To Knights Stadium with no Knights - Round 15 - Coburg United vs South Melbourne

Last time they met

Round 2, 2008, at Lakeside Stadium

South Melbourne 1 Coburg United 2

Slow paced and cautious game with few chances for either side, but the visitors made the most of their limited opportunities taking a 2-0 lead early in the 2nd half, before South eventually woke up and tried playing football, with De Moraea goal not much more than consolation.

Preview
Coburg started off the season in decent fashion, seemingly did a Kingston even faster than Kingston did in 2006, but has recovered in recent weeks to at least beat a couple of fellow relegation threatened sides in the Pines and Zebras, and they still have, on paper at least, a decent squad. South failed last week to take advantage of the opportunity presented them to reign in the top six, but were perhaps shown also that they're not quite at that level this season, and are now back, almost in the relegation dogfight. Indeed, even halfway into the season, this could be the season defining game for both these sides, especially with fellow strugglers Preston and Whittlesea squaring off (with the former also due to play their postponed game against Oakleigh midweek), and Western Suburbs playing Fawkner, meaning that a loss here, especially for Coburg, drags them right back into the thick of the mire they've recently drawn away from Like wise for South though, slip ups against Coburg and Suburbs next week will mean that extra pressure will be added onto the big games against Oakleigh and the AIS. Still, with MacNicol and Kelly joining the ranks, and with some sort of form despite last week's hiccup, Sputh should win this.