Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between APIA Leichhardt Tigers (1st, 68 pts) and NWS Spirit (7th, 41 pts). The last five rounds placed NWS Spirit 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2.2 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, NWS Spirit 1.23 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.4.
NWS Spirit were unbeaten in 5.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for APIA Leichhardt Tigers, 3 for NWS Spirit and 0 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Lambert Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
APIA Leichhardt Tigers: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: APIA Leichhardt Tigers 55% · NWS Spirit 45% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 9-6




