It's early days in the Premiership and both Canterbury United and Auckland City are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
- Canterbury United has the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Auckland City play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Auckland City when playing on artifical turf are 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from five matches. They have scored 9 goals and conceded 2 times in these games.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Auckland City, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Canterbury United form and stats
Canterbury United are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two Premiership games here at ASB Football Park. The Canterbury United manager L. Padmore might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Canterbury United are returning here after visiting Hawke's Bay United in a Premiership game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Preceding that match was a defeat to Hamilton Wanderers (2-3).
Canterbury United has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 7 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Auckland City form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premiership for Auckland City with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Auckland are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Team Wellington (placed 2nd). Before that, Auckland secured a home win against Hawke's Bay United with the score 2-1.
It looked so good for Auckland vs Team Wellington, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
2 goals so far away for Auckland City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Canterbury United-Auckland City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Canterbury zero wins, Auckland City eight wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Canterbury United missing players
Auckland City missing players
| Canterbury United | Auckland City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 11.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 26% |
- Canterbury United has the most conceded goals (7) at home in Premiership
- Canterbury United has the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
| Canterbury United | Last season | Auckland City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 23 | 42 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 75% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 19% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | ||
| 81% | 78% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | ||
| 6% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 70% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 113% | 133% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Auckland City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Waitakere United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Canterbury United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 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 |