Match Report
The table read 2nd (Jackson Lions, 22 pts) against 6th (New Jersey United, 11 pts), 11 points apart. On recent form New Jersey United sat only 39th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Jackson Lions 4.3 scored and 1.9 conceded per game, New Jersey United 2.4 and 2.4, with the league averaging 2.26.
Momentum sat with Jackson Lions, winners of their last three. Over the last five, Jackson Lions had taken 13 of 15 points to New Jersey United's 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Jackson Lions wins, 1 for New Jersey United, 1 draw, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won.
Jackson Lions led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-2 full-time score.




