Season 26/27Exclusive AccessSign inOpen the boardSeason 26/27Exclusive AccessSign inOpen the boardEvery match of the day by hour, which of them we called, and how those calls finished. Open an hour for its fixtures.
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| Minute | South Melbourne (w)Home | Essendon Royals (W)Away |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Goal | |
| 27 | Goal | |
| 39 | Goal | |
| 82 | Goal |
| Match stats | South Melbourne (w)Home | Essendon Royals (W)Away |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42% |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 5 |
| Corners | 5 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Dangerous attacks | 88 | 142 |
The result as recorded when the match ended. Scorers are named only when every goal has a named scorer, none was an own goal and each scorer is on that side's team sheet.
Newest first, competitive matches settled in normal time. Our records begin in January 2024 and do not hold every match, so a meeting can be missing.
| South Melbourne (w)Home | Essendon Royals (W)Away | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minute | For | Against | For | Against |
| 1-15 | ||||
| 16-30 | ||||
| 31-45+ | ||||
| 46-60 | ||||
| 61-75 | ||||
| 76-90+ | ||||
| Total | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 |
| Matches | 5 | 5 | ||
South Melbourne (w) scored most in 76-90+ (2 of 5). Essendon Royals (W) scored most in 46-60 (5 of 17). Goals by the minute they were scored, from the last 10 competitive matches in our records that finished in normal time. Stoppage time counts in the band it extends, so a goal in the 45+2nd minute sits in 31-45+. A match whose minute record does not add up to the score is left out, and the matches row shows how many were used.
| South Melbourne (w)Home | Essendon Royals (W)Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 10 |
| Won, drawn, lost | 2-3-5 | 8-0-2 |
| Goals per match | ||
| Scored | 0.90 | 3.60 |
| Conceded | 1.00 | 1.40 |
| How often | ||
| Clean sheet | 2 of 10 | 2 of 10 |
| Failed to score | 4 of 10 | 0 of 10 |
| Both teams scored | 4 of 10 | 8 of 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 3 of 10 | 10 of 10 |
| Corners and cards per match | ||
| Corners won | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Corners conceded | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| Yellow cards | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Red cards, total | 0 | 0 |
| With full stats | 10 | 10 |
| At this venue | At home | Away |
| Matches | 10 | 10 |
| Won, drawn, lost | 5-2-3 | 8-0-2 |
| Scored | 1.30 | 3.60 |
| Conceded | 0.90 | 1.40 |
South Melbourne (w): 10 matches from 20 Jun 2026 to 23 Aug 2026. Essendon Royals (W): 10 matches from 27 Jun 2026 to 22 Aug 2026. Competitive matches in our records, settled in normal time; friendlies are left out and our records do not hold every match. Corners and cards come only from matches with a full stats record, and a column with fewer than 5 matches shows a dash. A pattern describes the past, not this match.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box Hill (w) | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 27 | 57 |
| 2 | Essendon Royals (W) | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 28 | 56 |
| 3 | FC Bulleen Lions (w) | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 26 | 52 |
| 4 | Avondale FC (w) | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 26 | 49 |
| 5 | Boroondara Eagles (w) | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 44 |
| 6 | South Melbourne (w) | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 24 | 42 |
| 7 | Alamein (w) | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 39 |
| 8 | Melbourne Victory FC Youth(W) | 25 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 52 | 35 |
| 9 | Heidelberg United (w) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 48 | 29 |
| 10 | Preston Lions (w) | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 46 | 27 |
South Melbourne (w) host Essendon Royals (W) in the Australia Victorian Women's Premier League on 30 Aug 2026. Essendon Royals (W) sit 4 places above South Melbourne (w) in the table, the hosts 6th and the visitors 2nd.
South Melbourne (w) have played 25 league games this season, winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 7 - 1.68 points per game. They have scored 46 and conceded 24. Essendon Royals (W) have taken 56 points from 25 at 2.24 per game.
Every call InPlayWise publishes is recorded when it is made and settled against the official result. Across all competitions that record stands at 16,553 settled in-play calls at 73.1%. A strike rate is not a profit, and we say so on every page that carries one.
