2015/2016| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay United | 6 | W4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13/15 | 15-5 |
| WaiBOP | 12 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 9/15 | 13-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay United | 2 | 14 | 30 | 13 | LWWWW | 2 | 0 |
| WaiBOP | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | LLLWL | 6 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-02-14
30 points for Hawke's Bay United (2nd), 18 for WaiBOP (5th): a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Hawke's Bay United 2.07 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, WaiBOP 2.07 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.99.
Momentum sat with Hawke's Bay United, winners of their last four.
The venue was Bluewater Stadium in Napier. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
