Match Report
23 points separated the sides: West Adelaide 10th on 25, Para Hills Knights 12th on 2. The last five rounds placed West Adelaide 6th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: West Adelaide 1.82 scored and 2 conceded per game, Para Hills Knights 0.73 and 4.64, with the league averaging 1.75.
Para Hills Knights had been beaten in ten straight games. Over the last five, West Adelaide had taken 6 of 15 points to Para Hills Knights's 0.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for West Adelaide, 1 for Para Hills Knights and 3 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Distinctive Homes Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: West Adelaide led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
West Adelaide: Alexander Bandjak (34'), Dion Kirk (90') · Para Hills Knights: J. Watson (67')
Key stats
Possession: West Adelaide 62% · Para Hills Knights 38% · Total shots: 15-6 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 12-3