Match Report
Auckland (3rd, 42 pts) visited Newcastle Jets (1st, 48 pts) with 6 points between them. Auckland had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Newcastle Jets were scoring 2.12 and conceding 1.5, Auckland 1.62 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Newcastle Jets carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. Auckland carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Newcastle Jets 2, draws 1, Auckland 1, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
McDonald Jones Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 33,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Newcastle Jets: Clayton Taylor (28') · Auckland: Sam Cosgrove (15'), Sam Cosgrove (52')
Key stats
Possession: Newcastle Jets 70% · Auckland 30% · Total shots: 8-18 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 6-3