Match Report
42 points for Wellington Olympic (2nd), 36 for Western Suburbs (4th): a 6-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.94/0.94 for Wellington Olympic and 1.83/0.78 for Western Suburbs (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.84.
Wellington Olympic's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Western Suburbs carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Wellington Olympic wins, 1 for Western Suburbs, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%. The recent editions have closed up — 3 goals per game over the last five against 4 all-time.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Wellington Olympic: Jack-Henry Sinclair (62'), Luke Stoupe (81') · Western Suburbs: Cameron MacKenzie (67')
Key stats
Possession: Wellington Olympic 47% · Western Suburbs 53% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-7