Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Team Wellington (2nd, 34 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Southern United (7th, 19 pts). Against a league average of 1.89 goals per team per game, Southern United ran at 1.56 scored and 2.38 conceded, Team Wellington at 2.25 and 0.94.
Team Wellington had not lost in 5 games.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Southern United, 3 by Team Wellington, 1 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Sunnyvale Park in Dunedin (capacity 30,748). Team Wellington led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.