The Auckland City manager J. Figueira attacks this game with the team placed 6th so far. In the visitors dressing room Hawke's Bay United and their manager B. Robertson are in 7th place before this match.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Auckland City form and stats
Auckland City have only played one Premiership game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 7 matches.
Auckland are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Hamilton Wanderers. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Eastern Suburbs in a game that was won 1-0.
At Kiwitea Street, Auckland City has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Hawke's Bay United form and stats
Hawke's Bay United have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premiership were 1 victory, 2 draws and 6 defeats from 9 fixtures.
Hawke's Bay United are travelling again after losing away to Team Wellington in their previous match (1-2). Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Hamilton Wanderers.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Hawke's Bay United's match history for similar games we find two matches. The home team won two of these as expected, two of them by at least two goals. Hawke's Bay United managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Hawke's Bay United has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Auckland won nine games, zero matches ended with a draw and Hawke's Bay United has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoAuckland City missing players
Hawke's Bay United missing players
| Auckland City | Hawke's Bay United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 3.5 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| Auckland City | Last season | Hawke's Bay United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 7 | Played | P | 9 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 42 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 29 | 44 | ||
| 81% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 81% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 75% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 50% | 71% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 89% | 75% | ||
| 38% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 44% | 50% | ||
| 56% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 89% | 81% | ||
| 44% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | ||
| 19% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 2.9 | ||
| 133% | 167% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 63% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamilton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Waitakere United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Auckland City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 8 | Canterbury United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 37 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Waitakere United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Tasman United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Hamilton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 20 |
| 7 | Southern United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 19 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hawke's Bay United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 29 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | Canterbury United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -17 | 10 |