Match Report
32 points separated the sides: Uni Azzurri 1st on 65, Darwin Hearts 5th on 33. Darwin Hearts's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Darwin Hearts were scoring 2.43 and conceding 2.48, Uni Azzurri 4.38 and 0.92, against a competition average of 2.54 goals per team per game.
Uni Azzurri came in having won five on the spin.
13 meetings are on record — 7 won by Darwin Hearts, 5 by Uni Azzurri, 1 drawn, at 3.54 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 62% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 69% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Larrakia Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Uni Azzurri led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Darwin Hearts: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Uni Azzurri: Reilly Minigutti (23'), Reilly Minigutti (36'), Safari Mukudju (57')
Key stats
Possession: Darwin Hearts 43% · Uni Azzurri 57% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 0-6