Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mindil Aces 2nd with 50 points, Darwin Hearts 5th with 33, 17 apart. Darwin Hearts ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Darwin Hearts were scoring 2.46 and conceding 2.54, Mindil Aces 3.54 and 1.21, against a competition average of 2.56 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