Match Report
40 points for South Melbourne U23 (7th), 33 for St. Albans Saints U23 (10th): a 7-point gap. On the form table South Melbourne U23 stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Per game in the league, South Melbourne U23 were scoring 2.42 and conceding 1.85, St. Albans Saints U23 1.35 and 1.65, against a competition average of 2.11 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 South Melbourne U23 wins, 2 for St. Albans Saints U23, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
On the scoreboard, South Melbourne U23 led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
South Melbourne U23: 2 goals with no recorded scorer · St. Albans Saints U23: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: South Melbourne U23 57% · St. Albans Saints U23 43% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-3