Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Auckland United W 2nd with 53 points, Ellerslie W 5th with 28, 25 apart. The last five rounds placed Ellerslie W no better than 10th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 2.15 goals per team per game, Auckland United W ran at 4.43 scored and 0.9 conceded, Ellerslie W at 2 and 1.9.
Auckland United W had won six straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
6 meetings are on record — 6 won by Auckland United W, 0 by Ellerslie W, 0 drawn, at 4.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 83% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%.