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Melbourne Knights vs North Geelong WarriorsVictoria NPL 2026

L. Zivcic 90+4'
J. Franjić 67' (OG)
4/10/2023Victoria NPLVictoria NPL · Round 8Knights Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

Melbourne Knights60%
×Draw20%
North Geelong Warriors20%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Melbourne Knights
2.20
North Geelong Warriors
1.18

Melbourne Knights creates 86% more chances

Season form · 77 home / 13 away

creates per match

Melbourne Knights
1.62
North Geelong Warriors
0.85

allows per match

Melbourne Knights
1.51
North Geelong Warriors
2.77

finishing

Melbourne Knights+0.00on par
North Geelong Warriors+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

62%Yes
  • Yes62
  • No38

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Melbourne Knights

North Geelong Warriors
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
022%
031%
040%
1
108%
119%
125%
132%
141%
2
208%
2110%
226%
232%
241%
3
306%
317%
324%
332%
340%
4
403%
414%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–1 (10%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
43%57%4.5
25%75%

Double chance

Melbourne Knights or draw
80%
Melbourne Knights or North Geelong Warriors
80%
Draw or North Geelong Warriors
40%

Winning margin

Melbourne Knights wins by 2+
38%
North Geelong Warriors wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Melbourne Knights 1+ goals
89%
Melbourne Knights 2+ goals
64%
Melbourne Knights 3+ goals
37%
North Geelong Warriors 1+ goals
69%
North Geelong Warriors 2+ goals
33%
North Geelong Warriors 3+ goals
12%

Draw no bet

Melbourne Knights (draw refunded)
75%
North Geelong Warriors (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
53%
Both score & under 3
9%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Melbourne Knights at homecreates 1.62, concedes 1.51 · 77 matches

North Geelong Warriors awaycreates 0.85, concedes 2.77 · 13 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Melbourne Knights attack 1.62 + North Geelong Warriors defence 2.77 → ÷2 → 2.20

North Geelong Warriors attack 0.85 + Melbourne Knights defence 1.51 → ÷2 → 1.18

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 60%?"

Melbourne Knights scores more
60%
level
20%
North Geelong Warriors scores more
20%

Melbourne Knights at 60% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 60% does not mean "Melbourne Knights will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Melbourne
North
B. Cahn
Manager: B. Cahn
56'M. SumaoroL. Kolic
65'J. RomeroG. Albano
86'J. MortonS. Whyte
86'T. SsemakulaG. Nepomuceno

Melbourne Knights substitutes

S. Begg
Manager: S. Begg
60'L. ZivcicL. Jurkovic
69'R. RamageM. Brauweiler
83'D. SerraC. Mikulic
84'M. JuricS. Fidele

North Geelong Warriors substitutes

Melbourne Knights 3 – 2 North Geelong Warriors

Melbourne Knights beat North Geelong Warriors 3-2 in Victoria NPL on April 10, 2023.

Goals: C. Sewell (3'), C. Bramwell (40'), G. Nepomuceno (54'), J. Franjić (67' o.g.), L. Zivcic (90+4').

The match was played at Knights Stadium in Melbourne.