When? Saturday 7 November, 1 pm kickoff

Where? Petone Memorial Park, Wellington

What happened last time the two sides met? Both games in 2019 ended in wins for Southern United, with the Southlanders netting a 4-2 win in Dunedin, and the scoreline halved in the return fixture.

What they say

Maia Vink, Capital Football head coach: “We’re really excited to welcome Southern United to our first home match this weekend. Last week after a bit of a slow start, we earnt our way back into the match and were able to take a point away. This weekend we want to start a bit stronger, so we'll look to possess the ball, play quickly, and where we can be a bit more defensively sound this week as well.

There are big shoes to fill after a positive second half last week [against Northern Lights], but we're ready to go and look forward to the game.”

Ignacio Sande, Southern United head coach: “We are working on our identity as a squad, after four to five players left last year, and gaining new players this season it is important we play well as a team. The girls all train so well, which makes it hard to select a game day squad; the first couple of games are even harder as we need to see them in action on the pitch to help choose."

Squads as at Friday 6 November

Capital Football

1 Georgia CANDY (GK), 2 Hope GILCHRIST, 4 Ellen FIBBES, 6 Katie BARROTT (C), 7 Michaela ROBERTSON, 8 Charlotte WILFORD CARROLL, 9 Kaley WARD, 10 Tupelo DUGAN, 11 Libby BOOBYER, 12 Olivia INGHAM, 16 Molly WOODHEAD, 18 Molly SIMONS (GK), 14 Sarah ALDER, 21 Nina KONDO, 22 Helena ERRINGTON, 23 Samantha WHYTE

Southern United

12 Tessa NICOL (GK), 2 Rose MORTON (C), 3 Hannah MACKAY-WRIGHT, 5 Macey FRASER, 6 Lena DE RONDE, 7 Renee BACON, 10 Amy HISLOP, 11 Emily MORISON, 13 Samantha MURRELL, 15 Toni POWER, 21 Tahlia ROOME, 1 Blair CURRIE (GK), 9 Chelsea WHITTAKER, 14 Kate GUILDFORD, 19 Erin ROXBURGH

Article added: Friday 06 November 2020