Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Wellington Olympic (2nd, 42 pts) and Waterside Karori (7th, 15 pts). Recent form told a different story for Waterside Karori: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Wellington Olympic were scoring 2.94 and conceding 0.94, Waterside Karori 0.89 and 2.39, against a competition average of 1.84 goals per team per game.
5 matches unbeaten backed Wellington Olympic's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Wellington Olympic had taken 13 of 15 points to Waterside Karori's 7.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Wellington Olympic, 2 draws and 0 for Waterside Karori, at 4.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. History points to goals: 86% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
A. Clarke took charge of the match — our records show 16 games refereed with an average of 0.0 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Wellington Olympic led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Wellington Olympic: Gianni Bouzoukis (27'), Kailan Gould (45') · Waterside Karori: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Wellington Olympic 61% · Waterside Karori 39% · Total shots: 20-9 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 9-3