Match Report
14 points and 6 places separated them: Adelaide Blue Eagles 7th with 33, Adelaide Raiders 1st with 47. Per game in the league, Adelaide Blue Eagles were scoring 1.52 and conceding 1.29, Adelaide Raiders 2.55 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Adelaide Raiders in 9 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by Adelaide Blue Eagles, 2 by Adelaide Raiders, 3 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%. 4.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.5.
Marden Sports Complex staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Adelaide Raiders led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Adelaide Raiders: Jai King-Byrne (19'), Kaelan Laird (34'), Onyelukachi Chikwuba (90')
Key stats
Possession: Adelaide Blue Eagles 40% · Adelaide Raiders 60% · Total shots: 6-14 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-10