- Port Melbourne Sharks SC and North Sunshine Eagles have been among the worst two teams in NPL Victoria 2 2026 this season, currently placed 14th and 13th respectively.
- Port Melbourne are averaging 1.00 goal for and 1.89 against in NPL Victoria 2 2026 at home, while North Sunshine are averaging 1.22 for and 1.89 against away.
- Port Melbourne Sharks SC's home record is 2-1-6 across their 9 NPL Victoria 2 2026 games, while North Sunshine's away record is the same.
Stalemate in the standings
At 14th and 13th in the NPL Victoria 2 2026 standings, Port Melbourne Sharks SC (10 points from 19 games) and North Sunshine Eagles (15 points from 19) have been two of the worst teams this season.
Port Melbourne Sharks SC's last five have been 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, while North Sunshine's have been the same. Both of these teams have been poor this year and there is nothing in their recent form to suggest that either team is ready to pull away from the rest of the teams in the bottom three.
Port Melbourne have been structured and possession-first, with a compact midfield and a back-three, to control tempo and build patiently. North Sunshine have been quicker, with a ball-playing identity, fluid midfield rotations, higher-tempo transitions and an attack-minded press.
This should see an interesting midfield clash on Saturday, where the hosts want to control the pace and the visitors want to turn this game into a track meet. However, Port Melbourne have lost their only recent home game (0-2 vs Northcote City), North Sunshine have drawn 2-2 with Manningham United Blues in their most recent outing, and neither team have done enough to be confident about winning this.
Go with the favourites
At 1.39, North Sunshine Eagles are rightful favourites and, while Port Melbourne are a massive 6.34 to upset their home crowd, we're going for a very slight North Sunshine win or draw.
Port Melbourne's most recent game was a 1-1 draw at North Geelong Warriors, a game where they managed to stay in the game but couldn't get the job done. Before that, they were hammered 5-0 at Langwarrin SC, which will still sting.
North Sunshine's last two games saw them lose 0-2 at home to Northcote City and then draw 2-2 with Manningham United Blues. The 2-2 draw at Manningham was a game that they could have easily won, but it also showed that they can get themselves into games and even take the lead.
At 1.43, over 2.5 goals and both teams to score at 1.6 make more sense than the other markets for this game, so I'll be going for both of those selections.
