Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Hudson Valley Hammers 5th with 18, Manhattan 6th with 16. Manhattan's recent output lagged their position: 86th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hudson Valley Hammers 2.25 scored and 2.25 conceded per game, Manhattan 2.5 and 2, with the league averaging 1.87.
From the last five rounds, Hudson Valley Hammers held 10 points of 15 and Manhattan 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Hudson Valley Hammers wins, 1 for Manhattan, 1 draw, at 3.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more.
It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.