Match Report
NWS Spirit went into the game 7th in the table on 41 points; St. George Saints sat 15th on 27 — a 14-point gap. The last five rounds placed St. George Saints 7th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: NWS Spirit 1.23 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, St. George Saints 0.93 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.4.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on St. George Saints.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by NWS Spirit, 1 by St. George Saints, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more.
On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
NWS Spirit: Callum Kealy (18'), Riku Kobayashi (52'), Aiden Mostofi (90') · St. George Saints: Nikola Skataric (37')
Key stats
Possession: NWS Spirit 49% · St. George Saints 51% · Total shots: 17-5 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 5-2