Match Report
20 points for Gold Coast United (11th), 29 for Eastern Suburbs Brisbane (7th): a 9-point gap. Gold Coast United's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 11th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Gold Coast United 1.18 scored and 1.77 conceded per game, Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 1.55 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.83.
Eastern Suburbs Brisbane's winless run stood at 7. From the last five rounds, Gold Coast United held 7 points of 15 and Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 1.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 3 for Gold Coast United, 3 for Eastern Suburbs Brisbane and 1 drawn, at 3.71 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
The venue was Coplick Family Sports Park Tallebudgera, with room for 1,000 spectators. Gold Coast United led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Gold Coast United: Keegan Botha (30'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Gold Coast United 55% · Eastern Suburbs Brisbane 45% · Total shots: 11-1 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 8-7