Match Report
26 points separated the sides: South Melbourne 5th on 41, Dandenong Thunder 14th on 15. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, South Melbourne ran at 1.5 scored and 1.38 conceded, Dandenong Thunder at 0.88 and 2.5.
Dandenong Thunder had lost five in a row.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for South Melbourne, 2 draws and 3 for Dandenong Thunder, at 3.27 goals per meeting. The recent editions have closed up — 1.8 goals per game over the last five against 3.27 all-time.
Lakeside Stadium, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
South Melbourne: Arran Cocks (49')
Key stats
Possession: South Melbourne 60% · Dandenong Thunder 40% · Total shots: 27-8 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 9-2