Match Report
Newcastle Olympic, 6th with 31 points, sat 24 points above New Lambton (12th, 7). Scoring rates set the scale: New Lambton 0.95 scored and 2.82 conceded per game, Newcastle Olympic 2.14 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.73.
New Lambton had been beaten in three straight games. New Lambton had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Newcastle Olympic, 7.
Across 4 recorded meetings, New Lambton have 0 wins to Newcastle Olympic's 3, with 1 draw, at 4.75 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
Alder Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Newcastle Olympic led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 1-6 full-time score.
Goal scorers
New Lambton: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Newcastle Olympic: Benjamin Hay (26'), Cotton M. (72'), Roy O'Donovan (29'), Jesse Fitzgerald (19'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: New Lambton 47% · Newcastle Olympic 53% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 8-22 · Corners: 2-1