Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Petone W (3rd, 38 pts) and Palmerston North Marist W (9th, 7 pts). Recent form told a different story for Palmerston North Marist W: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Palmerston North Marist W 0.53 scored and 4.53 conceded per game, Petone W 4.06 and 0.88, with the league averaging 2.15.
6 matches unbeaten backed Petone W's arrival. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Palmerston North Marist W against 13/15 for Petone W.




