Match Report
9 points and 1 places separated them: Coastal Spirit 4th with 34, Nelson Suburbs 5th with 25. Nelson Suburbs had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Coastal Spirit were scoring 2.5 and conceding 2, Nelson Suburbs 2.78 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.84 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Coastal Spirit, 1 for Nelson Suburbs and 2 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture.
On the scoreboard, Nelson Suburbs led 4-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-5.
Goal scorers
Coastal Spirit: Rico Pradhan (47'), Jackson Mitchell (90'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Nelson Suburbs: Johnny Reynolds (2'), Labu Pan (5'), Ben Polak (20'), Ben Polak (30'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Coastal Spirit 52% · Nelson Suburbs 48% · Total shots: 11-23 · On target: 7-11 · Corners: 2-8