Match Report
Wellington Olympic (2nd, 42 pts) visited Napier City Rovers (1st, 44 pts) with 2 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Napier City Rovers 2.89 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Wellington Olympic 2.94 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.79.
9 matches unbeaten backed Wellington Olympic's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Napier City Rovers 2, draws 1, Wellington Olympic 5, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 63% of the meetings. 2.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.5.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Napier City Rovers: Daniel Makowem (34'), Benjamin Stanley (59'), Sam Lack (90') · Wellington Olympic: Luke Stoupe (24'), Luke Stoupe (49')
Key stats
Possession: Napier City Rovers 43% · Wellington Olympic 57%