The Facts
- In recent outings, Lions has recorded mixed results (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Preston has struggled for form in recent encounters (last 5 matches: 0 wins).
- Recently, Lions has enjoyed a run of consecutive matches in front of its home crowd.
- The probabilities of winning are closely matched between the two contenders.
- These two teams have no recorded direct encounters in recent history.
Standings
Group A
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | South Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 2 | Sydney Utd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 2 |
| 3 | Canberra Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:2 | 1 |
| 4 | Sutherland Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
Group B
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Avondale FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:2 | 2 |
| 2 | Broadmeadow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 2 |
| 3 | Adelaide City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:3 | 1 |
| 4 | Wests APIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:1 | 1 |
Group C
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:2 | 3 |
| 2 | Bayswater | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:4 | 0 |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
Group D
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | South Hobart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 2 |
| 3 | Preston Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:1 | 1 |
| 4 | Queensland Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
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