Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Marconi Stallions (3rd, 62 pts) and Sutherland Sharks (4th, 46 pts). Recent form told a different story for Marconi Stallions: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Marconi Stallions were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.73, Sutherland Sharks 1.53 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Marconi Stallions — four in succession.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 7 Marconi Stallions wins, 2 for Sutherland Sharks, 2 draws, at 3.73 goals per meeting. Only 9% of these meetings ended in a home win. 64% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
The match was played at Marconi Stadium (capacity 11,500). Marconi Stallions led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Marconi Stallions: Cameron Windust (14')
Key stats
Possession: Marconi Stallions 43% · Sutherland Sharks 57% · Total shots: 7-5 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-3