 8.3%
OutcomeModelHappened
Northcote City win57%Yes
Draw22%No
Eastern Lions win21%No
Over 1.5 goals83%Yes
Over 2.5 goals63%Yes
Over 3.5 goals41%No
Both teams to score61%Yes
Northcote City clean sheet31%No
Eastern Lions clean sheet13%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 4thfrom 6th

    Northcote City moved from 6th to 4th in the Victoria Premier League 2 table with this result.25 → 28 points after 16 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 2–1 after the break (2–1 full time).

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Northcote City13d restNOR +6d rest7d restEastern LionsEL
  1. 4-3W29 Mar
  2. 4-1W4 Apr
  3. 3-1W14 Apr
  4. 4-3W17 Apr
  5. 4-1W25 Apr
  6. 2-2D3 May
  7. 1-2L9 May
  8. 0-2L17 May
  9. 3-2W20 May
  10. 3-1W24 May

7-1-2goals 28:182.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-2W29 Mar
  2. 0-6L5 Apr
  3. 2-1W12 Apr
  4. 0-3L19 Apr
  5. 2-3L26 Apr
  6. 2-0W5 May
  7. 3-2W9 May
  8. 0-1L17 May
  9. 0-1L24 May
  10. 0-1L30 May

4-0-6goals 12:201.20pts/game

  1. HMoreland City3–1
  2. HMelbourne Knights3–2
  3. ANorth Sunshine Eagles0–2
  4. HBentleigh Greens1–2
  5. AManningham United Blues2–2

latest 5

  1. HBentleigh Greens0–1
  2. AManningham United Blues0–1
  3. HBrunswick City0–1
  4. HKingston City3–2
  5. ABulleen Lions2–0
Show older matches
  1. HBrunswick City4–1
  2. HKingston City4–3
  3. AKingston City3–1
  4. HBulleen Lions4–1
  5. ACaroline Springs George Cross FC4–3

older

  1. HGeorge Cross2–3
  2. HSouth Melbourne0–3
  3. ALangwarrin2–1
  4. AWestern United II0–6
  5. AMelbourne Srbija3–2

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Northcote Cityall competitionsEastern LionsEL
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.73Goals per game (both sides)3.13
  3. 87%Over 1.580%
  4. 73%Over 2.553%
  5. 60%Over 3.540%
  6. 73%Both teams scored47%
  7. 7%Clean sheets7%
  8. 27%Failed to score47%
  9. Northcote City at home v Eastern Lions away
  10. 8Played8
  11. 5Won3
  12. 1Drawn0
  13. 2Lost5
  14. 19-11Goals (for-against)8-20
  15. 2Points per game1.13
  16. 75%Over 2.563%
  17. 13%Clean sheets13%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 10 v 5 games
  19. 7-71st-half goals (for-against)2-5
  20. 14-62nd-half goals (for-against)6-4
  21. 67%Goals after half-time75%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time60%
  23. 2-6-2Half-time W-D-L1-2-2

How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2025 · Matchday 17 of 26
Kick-off
Venue
John Cain Memorial Reserve, Melbourne
Capacity
9,000 · grass
NOR coach
Steve Bebic
EAS coach
D. Puscasu

Match summary

Northcote City beat Eastern Lions 2-1 in the Victoria Premier League 2 (Australia), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Northcote City sat 6th on 25 points, while Eastern Lions were 11th on 14 points. Across 4 previous meetings on record, Northcote City won 3 and Eastern Lions won 0, with 1 draw (3 goals per game).

Northcote City's winning goal came in the 89th minute (Liam Nolan).

Northcote City — live results and scheduleEastern Lions — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Table after full time

Victoria Premier League 2 2025
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Bentleigh Greens1611-2-331:13+18351st
2Melbourne City II159-6-042:16+26332nd
3Caroline Springs George Cross FC1611-0-544:26+18333rd
4Northcote City168-4-430:23+7286th ▲2
5Bulleen Lions158-2-526:22+4264th ▼1
6Western United II157-4-439:28+11255th ▼1
9North Sunshine Eagles166-3-727:28-1219th
10Melbourne Srbija164-5-729:30-11710th
11Eastern Lions174-2-1118:36-181411th
12Langwarrin164-1-1119:35-161312th
13Kingston City163-2-1125:41-161113th
14Moreland City162-2-1223:45-22814th
Northcote City
6th → 4th25 → 28 pts
Eastern Lions
11th14 → 14 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 17

Victoria Premier League 2 · the other 6 games
  1. Langwarrin3–4Brunswick City
  2. Moreland City2–0Melbourne City II
  3. Bulleen Lions2–1North Sunshine Eagles
  4. Manningham United Blues3–4Western United II
  5. Melbourne Srbija1–2Bentleigh Greens
  6. Kingston City1–3George Cross
Victoria Premier League 2 fixtures and results →

Updated