About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Eastern Suburbs (2nd, 47 pts) hold a 47-point advantage over Auckland City (1st, 0 pts). A win would lift Eastern Suburbs to 50 points, overtaking Auckland City (other results unchanged).
Eastern Suburbs have not lost in 8 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Auckland City have won eight straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 3 for Eastern Suburbs, 9 for Auckland City and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.2 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2 all-time.
Bill McKinlay Park in Auckland stages the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000.