About Match
Wellington Olympic, 2nd with 42 points, sit 42 points above Auckland City (1st, 0). A win would lift Wellington Olympic to 45 points, overtaking Auckland City (other results unchanged).
Auckland City enter with eight wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Wellington Olympic's unbeaten run stands at 6, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Auckland City wins, 1 for Wellington Olympic, 2 draws, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The venue is Kiwitea Street in Auckland, with room for 1,000 spectators.