Dandenong City welcome Altona Magic on Friday, Aug 14 at 11:45 AM in a NPL Victoria fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Dandenong City come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 1D 2L). Altona Magic, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 0D 2L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Dandenong City head into this on the back of a defeat, while Altona Magic arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours Dandenong City here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Altona Magic, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Dandenong City won 0–1.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Dandenong City a slight edge, but Altona Magic are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.