Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Oakleigh Cannons (4th, 48 pts) and Port Melbourne (13th, 17 pts). Per game in the league, Oakleigh Cannons were scoring 2.2 and conceding 1.2, Port Melbourne 0.92 and 2.46, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Oakleigh Cannons 5, draws 4, Port Melbourne 2, at 2.27 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 27% of the meetings.
The match was played at Jack Edwards Reserve in Melbourne (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Oakleigh Cannons led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.