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Opposition Focus: AS Venus

Words: ACFC Media

Friday 23 February 2018

GET the lowdown on our next opponents ahead of Sunday's OFC Champions League match as the Navy Blues face AS Venus at Trusts Arena in West Auckland .

CLUB INFO:
FORMED: 1947
NICKNAME: Venus
STADIUM: Stade Mahina
CAPACITY: 3,000

MATCH INFO:
DATE: Sunday 25 February 2018
KICK OFF: 4pm NZST
VENUE: Trusts Arena, Auckland
COMPETITION: OFC Champions League

MATCH STATS:
LIGUE 1 DIVISION FEDERALE RECORD 2016-17
POSITION: 4th (PLAYOFFS)
PLAYED: 27
WON: 16
DRAWN: 5
LOST: 6
FOR: 82
AGAINST: 33
POINTS: 53*
*Tahitian points system differs - final tally = 84

LIGUE 1 DIVISION FEDERALE RECORD 2017-18
POSITION: 5th
PLAYED: 16
WON: 9
DRAWN: 3
LOST: 5
FOR: 52
AGAINST: 31
POINTS: 30*
*Tahitian points system differs - current tally = 34

AS VENUS RESULTS
15.09.17 v AS Pirae (H) drew 1-1
23.09.17 v Aorai (A) won 6-1
06.10.17 v Tahiti U-19 (H) won 3-1
15.10.17 v Taiarapu (A) won 2-1
21.10.17 v AS Dragon (A) lost 1-2
09.11.17 v Punaruu (H) won 5-1
18.11.17 v Tefana (A) drew 2-2
24.11.17 v Central Sport (A) lost 1-3
01.12.17 v Manu Ura (A) lost 1-2
09.12.17 v AS Pirae (A) lost 2-5
16.12.17 v Aorai (H) won 4-1
21.12.17 v Tahiti U-19 (A) won 7-1
12.01.18 v Taiarapu (A) drew 3-3
19.01.18 v AS Dragon (H) won 3-2
26.01.18 v Punaruu (H) won 9-2
03.02.18 v Tefana (H) lost 0-2
15.02.18 v Manu Ura (H) won 2-1

RECENT HOME FORM:
LOSS-LOSS-DRAW-LOSS-WIN

RECENT AWAY FORM:
WIN-WIN-WIN-LOSS-WIN

GOALS CONCEDED:
Average goals conceded by AS Venus at home = 1.56
Average goals conceded by AS venus away = 2.12

NAVY BLUES RECORD vs TAHITIAN CLUBS
02.06.05 v AS Pirae (A) lost 0-1
16.05 06 v AS Pirae (H) won 1-0 (Graham Little)
21.05.06 v AS Pirae (H) won 3-1 (Keryn Jordan 3) - Final
27.10.07 v Manu Ura (H) won 6-0 (Keryn Jordan 2, Grant Young, Chad Coombes, Jeff Campbell, Paul Urlovic)
28.03.08 v Manu Ura (A) won 1-0 (George Suri)
17.10.09 v Manu Ura (H) won 5-0 (Ivan Vicelich, Chad Coombes, Daniel Koprivcic 3)
13.02.10 v Manu Ura (A) won 2-0 (Ian Hogg, Daniel Koprivcic)
03.12.10 v AS Tefana (A) drew 1-1 (Angel Berlanga)
19.03.11 v AS Tefana (H) won 5-0 (Ivan Vicelich, Daniel Koprivcic 2, Andrew Milne, Ian Hogg)
29.04.12 v AS Tefana (H) won 2-1 (David Mulligan, Daniel Koprivcic) - Final, 1st leg
12.05.12 v AS Tefana (A) won 1-0 (Manel Exposito) - Final, 2nd Leg
17.04.13 v AS Dragon (H) lost 1-3 (Adam Dickinson)
27.04.13 v AS Dragon (A) drew 1-1 (Manel Exposito)
11.04.14 v AS Dragon (N) won 3-0 (Dae Wook Kim, Emiliano Tade, Joao Moreira)
26.04.14 v AS Pirae (H) won 3-0 (Emiliano Tade 2, Joao Moreira) - Semi Final, 1st Leg
03.05.14 v AS Pirae (A) lost 1-2 (Joao Moreira) - Semi Final, 2nd Leg
20.04.16 v AS Tefana (H) won 4-2 (Micah Lea'alafa 2, Clayton Lewis 2) - Semi Final
08.04.17 v AS Tefana (A) won 2-0 (Cam Howieson, Clayton Lewis) - Semi Final, 1st Leg
16.04.17 v AS Tefana (H) won 2-0 (Emiliano Tade, Joao Moreira) - Semi Final, 2nd Leg

TOTAL RECORD
PLAYED: 19
WON: 14
DRAWN: 2
LOST: 3
GOALS FOR: 44
GOALS AGAINST: 12

FAST FACTS
Auckland City FC has lost just three matches to Tahitian opposition in competitive matches with AS Dragon's 3-1 win over the Navy Blues their biggest margin of defeat.

Daniel Koprivcic holds the club record for most goals against Tahitian opposition with seven. Keryn Jordan has scored five.

Auckland City FC has lost just one of its 10 home encounters with Tahitian opposition.

AS Tefana and Auckland City FC have met seven times in the OFC Champions League and contested two semi-finals and one home and away final with the Navy Blues winning six and drawing one of the matches.

AS Venus and Auckland City FC have never previously met in the OFC Champions League.