Match Report
33 points for Darwin Hearts (5th), 47 for Mindil Aces (2nd): a 14-point gap. Per game in the league, Darwin Hearts were scoring 2.5 and conceding 2.32, Mindil Aces 3.59 and 1, against a competition average of 2.5 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Darwin Hearts in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Mindil Aces came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Darwin Hearts, 0 draws and 7 for Mindil Aces, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 91% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 64% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 55%.
Larrakia Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Darwin Hearts led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Darwin Hearts: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Mindil Aces: 4 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Darwin Hearts 48% · Mindil Aces 52% · Total shots: 8-15 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 2-9