Match Report
Level on 43 points, Devonport City (2nd) and Kingborough Lions (3rd) met as equals in the table. Against a league average of 1.97 goals per team per game, Devonport City ran at 3.17 scored and 1.06 conceded, Kingborough Lions at 2.83 and 0.89.
Devonport City came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 6 Devonport City wins, 5 for Kingborough Lions, 2 draws, at 3.23 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 62% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 69%.
Valley Road Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,200. Devonport City led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Devonport City: Joshua Tollervey (27'), Eli Luttmer (45' og) · Kingborough Lions: Eli Luttmer (69')
Key stats
Possession: Devonport City 56% · Kingborough Lions 44% · Corners: 5-6