Waitakere United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Team Wellington.
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.
Waitakere United form and stats
Waitakere United have played 3 Premiership games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Waitakere United will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the Premiership game against Hawke's Bay United (placed 3rd). Before that game, the home loss against Southern United with the scoreline 2-5.
A goal frenzy last time out for Waitakere United, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Hawke's Bay United. Fun stuff to watch!
Goals decide football matches and Waitakere United are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Waitakere United with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
Team Wellington form and stats
Team Wellington, who have the most scored goals (20) in Premiership, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premiership, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
The supporters enjoyed Team Wellington's previous game versus Southern United (placed 7th), a Premiership 6-1 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Eastern Suburbs.
As mentioned above, Team Wellington was the only team on the pitch versus Southern United in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.
Team Wellington are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. In the opposite end, Team Wellington have conceded 5 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Waitakere United victories, 1 draw and 6 Team Wellington wins. 9 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Bassett 6 goals |   J. Sinclair 4 goals |
Waitakere United missing players
Team Wellington missing players
| Waitakere United | Team Wellington | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 14% |
| 2.4 | 1.3 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 75% | 120% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 260% |
- All of Waitakere United's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Team Wellington has the most points from losing position (7)
- Team Wellington has the most scored goals (20)
- Team Wellington have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Team Wellington have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Team Wellington have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Team Wellington haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Waitakere United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Waitakere United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Waitakere United 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Hawke's Bay United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 5 | Waitakere United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Tasman United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Southern United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Res | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 9 | Canterbury United | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 10 | Hamilton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 6 |