Preston Lions vs Melbourne KnightsLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Npl Victoria

2025

Preston Lions

Luke31'

Luke60'

Anderson72'

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Jul 18, 2025

B.T. Connor Reserve

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Match Timeline

88'Red Card

Nathan Hancock

Melbourne Knights

Goal!

3-0

A. Anderson

72'·Preston Lions

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Goal!

2-0

Francis Luke

60'·Preston Lions

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Goal!

1-0

Francis Luke

31'·Preston Lions

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Statistics of the Game

Preston Lions

Melbourne Knights

55%Ball Possession45%

12Shots Total6

3Shots On Target3

6Corners2

7Fouls4

3Yellow Cards1

1Offsides0

3Saves1

450Passes359

4Shots Off Target3

106Attacks70

71Dangerous Attacks52

10Shots Inside Box2

2Shots Outside Box4

3Goals0

1Free Kicks3

5Shots Blocked0

0Tackles2

365Accurate Passes290

0Red Cards1

23Total Crosses8

6Accurate Crosses2

11Interceptions16

Preston Lions

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

Domenic Folino

Luc Jeggo

Substitutes

Giorgio Serdenes

Manager: B. Cahn

Starting XI

G. Matti

F. Dunlop

Nathan Hancock

T. Woerndl

Adrian Valenti

Masatou Chiba

Substitutes

Alex Hird

A. Vuletic

Filip Jovcevski

Joseph Lettieri

Amanuel Woldegiorgis

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Lucas Trenkovski GK	-	90'	0	0	-	18	-	-
Domenic Folino DF	-	90'	0	0	-	34	-	3/12
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total34 Accurate27 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls6 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions3 Clearances1 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total12 Won3 Lost3 Won %25% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches42 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls1 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/2
A. Anderson DF	-	90'	1	0	1/2	74	-	4/11
Lleyton Brooks MF	-	74'	0	1	-	29	-	7/15
Luc Jeggo MF	-	79'	0	1	-	45	-	4/15
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total45 Accurate36 Accuracy0% Key Passes4 Long Balls6 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances2 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total15 Won4 Lost1 Won %27% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches52 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/2
Jonas Markovski MF	-	74'	0	0	0/1	19	-	3/19
Matthew Bozinovski DF	-	90'	0	0	0/2	71	-	7/12
Oliver Kubilay MF	-	90'	0	0	-	52	-	2/11
Francis Luke FW	-	74'	2	0	2/5	12	-	5/15
Stefan Nigro DF	-	90'	0	0	-	61	-	4/19
G. Albano MF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	27	-	9/27
Giorgio Serdenes FW	-	18'	0	0	-	1	-	1/2
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total1 Accurate0 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total2 Won1 Lost1 Won %50% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches1 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Connor Bell MF	-	18'	0	0	-	2	-	1/1
Marcus Schroen MF	-	12'	0	0	-	2	-	0/2
Jason Romero MF	-	18'	0	0	0/1	3	-	3/3
Brandon Lauton MF	-	1'	0	0	-	-	-	-

Preston Lions vs Melbourne Knights — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston Lions	15	W1	1	0	1	0	4/15	7-8
Melbourne Knights	15	L1	0	1	5	15	4/15	8-16

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Preston Lions — last 5 games

L0-1 vs Heidelberg United2025-06-06
L1-2 @ South Melbourne2025-06-15
D1-1 vs Avondale Heights2025-06-22
L0-4 @ Oakleigh Cannons2025-06-27
W5-0 vs Port Melbourne2025-07-06

Melbourne Knights — last 5 games

L1-5 @ Avondale Heights2025-05-31
D2-2 @ Port Melbourne2025-06-13
L1-4 vs Green Gully2025-06-20
W2-1 @ Melbourne Victory II2025-06-30
L2-4 @ St. Albans Saints2025-07-06

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2009-03-01 – 2025-04-04
Preston Lions wins: 1
Draws: 0
Melbourne Knights wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 3
Over 2.5 goals: 67%
Both teams scored: 33%
Home side won: 33%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2009-03-01 – 2025-04-04) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-04-04	Melbourne Knights	0-1	Preston Lions
2009-05-24	Melbourne Knights	5-0	Preston Lions
2009-03-01	Preston Lions	1-2	Melbourne Knights

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston Lions	5	26	47	12	WWWWW	1	+4
Melbourne Knights	14	25	14	-44	LLDLL	14	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 33 ptsPreston Lions 47 · Melbourne Knights 14
Positions: #5 vs #14
Goals per game: 1.54/1.08 vs 1/2.76scored/conceded per game · league average 1.64

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-07-18

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 33%

(1/3)

Draw 0%

(0/3)

Won 67%

(2/3)

Goals

2-7

Total matches

Recent matches

Npl Victoria•Apr 4, 2025

Melbourne Knights

0-1

Preston Lions

Npl Victoria•May 24, 2009

Melbourne Knights

5-0

Preston Lions

Npl Victoria•Mar 1, 2009

Preston Lions

1-2

Melbourne Knights

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Preston Lions wins

Draws

Melbourne Knights wins

Goals Scored

2 - 7

Apr 4, 2025 • Npl Victoria

Melbourne Knights

0-1

Preston Lions

May 24, 2009 • Npl Victoria

Melbourne Knights

5-0

Preston Lions

Mar 1, 2009 • Npl Victoria

Preston Lions

1-2

Melbourne Knights

Matchday 22 — Npl Victoria

Match Report

The table gap was wide: 33 points between Preston Lions (5th, 47 pts) and Melbourne Knights (14th, 14 pts). Preston Lions's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.54/1.08 for Preston Lions and 1/2.76 for Melbourne Knights (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.64.

The match was played at B.T. Connor Reserve (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, Preston Lions led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.

Goal scorers

Preston Lions: A. Anderson (72'), Francis Luke (31'), Francis Luke (60')

Key stats

Possession: Preston Lions 55% · Melbourne Knights 45% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-2

More details:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Preston Lions vs Melbourne Knights?

Preston Lions 3-0 Melbourne Knights. Npl Victoria match.

What league is Preston Lions vs Melbourne Knights in?

This match is part of the Npl Victoria. The match was played at B.T. Connor Reserve. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston Lions and Melbourne Knights?

In 3 meetings between 2009 and 2025: Preston Lions has 1 win, 0 draws, and 2 losses against Melbourne Knights.

Where was Preston Lions vs Melbourne Knights played?

The match was played at B.T. Connor Reserve.

Match Timeline

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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Preston Lions vs Melbourne Knights — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 22 — Npl Victoria

Match Report

Goal scorers

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