Melbourne City II 0-3 Preston Lions — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Australia - National Premier League, 1 Mar 2026

Melbourne City II
0-3 HT 0-2
Preston Lions
📅01/03/2026 · 🕒07:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 2-2 ✗ 2nd Score 1-2 ✗
Australia - National Premier League – 2026

Melbourne City II vs Preston Lions Prediction — Model Probabilities

MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
25%
3.32
Draw
25%
3.64
Away
50%
1.87
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
40%
2.23
Over 2.5
60%
1.59
Both Teams to Score
Yes
62%
1.55
No
38%
2.29
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
18%
2-3 Goals
38%
4-5 Goals
31%
6+ Goals
13%
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
13%
1/2
8%
1/X
5%
X/1
4%
X/2
16%
X/X
12%
2/1
8%
2/2
26%
2/X
8%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
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Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
25%
Home Win
27%
-1.5pp
25%
Draw
24%
+0.9pp
50%
Away Win
49%
+0.5pp
40%
Under 2.5
41%
-0.9pp
60%
Over 2.5
59%
+0.9pp
62%
BTTS Yes
60%
+1.8pp
38%
BTTS No
40%
-1.8pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.

Melbourne City II v Preston Lions — Team-Based Signals

PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Melbourne City II EU Bookmakers 30%
Head to Head
AWAY Preston Lions EU Bookmakers 54%
+0% / +0% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -13% / -13%
–/– Expected GoalsScored / Conceded –/–
– / – Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -24% / -14%
48% Ball Possession 52%
13 Total Shots 13
6 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 4
348 · 80% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 369 · 81%
– Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area –
– Crosses –
– Yellow Cards –
POST-MATCH Melbourne City II vs Preston Lions
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Preston Lions cruised past Melbourne City II 3-0 away from home. Half-time: 0-2.

As we said in the preview, our model had Preston Lions as the likeliest winner at 50%, and the 3-0 landed on that lead. On goals, over 2.5 goals (60%) landed while both teams to score (62%) missed.

What was the final score of Melbourne City II vs Preston Lions?

Melbourne City II 0-3 Preston Lions in the Australia - National Premier League on 01/03/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Melbourne City II vs Preston Lions?

Before kick-off our model rated an Preston Lions win the most likely single outcome at about 50%, with the full match-result split Melbourne City II 25%, draw 25%, Preston Lions 50%. The final score 0-3 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Preston Lions), Over 2.5 — while BTTS Yes went the other way.

✓ Match Result (Preston Lions) ✓ Over 2.5 ✗ BTTS Yes
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