Match Report
Southern District, 1st on 7 points, faced a 43-point deficit to Kitchee (1st, 50). Kitchee's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Kitchee were scoring 2.61 and conceding 0.83, Southern District 2.5 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Kitchee, winners of their last seven, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Over the last five, Kitchee had taken 15 of 15 points to Southern District's 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 Kitchee wins, 1 for Southern District, 4 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Mong Kok Stadium (capacity 6,664). With 35 matches recorded and 0.8 yellow cards per game, F. Lau was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kitchee led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Kitchee: Chi-Kin Jason Kam (24'), Matheus Dantas (73'), Jordan Lok Kan Lam (75')
Key stats
Possession: Kitchee 74% · Southern District 26% · Total shots: 14-2 · On target: 7-0 · Corners: 11-4