Match Report
The table read 7th (Adelaide Blue Eagles, 30 pts) against 1st (Adelaide Raiders, 44 pts), 14 points apart.
Adelaide Raiders had won six straight, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Adelaide Blue Eagles against 15/15 for Adelaide Raiders.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Adelaide Blue Eagles wins, 2 for Adelaide Raiders, 2 draws, at 3.71 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%. Where history says 3.71 goals per meeting, the last five say 5.
Goal scorers
Adelaide Blue Eagles: Cooper Mullins (68') · Adelaide Raiders: Onyelukachi Chikwuba (42')
Key stats
Possession: Adelaide Blue Eagles 49% · Adelaide Raiders 51% · Total shots: 12-5 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-5