Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Maitland 2nd on 42, Valentine 7th on 26. Scoring rates set the scale: Maitland 1.82 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Valentine 1 and 1.77, with the league averaging 1.78.
Maitland came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Maitland, 5/15 for Valentine.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Maitland have 4 wins to Valentine's 1, with 4 draws, at 3.56 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 11% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.56 historically.
The venue was Cooks Square Park, with room for 1,000 spectators. Maitland led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Maitland: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Maitland 47% · Valentine 53% · Total shots: 3-6 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 2-7