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Friday, 26 June 2026

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St. Albans Saints vs Melbourne City II Prediction, Odds & Statistics

Our Poisson-based model projects 1.68 expected goals for St. Albans Saints and 1.60 for Melbourne City II, a combined total of 3.28. That distribution gives St. Albans Saints the largest share of the 1X2 market at 40%, with the draw at 23%. Goals markets follow the same shape: 64% for over 2.5 goals and 65% for both teams to score, with 1–1 the single most likely scoreline at 10%. Probabilities are statistical estimates and carry meaningful uncertainty — a 40% favourite still loses or draws a large share of the time.

This match has finished. The figures below are the model's estimate for the fixture, kept on the page for reference and study — they are not a betting tip, and nothing here has been edited after the final whistle.

Model pick

Home/Draw

63.2% probability

Moderate confidenceLow data42/100

Expected goals

1.68 – 1.60

Model version

poisson-v2

Cold start: only league-table or short-form data was available for these teams.

Probabilities are statistical estimates, not guarantees.

Why the model likes this

Each point below is derived from this fixture's own data — recent results, home and away splits, scoring and defensive rates and head-to-head history where it exists. Points only appear when the underlying data supports them.

  • St. Albans Saints home form

    8 points from their last 5 home matches in our dataset.

  • Melbourne City II away threat

    Scored in 2 of their last 5 away fixtures.

  • Most likely outcome

    The model rates St. Albans Saints to win the strongest 1X2 selection at 40%, against 40% / 23% / 37% for home, draw and away.

  • Expected goals balance

    Projected 1.68 goals for St. Albans Saints and 1.60 for Melbourne City II, a combined 3.28 — an open game on paper.

Match result (1X2)

St. Albans Saints win40%
Draw23%
Melbourne City II win37%

Double chance 1X

63%

Double chance 12

77%

Double chance X2

60%

Goals markets

Over 1.5 goals84%
Over 2.5 goals64%
Over 3.5 goals42%
Both teams to score65%

Correct score

  • 1–110.1%
  • 2–18.5%
  • 1–28.1%
  • 2–26.8%
  • 1–06.3%

Recent form

St. Albans Saints

  • 2026-08-29T05:00:00.000Z · H vs Dandenong Thunder · 6-0 (W)
  • 2026-08-21T09:30:00.000Z · A vs Green Gully · 2-1 (W)
  • 2026-08-14T10:30:00.000Z · H vs Bentleigh Greens · 1-1 (D)
  • 2026-08-02T05:30:00.000Z · A vs South Melbourne · 0-2 (L)
  • 2026-07-24T09:30:00.000Z · H vs Hume City · 3-2 (W)

Melbourne City II

  • 2026-08-29T05:00:00.000Z · H vs Green Gully · 1-2 (L)
  • 2026-08-22T05:00:00.000Z · H vs Bentleigh Greens · 2-6 (L)
  • 2026-08-19T10:30:00.000Z · A vs Preston Lions · 0-4 (L)
  • 2026-08-15T05:00:00.000Z · H vs South Melbourne · 0-3 (L)
  • 2026-08-01T04:00:00.000Z · A vs Hume City · 0-1 (L)

Head-to-head

Head-to-head history is temporarily unavailable. The prediction is unaffected — it is built from current form, home and away performance, goals data and competition statistics.

Victoria NPL table

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Oakleigh Cannons2616643254
2Preston Lions2615652251
3Hume City2615471549
4Avondale2615293147
5South Melbourne2613211341
6Heidelberg United261178840
7Sunshine Georgies269116138
8Dandenong City261079437
9St. Albans Saints269710-734
10Melbourne City II268612030
11Altona Magic267712-1428
12Bentleigh Greens266614-2424
13Green Gully264616-2918
14Dandenong Thunder264319-4215

Prediction conclusion

The model's leading selection is Home/Draw, at 63.2%. Its single most likely scoreline is 1–1.

It puts both teams scoring at 65% and over 2.5 goals at 64%.

A 63% selection is expected to miss in the remaining share of matches, and football regularly produces red cards, injuries and tactical changes the data cannot see. Treat this as a probability, not a forecast of the result.

Predictions are statistical estimates generated from historical and current team data. They are provided for information and entertainment only and are not betting advice. 18+ only.