South Melbourne vs Preston Lions Prediction 18 July 2026
🔈How will refereeing decisions affect the course and outcome of the match? We will find out all about this over the 90 minutes of the match between the teams South Melbourne and Preston Lions. The confrontation of the NPL, Victoria tournament is scheduled for 05:15 on 18 July. As of today, bookmakers have set the following odds for wins: and .
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 11 April 2026 and ended with a score of 0:3. Let's compare the statistics from that encounter (home team - Preston Lions):
- ball possession percentage: 42% vs 58%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 10;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2.
📊 The sides have played three official matches. The statistics are as follows:
- goals: 5 against 3;
- average total in the 1st half - 0, in the 2nd half - 2.67;
- average total goals in the match - 2.67.
Head-to-head statistics South Melbourne - Preston Lions
South Melbourne Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 10 July 2026 as part of the NPL, Victoria tournament (home team - Dandenong City, away team - South Melbourne). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:2.
Here's the game statistics (South Melbourne vs Dandenong City):
- ball possession: 46% vs 54%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 7;
- fouls: 9 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
- 10 wins,
- 9 losses,
- 1 draws.
📈Currently, South Melbourne stands at a mid-tier position within the NPL, Victoria standings, with a win percentage of 50% and a loss percentage of 45%.
⚽️South Melbourne has scored a total of 31 goals. On the defensive end, South Melbourne has allowed 32 goals over the season.
Match Results: South Melbourne
Preston Lions Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 10 July 2026 as part of the NPL, Victoria tournament (home team - Preston Lions, away - Hume City). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:1.
Here are the match stats (Preston Lions vs Hume City):
- ball possession: 43% vs 57%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 7;
- fouls: 9 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 1;
- shots on target: 2 vs 7.
- 12 wins,
- 5 losses,
- 2 draws.
📈Currently, Preston Lions stands at a mid-tier position within the NPL, Victoria standings, with a win percentage of 63% and a loss percentage of 26%.
⚽Preston Lions has scored a total of 30 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 16 goals over the season.
Match Results: Preston Lions
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 3;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 0; for visitors away - 0; number of draws - 1;
- Average first-half total: 0;
- Today's home team scores on average 0, while the visitors net 0.
First-Half Stats: South Melbourne (home) vs Preston Lions (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 10 vs 11;
- wins: 2 (20%) vs 4 (36.36%);
- losses: 5 (50%) vs 2 (18.18%);
- draws: 3 (30%) vs 5 (45.45%);
- Average goals scored: 1.5 vs 0.91;
- Average goals conceded: 1.1 vs 0.27.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 4 vs 3;
- losses: 4 vs 1;
- draws: 2 vs 6;
- Average first-half total: 1.8 (scored - 0.9, conceded - 0.9) vs 0.5 (scored - 0.4, conceded - 0.1).
- Preston Lions have drawn in the 1st half in last 5 games.
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- home team wins - 2, away team wins - 1, draws - 0.
Statistics: South Melbourne vs Preston Lions
- matches played in the tournament: 20 vs 19;
- wins: 10 vs 12;
- win percentage: 50% vs 63%;
- losses: 9 vs 5;
- draws: 1 vs 2.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 8;
- losses: 5 vs 2;
- draws: 1 vs 0.
- South Melbourne have not won in 6 of last 7 home games (NPL, Victoria).
- Preston Lions have not lost in 11 of last 12 away games.
- Preston Lions have not lost in last 7 games.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.67, the guests - 1;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.67;
- both teams scored: overall - 1; at the home team's field - 1.
Statistics: South Melbourne vs Preston Lions
- average total in the tournament: 3.15 vs 2.42;
- average total goals scored: 1.55 vs 1.58;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.55 vs 0.47;
- average total in the 2nd half: 1 vs 1.11;
- South Melbourne: average total at home in the tournament - 1.1;
- Preston Lions: average total away in the tournament - 1.91;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.7 (home - 1.29) vs 1.8 (away - 1.43).
Prediction on corners
H2H
- average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 7 (4.67 - for home team and 2.33 - for away team);
- average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 2 (1 - for home team and 1 - for away team).
South Melbourne: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.35; at home field - 5.7;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 6.5; at home field - 6.29.
Preston Lions: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.95, away - 5.27;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 6.8; away - 7.43.
- Under 12.5 corners in 13 of last 15 South Melbourne home games.
- Under 12.5 corners in 6 of last 7 South Melbourne home games (NPL, Victoria).
- Under 12.5 corners in 12 of last 14 Preston Lions away games (NPL, Victoria).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 3;
- both teams scored all-time - 1 times;
- on the home team’s field - 1 times.
Statistics: South Melbourne vs Preston Lions
- number of matches played in the tournament: 20 vs 19;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 8 vs 7;
- number of BTTS matches for South Melbourne at home - 5 (50%);
- number of BTTS matches for Preston Lions away - 4 (36%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 5 vs 2;
- BTTS matches for South Melbourne at home - 3 (43%);
- BTTS matches for Preston Lions away - 1 (14%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (17/139, 12.2%);
- South Melbourne at home most often finish matches: 1:2 (3/10, 30%);
- Preston Lions away most often play: 0:1 (3/11, 27.3%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 10.88% (odds 5.97)
0:1 - 8.98% (odds 7.17)
1:2 - 8.6% (odds 6.96)
Editorial Prediction
- South Melbourne have lost in 6 of last 7 home games (NPL, Victoria).
- Preston Lions have won in last 7 games.
- Preston Lions have won in 6 of last 7 away games (NPL, Victoria).
- Preston Lions have won in last 5 games (NPL, Victoria).
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