Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Napier City Rovers (1st, 44 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Island Bay United (6th, 22 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Island Bay United 1.56 scored and 2.06 conceded per game, Napier City Rovers 2.94 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.84.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Island Bay United wins, 5 for Napier City Rovers, 0 draws, at 5 goals per meeting. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
With 11 matches recorded and 0.7 yellow cards per game, A. Davenport was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Napier City Rovers: Callum Cooke (50')
Key stats
Possession: Island Bay United 52% · Napier City Rovers 48% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 4-8