This could be an interesting match as Eastern Suburbs have their presumed home advantage while Auckland City are ahead 5 points in the Premiership table.
- Eastern Suburbs has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals (7) 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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Auckland City have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 4-1-1 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Eastern Suburbs form and stats
1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Eastern Suburbs have to build on here at Madills Farm in the Premiership.
A decent goal production from Eastern in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Eastern have conceded 6 from these games.
Auckland City form and stats
1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Auckland City, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premiership, in their Premiership matches away.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Waitakere United at their stadium, the result 3-0.
Auckland City have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Auckland City have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Auckland City - Eastern 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: zero - one - seven (Eastern wins - draws - Auckland City wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Thurston 5 goals |   L. Rogerson 4 goals | D. Manickum 3 goals |
Eastern Suburbs missing players
Auckland City missing players
| Eastern Suburbs | Auckland City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 62% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 62% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.1 | 7.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 5.2 | 8.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 44% |
- All of Eastern Suburbs's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the most points from losing position (6) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the the best goal difference (+7) in Premiership
- Auckland City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Auckland City is in the best form (4-1-1)
- Eastern Suburbs has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Premiership
- Eastern Suburbs have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Eastern Suburbs have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Eastern Suburbs have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Eastern Suburbs 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Hamilton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Canterbury United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Waitakere United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |