Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Eastern Suburbs 3rd on 44, Wellington Phoenix Res 5th on 24. Recent form told a different story for Eastern Suburbs: only 40th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Wellington Phoenix Res 1.78 scored and 2.11 conceded per game, Eastern Suburbs 1.73 and 0.91, with the league averaging 2.05.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Wellington Phoenix Res, 5 for Eastern Suburbs and 1 drawn, at 6 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Fraser Park (capacity 1,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Eastern Suburbs: Dejaun Naidoo (90'), Thomas Golding (81')
Key stats
Possession: Wellington Phoenix Res 53% · Eastern Suburbs 47% · Total shots: 5-11 · On target: 0-7 · Corners: 4-4