Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Western Suburbs (4th, 36 pts) and Waterside Karori (7th, 15 pts). On recent form Waterside Karori sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Western Suburbs 1.83 scored and 0.78 conceded per game, Waterside Karori 0.89 and 2.39, with the league averaging 1.84.
Western Suburbs had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Western Suburbs have 5 wins to Waterside Karori's 2, with 2 draws, at 4.44 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. 89% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 78%. Goals have risen lately: 5.6 per game across the last five meetings, against 4.44 across the full history.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Western Suburbs led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Western Suburbs: George Green (23'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer