Canterbury United hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 7 points and a 6th position in the Premiership table. Visiting Eastern Suburbs holds 4th place with 11 pts.
- Canterbury United has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Eastern Suburbs has the most scored goals (13) in Premiership
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Canterbury United form and stats
Canterbury United have played three Premiership home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Canterbury United shared the glory with Wellington Phoenix Res in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Team Wellington.
The Canterbury fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. Canterbury are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).
Eastern Suburbs form and stats
Eastern Suburbs, who have the most scored goals (13) in Premiership, have six points from their first three away games in the Premiership, meaning two victories and a loss. Momentum is building for Eastern in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The manager T. Readings was unhappy after their last game, a Premiership match played at their home ground Bill McKinlay Park. Eastern Suburbs suffered a 1-2 loss to Hawke's Bay United (placed 8th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hamilton Wanderers at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The Eastern manager T. Readings has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. Eastern are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Eastern Suburbs - Canterbury 3-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - zero - six (Canterbury wins - draws - Eastern Suburbs wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Thurston 5 goals |  G. Coughlan 2 goals | J. Richards 2 goals |
Canterbury United missing players
Eastern Suburbs missing players
| Canterbury United | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 10 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 7.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 23% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 50% |
- Canterbury United has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premiership
- Canterbury United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eastern Suburbs has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premiership
- Eastern Suburbs has the most scored goals (13) in Premiership
- Eastern Suburbs has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Premiership
- Eastern Suburbs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eastern Suburbs is in the best form (3-2-1)
| 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 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Hamilton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 8 |
| 6 | Canterbury United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 7 | Waitakere United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |