Match Report
Labasa, 2nd with 37 points, sat 33 points above Tavua (10th, 4). Against a league average of 1.74 goals per team per game, Tavua ran at 0.67 scored and 2.56 conceded, Labasa at 2.5 and 1.33.
A win had eluded Tavua for 5 matches. Over the last five, Tavua had taken 1 of 15 points to Labasa's 7.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Tavua, 3 by Labasa, 2 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Garvey Park in Garvey Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Labasa led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.