Match Report
North Brisbane went into the game 11th in the table on 23 points; Springfield United sat 5th on 34 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Springfield United no better than 12th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, North Brisbane were scoring 1.48 and conceding 2.78, Springfield United 2.08 and 2.04, against a competition average of 2.22 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for North Brisbane.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 North Brisbane win, 1 for Springfield United, 3 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. In 80% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Springfield United led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Springfield United: Nicholas Carson (33'), Brandon Cashmore (40'), Abdul Jalloh (48'), Nigel Ziyambe (80')