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Preston Lions vs South Melbourne prediction — Australia Cup

Australia Cup · Australia
Preston Lions €200.00Th.
Full time 1 : 2
South Melbourne €225.00Th.
1 2.40
X 3.45
2 2.75

AI picks by market

Each bar is the chance our model gives an outcome, so a longer bar means a likelier result.

Top pick Won ✓
62%Chance
Over 2.5 goals O2.5 Odds @1.71 Moderate chance
Full-time result1X2 · win %
Preston Lions 25%@2.40
Draw 18%@3.45
South Melbourne 57%@2.75
Goals lineOver/Under 2.5
Over 2.5 62%@1.71
Under 2.5 38%@2.79
Both teams to scoreBTTS
Yes 59%@1.59
No 41%@2.32
Bet Builder
1X & Over 1.5 55%@1.73
Half-time 1:1 Model
Exact score 2:1 Likeliest

Forecast statistics

What we forecast, set beside what actually happened.

Preston LionsModelSouth Melbourne
51%Ball possession49%
16Shots13
8Shots on goal6
6Corner kicks6
Preston LionsRealSouth Melbourne
39%Ball possession61%
12Shots28
4Shots on goal8
5Corner kicks8
Preston LionsReal · ModelSouth Melbourne
39%51%Ball possession61%49%
1216Shots2813
48Shots on goal86
56Corner kicks86

This season

Both teams' numbers over the whole season.

Preston LionsPer gameSouth Melbourne
2.2Goals for / game1.7
0.8Goals against / game0.9
51%Ball possession55%
13.8Shots per game15.2
6.3Corners per game7.5

Lately

Each team's hit rate on these outcomes.

Preston LionsRateSouth Melbourne
70%Wins60%
70%Over 1.580%
70%Over 2.560%
50%BTTS50%

Latest form

Each team's most recent games.

Preston Lions LDDWW
L 5 Sept Avondale Preston Lions 2 0 2.32 2.80
D 29 Aug Preston Lions Altona Magic 1 1 1.55 5.50
D 22 Aug Dandenong City Preston Lions 0 0 2.85 2.32
W 19 Aug Preston Lions Melbourne II 4 0 1.36 7.50
W 16 Aug Preston Lions Dandenong T 3 0 1.15 14.50
W 12 Aug Brunswick J Preston Lions 1 4 6.60 1.42
D 31 Jul Preston Lions Green Gully 2 2 1.45 6.40
W 24 Jul Preston Lions Bentleigh G 1 0 1.32 8.25
W 21 Jul Preston Lions Newcastle Jets 3 2 3.85 2.00
D 18 Jul South Melbourne Preston Lions 0 0 2.22 2.88
South Melbourne WLWLL
W 15 Sept South Melbourne Lions 3 1 1.90 3.85
L 11 Sept Oakleigh C South Melbourne 2 1 2.22 3.25
W 6 Sept South Melbourne Heidelberg Utd 2 1 2.20 3.15
L 29 Aug Sunshine G South Melbourne 1 0 3.60 2.30
L 23 Aug South Melbourne Heidelberg Utd 1 2 2.65 2.37
W 15 Aug Melbourne II South Melbourne 0 3 7.30 1.48
D 9 Aug South Melbourne Fremantle City 3 3 1.17 12.50
W 2 Aug South Melbourne St Albans 2 0 1.67 4.90
W 30 Jul South Melbourne Adelaide U 2 1 3.50 2.00
W 24 Jul Oakleigh C South Melbourne 1 2 1.82 3.85

Past meetings

Preston Lions
1·1·2
South Melbourne
  • Jul 2026 South Melbourne 0 - 0 Preston Lions
  • Apr 2026 Preston Lions 0 - 3 South Melbourne
  • Jun 2025 South Melbourne 2 - 1 Preston Lions
  • Mar 2025 Preston Lions 2 - 0 South Melbourne

Table

Each team's place in the current table.

# Team P GD Pts
1 Melbourne 5 +7 11
2 South Melbourne 5 +4 11
3 Sydney 4 +5 9
4 Lions 4 +4 7
5 Preston Lions 3 +3 6
6 Macarthur 2 +3 4
7 Heidelberg Utd 2 +3 4
8 WS Wanderers 2 +2 4
9 Fremantle City 2 +1 4
10 APIA Leichhardt 3 0 4
11 SD Raiders 3 0 4
12 North S 3 -3 4
13 Brisbane Roar 2 +1 3
14 Brunswick J 2 +1 3
15 Melbourne City 2 +1 3
16 Sydney Utd 2 0 2
17 Central C 1 0 1
18 Perth Glory 1 0 1
19 FK Beograd 1 -1 0
20 Newcastle Jets 1 -1 0
21 Adelaide U 1 -1 0
22 Maitland 1 -1 0
23 Peninsula 1 -1 0
24 Rochedale 1 -1 0
25 Cooma T 1 -2 0
26 Cumberland Utd. 1 -3 0
27 Sydney Olympic 1 -3 0
28 Uni Azzurri 1 -3 0
29 Weston Bears 1 -3 0
30 Bayswater 1 -4 0
31 Kingborou 1 -4 0
32 Marlin Coast 1 -4 0
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