Match Report
41 points for South Melbourne (5th), 34 for St. Albans Saints (9th): a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed St. Albans Saints 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: South Melbourne 1.5 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, St. Albans Saints 1.38 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.49.
South Melbourne were unbeaten in 5. From the last five rounds, South Melbourne held 13 points of 15 and St. Albans Saints 6.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for South Melbourne, 1 for St. Albans Saints and 1 drawn, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings.
Lakeside Stadium, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, South Melbourne led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
South Melbourne: Andrew Mesourouni (31'), Andrew Mesourouni (40')
Key stats
Possession: South Melbourne 48% · St. Albans Saints 52% · Total shots: 12-2 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 1-1