Match Report
Michigan Bucks went into the game 1st in the table on 31 points; Oakland County sat 2nd on 20 — an 11-point gap. Oakland County had been under-performing their position — 133rd on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.87 goals per team per game, Michigan Bucks ran at 3.17 scored and 1.08 conceded, Oakland County at 2.25 and 1.5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Michigan Bucks wins, 0 for Oakland County, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Testwood Stadium (capacity 11,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.