Match Report
West Adelaide (3rd, 40 pts) visited Adelaide Blue Eagles (5th, 31 pts) with 9 points between them. Adelaide Blue Eagles ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.95/1.29 for Adelaide Blue Eagles and 2.09/1.05 for West Adelaide (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.65.
Adelaide Blue Eagles were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched West Adelaide in 7 games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Adelaide Blue Eagles, 0 for West Adelaide and 2 drawn, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
Marden Sports Complex in Adelaide, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Adelaide Blue Eagles led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.