Season ticket holders at ASB Football Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Canterbury United languishing in the 8th position so far. The guesting Eastern Suburbs will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Eastern Suburbs have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Canterbury United form and stats
2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Canterbury United so far this season.
The Canterbury United fans got no joy from their last match, a Premiership game also here at ASB Football Park: A 1-3 defeat against Hamilton Wanderers (placed 4th). Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Tasman United.
The Canterbury United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Eastern Suburbs form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
Eastern Suburbs play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Tasman United (placed 5th). A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Wellington Phoenix Res.
Eastern Suburbs have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. The Eastern Suburbs manager T. Readings has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Eastern Suburbs - Canterbury United 1-0. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 2 - 0 - 4 (Canterbury United wins - draws - Eastern Suburbs wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. King 3 goals |
Canterbury United missing players
Eastern Suburbs missing players
| Canterbury United | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 78% |
| 67% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 56% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 56% |
| 11% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 4.8 | 9 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 0.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | 22 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 13 | 22 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 88% | 92% |
- All of Canterbury United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Canterbury United has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- Canterbury United have created more than twice as many corners as Eastern Suburbs.
- Canterbury United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Canterbury United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Canterbury United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Eastern Suburbs have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 |
| 3 | Hawke's Bay United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | Hamilton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 5 | Tasman United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | Eastern Suburbs | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Southern United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 8 | Canterbury United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Waitakere United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 8 |