Match Report
Waitakere United and Canterbury United went into the game level on 18 points, 6th against 5th in the table. Recent form flatters Waitakere United's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 6th. Per game in the league, Waitakere United were scoring 2 and conceding 1.86, Canterbury United 1.5 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.73 goals per team per game.
Waitakere United's winless run stood at 7. Waitakere United had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Canterbury United, 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Waitakere United wins, 2 for Canterbury United, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Seddon Fields, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Canterbury United led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Waitakere United: Alexander Greive (87'), D. Schnell (77'), Gerard Gibert (79') · Canterbury United: G. Coughlan (89'), L. Matthysen (38'), C. Mitchell (17')
Key stats
Possession: Waitakere United 49% · Canterbury United 51% · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 6-8