Match Report
30 points separated the sides: NE MetroStars 1st on 52, Modbury Jets 11th on 22. Recent form flatters Modbury Jets's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. In league terms the two rates read 2.5/0.91 for NE MetroStars and 1.23/1.45 for Modbury Jets (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.7.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by NE MetroStars, 0 by Modbury Jets, 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 100% of the meetings.
T.K. Shutter Reserve, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: NE MetroStars led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
NE MetroStars: H. Gow (45'), J. Fortunatow (77'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Modbury Jets: J. O'Doherty (71')
Key stats
Possession: NE MetroStars 64% · Modbury Jets 36% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-7