Match Report
NWS Spirit (7th, 41 pts) visited Sutherland Sharks (4th, 46 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form flatters NWS Spirit's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Sutherland Sharks ran at 1.53 scored and 1.27 conceded, NWS Spirit at 1.23 and 1.27.
Sutherland Sharks's winless run stood at 5.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sutherland Sharks 1, draws 3, NWS Spirit 2, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Seymour Shaw Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sutherland Sharks: Richard Shoueiki (76')
Key stats
Possession: Sutherland Sharks 48% · NWS Spirit 52% · Total shots: 6-12 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 5-8




