Opposition Focus: Waitakere United
GET the lowdown on Chris Milicich's Waitekre United ahead of Saturday's game at Auckland Grammar.
CLUB INFO:
FORMED: 2004
NICKNAME: Waitak, Red and Whites
STADIUM: Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai
CAPACITY: 3,500
MANAGER: Chris Milicich
MATCH INFO:
DATE: Saturday 7 October 2017
KICK OFF: 11:00am
VENUE: 3 Normanby Road, Auckland
COMPETITION: Pre-season friendly
MATCH STATS:
ISPS HANDA PREMIERSHIP RECORD
POSITION: 3rd (knocked out in semi-finals)
PLAYED: 18
WON: 10
DRAWN: 4
LOST: 4
FOR: 31
AGAINST: 25
POINTS: 34
PREVIOUS MATCHES:
16 October 2016 - Auckland City FC 0-1 Waitakere United
26 February 2017 - Waitakere United 4-1 Auckland City FC
LAST 5 WAITAKERE UNITED RESULTS
12 February 2017 - Team Wellington 7-2 Waitakere United
19 February 2017 - Canterbury United 1-2 Waitakere United
26 February 2017 - Waitakere United 4-1 Auckland City FC
4 March 2017 - Wellington Phoenix 0-2 Waitakere United
26 March 2017 - Team Wellington 6-6 Waitakere United*
*Lost 4-3 on penalties
TEAM NEWS
New Zealand attacking midfielder Clayton Lewis confirmed his switch from Auckland City FC to Scunthorpe United in England's League One on Wednesday morning. Solomon Islands attacker Micah Lea'alafa has yet to arrive in New Zealand pending a visa clearance and remains the only player to not yet join the squad for the new campaign. Harshae Raniga is still training with the squad.
FAST FACTS
Auckland City FC and Waitakere United have met 38 times in the ISPS HANDA Premiership with the Navy Blues winning 22, drawing 4 and losing 12.
Last season Waitakere United defeated Auckland City FC twice, the first time United had gone unbeaten domestically against the Navy Blues since the 2012-13 season when they notched two wins and a draw including the grand final in which they won 4-3 after extra time.
The last time Waitakere United beat Auckland City FC twice in the ISPS HANDA Premiership was season 2008-09.
The two teams met in pre-season in 2016 producing a 0-0 draw at a rain-drenched Ngahue Reserve.
In the OFC Champions League, Auckland City FC have won four, drawn seven and lost two in head-to-head clashes with Waitakere United.
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Table
| Position | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | AC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  | WS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  | BU | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  | BO | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 |  | MN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  | AU | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 |  | ES | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| 8 |  | TC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 |  | MU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 |  | WR | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| 11 |  | HW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 |  | EB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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