Match Report
19 points separated the sides: St. Albans Saints 9th on 34, Dandenong Thunder 14th on 15. On the form table St. Albans Saints stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Per game in the league, St. Albans Saints were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.65, Dandenong Thunder 0.88 and 2.5, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Dandenong Thunder had lost five in a row. The last-five ledger: St. Albans Saints 8/15, Dandenong Thunder 0/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 St. Albans Saints win, 3 for Dandenong Thunder, 2 draws, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more.
Churchill Reserve staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: St. Albans Saints led 4-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
St. Albans Saints: Mickel Platt (5'), Charan Jarome (11'), Mickel Platt (15'), Mickel Platt (28'), Joseph Colina (69'), Joseph Colina (90')
Key stats
Possession: St. Albans Saints 63% · Dandenong Thunder 37% · Total shots: 21-5 · On target: 12-1 · Corners: 9-0