Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Melbourne City II 3rd with 52 points, Kingston City 13th with 21, 31 apart. Recent form flatters Kingston City's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Against a league average of 1.8 goals per team per game, Melbourne City II ran at 2.5 scored and 1.15 conceded, Kingston City at 1.69 and 2.65.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Melbourne City II wins, 0 for Kingston City, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne, capacity 30,050, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Melbourne City II led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-0.