Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Canberra FC (1st, 52 pts) and Canberra Olympic (7th, 23 pts). Per game in the league, Canberra FC were scoring 3.2 and conceding 1.2, Canberra Olympic 2.25 and 2.75, against a competition average of 2.05 goals per team per game.
Canberra Olympic had lost three in a row. Canberra FC had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Canberra Olympic, 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 7 Canberra FC wins, 2 for Canberra Olympic, 0 draws, at 4.56 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 22% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 78% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 56%.
The match was played at Deakin Stadium (capacity 1,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Canberra FC led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Canberra FC: Thomas James (22'), Michael Katsoulis (55'), Eun-pyo Lee (76')
Key stats
Possession: Canberra FC 62% · Canberra Olympic 38% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-1