There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premiership table so far. Here's the Eastern Suburbs - Hamilton Wanderers latest:
- Eastern Suburbs has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Hamilton Wanderers has the most points from losing position (8) 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!
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Hamilton Wanderers's home stadium. The visitors last eight games on artifical turf have ended in 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Eastern Suburbs form and stats
Overall Premiership stats at home this season for Eastern Suburbs are 2-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Feutz was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Eastern in their previous match, an away game at Team Wellington that ended in defeat 0-7.
As you see from the result above, Eastern Suburbs suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Eastern are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Eastern Suburbs's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hamilton Wanderers form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Hamilton Wanderers, who have the most points (10) away in Premiership, playing as the away team in the Premiership this season.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Wanderers are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hamilton Wanderers - Eastern 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Eastern Suburbs won six games, zero matches ended with a draw and Hamilton Wanderers has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / oneTop Goalscorers
  D. Tieku 11 goals |  R. Feutz 6 goals | A. Thurston 5 goals |
Eastern Suburbs missing players
Hamilton Wanderers missing players
| Eastern Suburbs | Hamilton Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 58% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 20% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 25% |
| 50% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 12.2 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 9.6 | 10.8 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 44% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 29% | 29% |
- All of Eastern Suburbs's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Hamilton Wanderers's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Eastern Suburbs has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Eastern Suburbs have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Eastern Suburbs have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Eastern Suburbs haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hamilton Wanderers has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Premiership
- Hamilton Wanderers has the most points (10) away in Premiership
- Hamilton Wanderers has the most points from losing position (8) in Premiership
- Hamilton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamilton Wanderers have scored in all their matches so far.
- Hamilton Wanderers 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 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Hamilton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Canterbury United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 6 | Waitakere United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 9 |