Preston Lions vs South Melbourne Prediction & Odds — 26 Aug 2026

Preston Lions host South Melbourne in the Australia Australia Cup on 26 Aug 2026 at Genis Steel Stadium. Combo Double chance : draw or South Melbourne and +1.5 goals. The recent head-to-head below covers 4 meetings between Preston Lions and South Melbourne. Pre-match 1X2: Preston Lions 2.04, draw 3.50, South Melbourne 3.14.

Australia / Australia Cup

Venue: Genis Steel Stadium, Melbourne

Preston Lions

vs

09:30

South Melbourne

1X2 odds

1X2BTTSGoalsHandicap

Market1X2

Full Time Result

Average of 12 bookmakers

Preston Lions

2.04

Draw

3.50

South Melbourne

3.14

Bookmaker comparison · Full Time Result12 bookmakers

Bookmaker1X2

1xBet2.083.623.16

Bet3652.053.603.30

Betano2.103.503.15

Betfair1.913.603.25

BetVictor2.003.603.13

Dafabet2.073.553.20

Marathonbet2.063.623.15

Pinnacle2.053.563.08

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Prediction snapshot

Combo Double chance : draw or South Melbourne and +1.5 goals

Home10%

Draw45%

Away45%

Generated 26 Aug 2026, 03:36

Predicted winner

South Melbourne

Win or draw

Goals guidance

Preston Lions: -4.5 · South Melbourne: -3.5

Over/Under: +1.5

Preston LionsSouth Melbourne

Preston LionsComparisonSouth Melbourne

60%Form40%

58%Attack42%

57%Defense43%

36%H2H64%

38%Goals63%

50%Overall50%

Head to head

25%

1

25%

X

50%

2

PRE · Preston LionsSouth Melbourne · MEL

18 Jul 26MEL0-0PRE

11 Apr 26PRE0-3MEL

15 Jun 25MEL2-1PRE

07 Mar 25PRE2-0MEL

Recent games

Preston Lions

60%

W

40%

D

0%

L

DWWWD

Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1

22 AugDandenong City vs Preston Lions0-0

19 AugPreston Lions vs Melbourne City II4-0

16 AugPreston Lions vs Dandenong Thunder3-0

12 AugBrunswick Juventus FC vs Preston Lions1-4

31 JulPreston Lions vs Green Gully2-2

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South Melbourne

60%

W

20%

D

20%

L

LWDWW

Form trendW +2 / D 0 / L -1

23 AugSouth Melbourne vs Heidelberg United1-2

15 AugMelbourne City II vs South Melbourne0-3

09 AugSouth Melbourne vs Fremantle City3-3

02 AugSouth Melbourne vs St. Albans Saints2-0

30 JulSouth Melbourne vs Adelaide United2-1

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Goals distribution

Preston LionsO2.5 70% · U2.5 30%

Goals for⚽Goals against

20%

0

50%

10%

1

20%

20%

2

30%

30%

3

0%

20%

4

0%

0%

5

0%

0%

6+

0%

Both teams to score: 50%· last 10 games

South MelbourneO2.5 60% · U2.5 40%

Goals for⚽Goals against

10%

0

50%

30%

1

20%

40%

2

20%

20%

3

10%

0%

4

0%

0%

5

0%

0%

6+

0%

Both teams to score: 50%· last 10 games

Season form

Preston Lions

vs

South Melbourne

Preston Lions dominates the season form

6–0

WW

Form

DW

2

Played

2

2

Wins

1

0

Draws

1

0

Losses

0

7

Goals for

5

3

Goals against

4

3.5

Avg scored

2.5

1.5

Avg conceded

2

0

Clean sheets

0

0

Failed to score

0

2

Best win streak

1