| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat City | 7 | L7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0/15 | 3-12 |
| Goulburn Valley Suns | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5/15 | 10-15 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat City | 20 | 28 | 14 | -41 | WDDLD | 9 | +11 |
| Goulburn Valley Suns | 14 | 28 | 36 | 3 | LLDLW | 13 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2019-05-18
Ballarat City, 20th on 14 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Goulburn Valley Suns (14th, 36). Ballarat City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Ballarat City ran at 1.25 scored and 2.71 conceded, Goulburn Valley Suns at 1.96 and 1.86.
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Ballarat City.
