Auckland City perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Canterbury United can look both up and down from their 5th position.
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premiership
- Canterbury United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Auckland's stadium, Kiwitea Street, has a grass surface. Canterbury United have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Canterbury United when playing on grass; 11 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses from 34 matches. They have scored 60 goals in these games and conceded 60.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Canterbury United, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Auckland City form and stats
Auckland City, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premiership, have played 5 Premiership games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Auckland's last game was hosting Team Wellington (placed 2nd) and winning 3-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Hawke's Bay United with a 4-0 scoreline.
Auckland City are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found one match and the win/draw/lost stats: Won one, drew zero and lost zero.
Auckland can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 12 times. Auckland are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kiwitea Street in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Canterbury United form and stats
Canterbury United have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 1-3-2 (6 played). One point away has become something of a habit for Canterbury who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Canterbury are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Premiership against Hawke's Bay United (placed 7th).
You'll want to know how Canterbury managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
Canterbury are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. As for defending, Canterbury rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Canterbury United - Auckland 1-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - two - one (Auckland City wins - draws - Canterbury United wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Manickum 5 goals |  L. Rogerson 5 goals |  J. Richards 4 goals |
Auckland City missing players
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| Auckland City | Canterbury United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 64% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 55% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 64% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 13.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| 4.6 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 43% | 40% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 40% | 34% |
- All of Canterbury United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premiership
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the most points (15) at home in Premiership
- Auckland City has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the the best goal difference (+13) in Premiership
- Auckland City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Auckland City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Auckland City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Auckland City have won all their matches at home so far.
- Auckland City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Auckland City is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Canterbury United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Canterbury United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Canterbury United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Auckland City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Hamilton Wanderers | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Canterbury United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 6 | Waitakere United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 9 |