Pascoe Vale v Northcote City
12th v 13th
8.30pm, Friday April 11, 2014
Hosken Reserve
Twitter: Live updates @nplvictoria, #PVvNC #NPLVIC

Last round:
Bentleigh Greens 1-1 Pascoe Vale
Northcote City 1-3 Ballarat Red Devils

Form:
Pascoe Vale: LLD
Northcote City: LLL

Pascoe Vale squad from: Stefaan Sardelic, Eli Luttmer, Nathen Megic, Tomislav Milardovic, Alvaro Carrillo, Adrian Talarico, Michael Ferrante, Carl Recchia, Joseph Youssef, Luca Santilli, Jonathon Voulgaris, Roberto Di Vito, Davey Van’t Schip, Marco Santilli, Mark Pistininzi, Matthew Lazarides, Yaren Sozer

Northcote City squad from: Chris Theodoridis, Luke Gavalas, Adrian Chiappetta (C), Ersin Kaya, Steve Sifinos, Metekan Yilmaz, Benjudah Fitzpatrick, Philip Petreski, Josh Hiles, Jonathan Munoz, Marino Gasparis, Greg Lombardo, Trent Rixon, Aaron Ward, Jonathan Bounas, Liam Wooding, Michael Catalano, James Kalifatidis, Wade Dekker

What to expect: Two winless sides desperate for three points. Northcote City, last year’s Victorian champion, has had a disastrous NPL campaign so far and will be without star winger Evan Kounavelis, who succumbed to a suspected hairline fracture of his right ankle last week. Northcote coach Goran Lozanovski was clearly a frustrated man after the loss to Ballarat, but can he rally his troops against Pascoe Vale, a young side which is improving each week and is always hard to break down at home?

Player to watch: Amid the gloom, young forward Wade Dekker has been a shining light for Northcote City, starting in all three matches and recording two goals and two assists. Without the injured Kounavelis, Dekker’s attacking prowess becomes even more important for Northcote City this week.