Match Report
32 points for Wellington Olympic (3rd), 28 for Western Suburbs (4th): a 4-point gap. On recent form Western Suburbs sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall.
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.
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