Match Report
Maitland, 2nd with 42 points, sat 21 points above Newcastle Olympic (10th, 21). Per game in the league, Maitland were scoring 1.82 and conceding 1.45, Newcastle Olympic 1.77 and 1.82, against a competition average of 1.78 goals per team per game.
Maitland arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Maitland 15/15, Newcastle Olympic 4/15.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Maitland, 4 for Newcastle Olympic and 1 drawn, at 4.22 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 89% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 78%.
Cooks Square Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, Maitland led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Maitland: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Maitland 62% · Newcastle Olympic 38% · Total shots: 8-8 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 7-10