Premiership match prediction and preview for Team Wellington vs Canterbury United clash

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Competition: New Zealand Premiership
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 01:00 (UTC)
Venue: David Farrington Park

The Premiership league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Team Wellington and Canterbury United are placed 2nd and 7th respectively.

Insights:
  • Team Wellington has the most points from losing position (4) in Premiership
  • Canterbury United has the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

11 - 9 - 14 with 58-61. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Canterbury United when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Canterbury United play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Team Wellington form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Team Wellington's two home games in the Premiership so far this season, having collected 4 points here at David Farrington Park. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Wellington.

Wellington manager S. Hales and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Eastern Suburbs (placed 3rd) in the Premiership. Before that, Wellington drew at home versus Auckland City.

Early season league goal statistics from Team Wellington's 2 home games: 4 goals, 3 conceded.

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Canterbury United form and stats

Canterbury United are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premiership, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

The Canterbury United goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 192 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Canterbury are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premiership against Auckland City (placed 5th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Hawke's Bay United with the score of 3-0.

Canterbury United have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Team Wellington-Canterbury United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Team Wellington five wins, Canterbury United one win, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Team Wellington missing players

Canterbury United missing players

Team Wellington Canterbury United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 0 2 5
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
8 4 2 Scored S 0 4 7
6 3 1 Conceded C 0 3 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 80%
60% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
80% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 40%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 0.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.4 14 13 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.5 9.4
4.6 5.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 4.2
35% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 33%
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • All of Canterbury United's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Team Wellington's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Canterbury United has the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
  • Canterbury United have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Canterbury United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Team Wellington has the most points from losing position (4) in Premiership
  • Team Wellington have not yet lost a game.
  • Team Wellington have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Team Wellington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Team Wellington Last season Canterbury United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
16 8   Played P   7 16
10 6   Won W   0 2
4 2   Drew D   2 4
2 0   Lost L   5 10
36 26   Scored S   8 19
15 7   Conceded C   16 36
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
69% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   86% 94%
62% 88%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 75%
50% 75%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 31%
25% 38%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 19%
62% 75%   BTTS BTTS   86% 81%
25% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 6%
19% 12%   Failed to Score F T   14% 12%
 
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   0.2 0.4
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
1.2 2.3   Shots (avg) S (   3 3.6
0.4 0.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.8 1.8
580% 480%   Goal Efficiency G E   64% 70%

  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 5 3 2 0 9 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 11
2 Team Wellington 5 2 3 0 8 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 9
3 Eastern Suburbs 5 2 2 1 10 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 1 5 8
4 Wellington Phoenix Res 5 2 1 2 8 7 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 7
5 Auckland City 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 0 7
6 Waitakere United 5 1 3 1 10 9 3 0 2 1 4 7 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 6
7 Canterbury United 5 2 0 3 7 10 3 1 0 2 3 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 6
8 Hawke's Bay United 5 0 0 5 2 13 2 0 0 2 0 6 3 0 0 3 2 7 -11 0

Read more about Premiership

The New Zealand Football Championship, also known by the sponsorship name ISPS Handa Premiership, is the top level of football in New Zealand. The season runs from October to April and has 18 regular fixtures played by ten teams, followed by a playoff series and a Grand Final.