Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Hume City (3rd, 49 pts) and Dandenong Thunder (14th, 15 pts). Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Dandenong Thunder ran at 0.88 scored and 2.5 conceded, Hume City at 1.96 and 1.38.
Dandenong Thunder had lost four in a row. Hume City had not lost in 9 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Dandenong Thunder 1/15, Hume City 13/15.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Dandenong Thunder 3, draws 2, Hume City 6, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings.
George Andrews Reserve staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, Hume City led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Dandenong Thunder: Lucas Alessi (72') · Hume City: Josh Bingham (37'), Christopher Engelhart (54'), Godfrey Debele (84')
Key stats
Possession: Dandenong Thunder 37% · Hume City 63% · Total shots: 2-30 · On target: 1-10 · Corners: 0-8