| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Lions | W1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11/15 | 10-5 |
| South Melbourne | D1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11/15 | 9-5 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
Aggregated from 6 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | South Melbourne | 0-0 | Preston Lions |
| 2026-04-11 | Preston Lions | 0-3 | South Melbourne |
| 2025-06-15 | South Melbourne | 2-1 | Preston Lions |
| 2025-03-07 | Preston Lions | 2-0 | South Melbourne |
| 2024-05-21 | Preston Lions | 2-5 | South Melbourne |
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-18
Preston Lions have not lost in 11 games. South Melbourne carry a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Preston Lions, 4 for South Melbourne and 1 drawn, at 3.83 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings. Where history says 3.83 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.
