Match Report
49 points for Northcote City (3rd), 48 for Bulleen Lions (4th): a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Northcote City 1.69 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Bulleen Lions 1.92 and 1.23, with the league averaging 1.66.
Bulleen Lions had won six straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Northcote City, 15/15 for Bulleen Lions.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Northcote City 2, draws 3, Bulleen Lions 6, at 3.55 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 73% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 73% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 91%.
The match was played at John Cain Memorial Reserve (capacity 9,000). On the scoreboard, Northcote City led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Northcote City: Morton N. (60'), Angus Taylor (89'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Bulleen Lions: 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Northcote City 39% · Bulleen Lions 61% · Corners: 6-3