Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: South Melbourne (5th, 41 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Green Gully (13th, 18 pts). Per game in the league, South Melbourne were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.38, Green Gully 0.88 and 2, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Green Gully for 15 matches.
Across 9 recorded meetings, South Melbourne have 5 wins to Green Gully's 2, with 2 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 22% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Lakeside Stadium, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Green Gully led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
South Melbourne: Jordan Swibel (79') · Green Gully: Bilal Habib (14'), Kur Kur (54')
Key stats
Possession: South Melbourne 64% · Green Gully 36% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 13-4