Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Queensland Lions 1st with 53 points, Gold Coast Knights 4th with 38, 15 apart. Recent form told a different story for Gold Coast Knights: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Gold Coast Knights were scoring 2.09 and conceding 1.45, Queensland Lions 2.59 and 1, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Queensland Lions, winners of their last ten, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Gold Coast Knights 3, draws 4, Queensland Lions 2, at 3.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. In 78% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
On the scoreboard, Queensland Lions led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Gold Coast Knights: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Queensland Lions: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Gold Coast Knights 44% · Queensland Lions 56% · Total shots: 0-1 · On target: 0-1 · Corners: 2-0