Match Report
NWS Spirit went into the game 7th in the table on 41 points; Blacktown City sat 13th on 32 — a 9-point gap. NWS Spirit had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, NWS Spirit ran at 1.23 scored and 1.27 conceded, Blacktown City at 1.37 and 1.6.
NWS Spirit had lost three in a row. Blacktown City entered with four wins in a row. The last-five ledger: NWS Spirit 4/15, Blacktown City 13/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 4 for NWS Spirit, 1 for Blacktown City and 0 drawn, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
On the scoreboard, NWS Spirit led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
NWS Spirit: Callum Kealy (15'), Callum Kealy (21'), Corey Kavanagh (86') · Blacktown City: Grant Cornwell (76' og)
Key stats
Possession: NWS Spirit 33% · Blacktown City 67% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 6-3