Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Portmore United 3rd with 66 points, Tivoli Gardens 10th with 44, 22 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Portmore United 1.38 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Tivoli Gardens 0.92 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.3.
Portmore United's unbeaten run stood at 6. Tivoli Gardens had been beaten in three straight games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Portmore United against 3/15 for Tivoli Gardens.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Portmore United, 0 for Tivoli Gardens and 8 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Prison Oval (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portmore United led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Portmore United: Orane Watson (14'), Marques Reid (45'), D. Campbell (84')
Key stats
Possession: Portmore United 51% · Tivoli Gardens 49% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 4-1