- Bulleen Lions have won 4, drawn 4 and lost just 1 of their 9 away NPL Victoria 2 2026 fixtures.
- Melbourne Knights have been a fortress at home in NPL Victoria 2 2026, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing just 1 of 9 fixtures.
- Bulleen Lions have scored 18 away goals in NPL Victoria 2 2026, averaging 2.00 goals per away game.
Knights should take the win but won’t have it all their own way
Melbourne Knights are the slight favourites in this one at 1.74, with Bulleen Lions priced up at 3.7 and the draw at 3.9. These odds represent a solid game of football between two teams that each have enough about them to win the match on Friday.
Knights have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches, with the defeats coming via a 1-0 home loss to Brunswick Juventus FC and a 2-0 defeat away to Melbourne Srbija. Melbourne Knights' form at home has dipped of late, with two wins and a loss in the last three fixtures, and their position in 2nd with 35 points from 18 matches means they're still in the title race in NPL Victoria 2 2026.
Bulleen Lions sit in 5th spot with 29 points from 18 games, meaning they're just about in the playoff mix and are in solid form with two wins, two draws and one loss in their last five. The Lions have been a solid away unit in NPL Victoria 2 2026, going 4-4-1 in nine fixtures. Their most impressive result during that period was a 5-1 win away to Brunswick Juventus FC, which was an emphatic performance on the road.
Bulleen can get a goal
There is a clear contrast in styles between these two sides, Knights press high and play with an immediate transition style with vertical balls and wide combinations, while Bulleen are more patient and favour a possession-based game with selective pressing.
With Bulleen's ability to play through pressure and pick their moments, they should be able to dig in and keep this one tight. The last head-to-head in NPL Victoria 2 2026 ended 2-0 to Bulleen Lions, and the visitors have a better chance of causing an upset in this clash.
Bulleen are unbeaten in their last three away (W1, D2) and have scored 18 goals on the road in NPL Victoria 2 2026, which is an average of 2.00 goals per game, so they're good for a goal against Knights on Friday.
Melbourne Knights have conceded just four goals in nine home fixtures in NPL Victoria 2 2026, so they're more than solid at the back on their own patch. If you're going to get any value from this game, we're going for Both Teams To Score - Yes at 1.43 and Over 2.5 Match Goals at 1.42.
Knights' recent form at home makes them the favourites in this encounter, but with the visitors' away form and the result of the last encounter between the sides considered, we're siding with the Knights to edge a tight encounter in the BTTS market.
