Match Report
Both sides brought 51 points into this one — Wellington Olympic 1st, Auckland City 1st. The last five rounds placed Wellington Olympic no better than 24th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 2.05 goals per team per game, Wellington Olympic ran at 4.39 scored and 0.89 conceded, Auckland City at 2.36 and 0.95.
Wellington Olympic carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Wellington Olympic 1, draws 2, Auckland City 2, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Martin Luckie Park in Wellington, with room for 1,000 spectators. Auckland City led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.