Match Report
The table read 8th (Northcote City, 33 pts) against 13th (Kingston City, 21 pts), 12 points apart. On the form table Kingston City stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Northcote City 1.69 scored and 1.62 conceded per game, Kingston City 1.69 and 2.65, with the league averaging 1.8.
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Northcote City. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Northcote City against 6/15 for Kingston City.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 4 for Northcote City, 4 for Kingston City and 0 drawn, at 4.25 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.
John Cain Memorial Reserve staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,000. Northcote City led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 7-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Northcote City: Zachary Bates (9'), Dean Larson (44'), Robert Harding (30'), Liam Nolan (57'), Webb A. (65'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Kingston City: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 12-6 · Corners: 13-1