Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Auckland United W (2nd, 53 pts) and Western Springs W (6th, 11 pts). Western Springs W ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Per game in the league, Auckland United W were scoring 4.43 and conceding 0.9, Western Springs W 0.89 and 2.74, against a competition average of 2.15 goals per team per game.
Auckland United W had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Western Springs W, 4.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Auckland United W, 0 draws and 0 for Western Springs W, at 3.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 5.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.88 historically.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Auckland United W: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Corners: 11-0