Match Report
6 points and 1 places separated them: Western Mass Pioneers 3rd with 27, Black Rock 4th with 21. Black Rock had been under-performing their position — 69th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Western Mass Pioneers were scoring 1.93 and conceding 1.43, Black Rock 1.57 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.87 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for Western Mass Pioneers, 0 for Black Rock and 3 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
The venue was Lusitano Stadium, with room for 3,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Key stats
Possession: Western Mass Pioneers 48% · Black Rock 52% · Total shots: 11-7 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 6-2