Match Report
Blacktown City (13th, 32 pts) visited Sutherland Sharks (4th, 46 pts) with 14 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Sutherland Sharks 1.53 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Blacktown City 1.37 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.4.
Sutherland Sharks entered with three wins in a row.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sutherland Sharks 5, draws 0, Blacktown City 4, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 78% of the meetings went to the host.
Seymour Shaw Park, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Blacktown City led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Sutherland Sharks: Nicholas Olsen (63') · Blacktown City: Travis Major (25'), Travis Major (51')
Key stats
Possession: Sutherland Sharks 58% · Blacktown City 42% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 2-9