PLAY #223: [NEW ZEALAND PREMIER] HAWKES BAY UNITED -CANTERBURY UNITED OVER 2.5/3 [-125]
Hawkes Bay will do well to be at home where goals have come much easier for them. They were scoreless in two road games to restart the new year, but tallied two in their lone home match. At home this season, Hawkes Bay has banged home multiple goals in four straight and has scored in all five home matches. They have conceded multiple goals in four of five at home with no clean sheets. Canterbury United have conceded two goals in each of three matches to start 2011, but have scored in each. On the road, Canterbury has given up two goals in each of their four matches, while scoring nine goals in that span. In November, these two played to a scoreless draw but that might have been expected as Hawkes Bay is the worst road scoring team with just one goal while Canterbury ranks 2nd worst in home scoring. These two teams are 4th and 5th in the standings with the top four going to the playoffs, so it's a crucial tilt.
Hawkes Bay will do well to be at home where goals have come much easier for them. They were scoreless in two road games to restart the new year, but tallied two in their lone home match. At home this season, Hawkes Bay has banged home multiple goals in four straight and has scored in all five home matches. They have conceded multiple goals in four of five at home with no clean sheets. Canterbury United have conceded two goals in each of three matches to start 2011, but have scored in each. On the road, Canterbury has given up two goals in each of their four matches, while scoring nine goals in that span. In November, these two played to a scoreless draw but that might have been expected as Hawkes Bay is the worst road scoring team with just one goal while Canterbury ranks 2nd worst in home scoring. These two teams are 4th and 5th in the standings with the top four going to the playoffs, so it's a crucial tilt.