Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Defence Force (3rd, 43 pts) and Morvant Caledonia United (12th, 16 pts). Per game in the league, Defence Force were scoring 2.45 and conceding 1.05, Morvant Caledonia United 1.43 and 2.1, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Morvant Caledonia United entered with four losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Defence Force 10/15, Morvant Caledonia United 3/15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Defence Force, 1 draw and 1 for Morvant Caledonia United, at 4.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Hasely Crawford Stadium, with room for 23,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Defence Force: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Morvant Caledonia United: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Defence Force 50% · Morvant Caledonia United 50% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 8-4