Preston Lions vs Lions

Preston Lions face Lions in the Australian Championship (Group Stage - 5) on Friday 13 November 2026, kick-off 08:30 UTC at Genis Steel Stadium, Melbourne.

Preston Lions are 2nd with 7 points from 4 games, while Lions are 1st with 9. That leaves Lions 2 points ahead.

At home this season Preston Lions average 0.0 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game; on the road Lions average 3.5 scored and 1.5 conceded. Preston Lions have kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time; Lions have 0 clean sheets and 0 blanks.

Preston Lions have scored 5 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Lions have scored 11 and conceded 9 in their last 5 matches, with 5 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5.

Preston Lions come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while Lions have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in the same window. Preston Lions currently sit 2nd on 7 points, with Lions placed 1st on 9 points. Across the last 1 head-to-head meetings, 3 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Both teams scored in 1 of the last 1 head-to-head meetings, backing the BTTS selection. The Both Teams To Score selection (BTTS) is assigned a 65.79% probability at odds of 1.52.

• Lions have the better recent form (9 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Preston Lions have scored 5 goals this season compared with 10 for Lions.
• Defensively, Preston Lions have conceded 5 and Lions have conceded 6.
• League positions: Preston Lions 2nd, Lions 1st.
• Preston Lions have won 0 of 1 home matches in this competition.
• Lions have won 2 of 2 away matches in this competition.

• Preston Lions have failed to score in 1 of 4 games and Lions in 0 of 4.
• Clean sheets this season: Preston Lions 0, Lions 0.
• Both teams scored in 3 of Preston Lions' last 5 matches.
• Both teams scored in 5 of Lions' last 5 matches.
• Both sides scored in 1 of the last 1 head-to-head meetings.

In the last 1 meeting, Preston Lions have won 0, Lions have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 22 October 2026, finished Lions 2-1 Preston Lions.