Anticipation builds as South Melbourne prepare to host Preston Lions at Lakeside Stadium on 2025-06-15 (kick-off 08:00 GMT), in week 18 of the 2025 Victoria NPL.
South Melbourne sit 10th with 15 points while Preston Lions occupy 5th on 28 points.
South Melbourne and Preston Lions will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
Different fortunes: South Melbourne drew 2-2 with St. Albans Saints, while Preston Lions fell 0-1 against Heidelberg United.
Struggling form all round: South Melbourne are 2-1-2 and Preston Lions are 2-1-2 in their recent 5 matches.
South Melbourne have clearly got the edge H2H: in 5 meetings, they've beaten Preston Lions 3 times, with 0 draws and only 2 losses.
With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (2-0-5 vs 3-3-3) and scoring roughly 1.29-1.63 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.
South Melb is going head to head with Preston on 15/6/2025 07:00 GMT at Lakeside Stadium for the Australia Victoria NPL. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and South Melb v Preston H2H statistics!