- Green Gully Cavaliers SC have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches. St Albans Saints have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 1 of their last 5. Green Gully are 13th in NPL Victoria 2026 on 15 points after 24 games, St Albans are 10th on 28 after 24. Green Gully's home form has been 2 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in 12 matches of NPL Victoria 2026, St Albans' away form has been 3, 4, 5. St Albans beat Green Gully 1-0 at home in the reverse fixture of NPL Victoria 2026 3 months ago, so Cavaliers have the psychological edge for this.
Side with the Saints’ Stamina
Green Gully Cavaliers SC are the slight favourites for this game at 2.54, with St Albans Saints coming in at 2.29 and the draw at 3.54. These odds look too short, as these two teams have been very evenly matched in their recent encounters and are hard to separate in the league standings. Cavaliers have won 3 of the 5 most recent head-to-heads to St Albans' 2, but there have been no draws in that run.
These clubs have had very mixed fortunes in the 2026 campaign, with Green Gully sitting in 13th on 15 points after 24 matches, while Saints are 10th on 28 after 24. Home and away records paint a pretty accurate picture of the campaign each side has endured, with Cavaliers winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 8 of their 12 home games. Saints have been more consistent on the road with 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their 12 matches away.
Green Gully have been a little more positive in their results recent ly, drawing 2-2 away to Preston Lions and losing 4-1 away to Oakleigh Cannons. St Albans have been more inconsistent in their form, winning 3-2 at home over Hume City, losing 2-0 away to South Melbourne and drawing 1-1 at home with Bentleigh Greens in their previous three matches.
Game of Cat and Mouse
This is a game which could become a game of give and take, with Green Gully having a more attack-minded 4-3-3 which relies on the runs of their wide midfielders and a more ferocious press when out of possession. St Albans are a team which plays with pace, using direct transitions to counter on the break, the mobility of their full backs and a more physical, aerial threat at the point of attack.
With Green Gully having a home advantage, St Albans' inability to win the reverse of this fixture and the odds on the game suggesting a slight home edge, Under 2.5 goals at 2.19 looks like a sharp selection. Green Gully have scored an average of 0.75 goals per game at home in NPL Victoria 2026, while conceding 1.92 goals per match, a big factor in their inability to control games at their home ground. St Albans have scored 14 goals on the road in NPL Victoria 2026, an average of 1.17 per game.
