The season is still fairly new and the Premiership table has to be read with caution. So far Team Wellington find themselves in 2nd position and Auckland City are placed 4th.
- Auckland City has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premiership
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.
Team Wellington form and stats
Team Wellington have only played one Premiership game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from 8 matches.
Wellington manager S. Hales and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Waitakere United (placed 5th) in the Premiership. Before that, Wellington had a home game versus Hawke's Bay United which ended with a victory 2-1.
Early season league goal statistics from Team Wellington's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
Auckland City form and stats
Auckland City have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premiership were 6 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 9 fixtures.
Auckland had fun at their own home (David Farrington Park) last time out, beating Hawke's Bay United 2-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hamilton Wanderers wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Auckland City have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Team Wellington won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Auckland City has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTeam Wellington missing players
Auckland City missing players
| Team Wellington | Auckland City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 23% |
- Auckland City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the fewest scored goals (0) away in Premiership
- Auckland City has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premiership
- Auckland City has the most matches under the total-line (3) in Premiership
| Team Wellington | Last season | Auckland City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 9 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 36 | 26 | Scored | S | 23 | 42 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 94% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 69% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 81% | ||
| 62% | 88% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | ||
| 25% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | ||
| 62% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 44% | ||
| 19% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.1 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1.2 | 2.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 580% | 480% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 113% | 133% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamilton Wanderers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Auckland City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Waitakere United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 8 | Canterbury United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 37 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Waitakere United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Tasman United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Hamilton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 20 |
| 7 | Southern United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 19 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hawke's Bay United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 29 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | Canterbury United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -17 | 10 |