Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ballard (1st, 37 pts) held a 25-point advantage over West Seattle Junction (6th, 12 pts). Recent form told a different story for West Seattle Junction: only 69th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Ballard were scoring 3 and conceding 0.71, West Seattle Junction 1.79 and 2.14, against a competition average of 1.87 goals per team per game.
Ballard came in having won three on the spin. West Seattle Junction arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Ballard had taken 12 of 15 points to West Seattle Junction's 3.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Ballard have 3 wins to West Seattle Junction's 0, with 1 draw, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings.
Winter Stadium, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Ballard led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ballard: Elliot Spatz (30'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Ballard 56% · West Seattle Junction 44% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 0-5