Auckland City perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Eastern Suburbs can look both up and down from their 5th position.
Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Eastern Suburbs's home stadium. The visitors last 13 games on grass have ended in 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Auckland City form and stats
Only two Premiership home games for Auckland City so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Auckland City has won four games in a row. The Team Wellington match was the last time out without a victory.
Auckland City are returning here after visiting Canterbury United in a Premiership game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tasman United in a game that was won 2-1.
Auckland City has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Eastern Suburbs form and stats
Things could have gone better for Eastern Suburbs in their Premiership away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premiership home defeat versus Team Wellington with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Hawke's Bay United.
A huge disappointment for Eastern Suburbs in their last match (vs Team Wellington). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all points were lost in a 2-3 defeat.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Eastern Suburbs are regular goalscorers on their travels. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Eastern Suburbs's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's 5 Auckland City victories, 0 draws and 0 Eastern Suburbs wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Howieson 2 goals |
Auckland City missing players
Eastern Suburbs missing players
| Auckland City | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 140% | 100% |
- All of Auckland City's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Eastern Suburbs's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Auckland City has the most clean sheets (3)
- Auckland City has the most scored goals (18)
- Auckland City has the most scored goals in the first half (9)
- Auckland City has the the best goal difference (+13)
- Auckland City have not yet lost a game.
- Auckland City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Auckland City have scored in all their matches so far.
- Auckland City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Auckland City have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Auckland City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Auckland City is in the best form (5-1-0)
- 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Waitakere United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Eastern Suburbs | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Southern United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Tasman United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 9 | Canterbury United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | Hamilton Wanderers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 3 |