Northcote City vs Melbourne Knights

Northcote City face Melbourne Knights in the Victoria NPL 2 on Friday 10 July 2026, kick-off 10:30 UTC at John Cain Memorial Park, Melbourne.

Northcote City are 3rd with 49 points from 26 games, while Melbourne Knights are 2nd with 52. That leaves Melbourne Knights 3 points ahead.

At home this season Northcote City average 1.8 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game; on the road Melbourne Knights average 1.7 scored and 1.2 conceded. Northcote City have kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times; Melbourne Knights have 9 clean sheets and 6 blanks.

Northcote City have scored 7 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Melbourne Knights have scored 12 and conceded 8 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4.

Northcote City come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Melbourne Knights have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Northcote City currently sit 3rd on 49 points, with Melbourne Knights placed 2nd on 52 points. Across the last 1 head-to-head meetings, 3 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 0 of them. The model expects at least one side to be kept off the scoresheet, backing the NG selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (NG) is assigned a 68% probability at odds of 1.47.

• Melbourne Knights have the better recent form (8 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Northcote City have scored 48 goals this season compared with 49 for Melbourne Knights.
• Defensively, Northcote City have conceded 32 and Melbourne Knights have conceded 24.
• League positions: Northcote City 3rd, Melbourne Knights 2nd.
• Northcote City have won 7 of 13 home matches in this competition.
• Melbourne Knights have won 6 of 13 away matches in this competition.

• Northcote City have failed to score in 4 of 28 games and Melbourne Knights in 6 of 26.
• Clean sheets this season: Northcote City 8, Melbourne Knights 9.
• Both teams scored in 4 of Northcote City's last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4 of Melbourne Knights' last 5 matches.
• Both sides scored in 0 of the last 1 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 1 meeting, Northcote City have won 0, Melbourne Knights have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 27 March 2026, finished Melbourne Knights 3-0 Northcote City.