- Dandenong City are 9th in NPL Victoria 2026 with 26 points from 20 games, Bentleigh Greens are 12th with 16 points from 20.
- Bentleigh Greens have lost their last five matches in all competitions (W0 D0 L5).
Bentleigh’s slide continues
Bentleigh Greens SC (3.43) and Dandenong City (1.77) face off in NPL Victoria 2026 on Friday with the hosts in the midst of a dreadful run.
The Green and Gold have lost five consecutive matches in all competitions, with their 3-0 defeat away to Green Gully Cavaliers and 2-1 loss to Dandenong Thunder last time out compounding their issues.
They have just three wins, three draws and five defeats from 11 home matches in NPL Victoria 2026 and that does not bode well for a clash with a Dandenong City side who are capable of taking the match by the scruff of the neck.
The visitors are in average form with two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five in all competitions and they travel to Bentleigh with an eye on the prize.
Numbers tell the story
Dandenong are the clear pick for this one but the odds for a home win are a little on the high side at 3.43, as are the draw odds of 4.1, suggesting there could be a little more to this than the market thinks.
Both Teams To Score: Yes and Over 2.5 Goals both hit at a similar point in the market, with BTTS at 1.72 and Over 2.5 at 1.79, so the game could easily go either way, but it's worth taking the odds on goals at a bigger price.
Head-to-head adds to the narrative
Dandenong City edged to a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season and there is a similar feel to this fixture, with two sides who like to play in very different ways.
Bentleigh Greens set up in a 4-1-4-1 structure and try to keep it tight and break with pace in the gaps behind a high defensive line.
Dandenong are more direct, playing a 4-4-2 and looking to bully the second ball, set-pieces and wide areas, leading to a cagey match.
Bentleigh will be more desperate to stay compact and get a goal back so that could keep this a tighter affair than the bookies are factoring in, so take Dandenong to nick it but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Bentleigh contribute to a goal-heavy scrap.
