Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ba (1st, 39 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Tailevu Naitasiri (10th, 10 pts). In league terms the two rates read 3.12/0.82 for Ba and 1.11/4 for Tailevu Naitasiri (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.84.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Ba, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Ba had taken 13 of 15 points to Tailevu Naitasiri's 7.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ba, 1 by Tailevu Naitasiri, 2 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Govind Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ba led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
Ba: John Orobulu (27'), Praneel Naidu (47'), John Orobulu (50'), Vilitati Kautoga (64'), John Orobulu (70'), Shazil Ali (90')