Football: Port Saints to clash with Port United in Coastal Premier League matchday two

It will be no different at Findlay Park on Saturday when Port United travel across Hastings River Drive aiming to concede a few less goals than last week.

Saints go into the fixture as red-hot favourites having not conceded in a 5-0 hammering of Taree Wildcats in round one while United conceded three in a 3-all draw at Coffs Harbour.

Coach John Goodman anticipated the match would take on a different style to their opening-round Coastal Premier League fixture seven days ago.

"A derby is a different style of play because there are players on both teams that have emotion in the game; they've been there long enough, but as long as it stays on the field I don't care," he said.

"The win is the number one thing, but in a derby it doesn't matter how you win, you just try to get the win because it's a results game.

"If we win, fantastic, if we don't then we see what went wrong and fix it for the next game."

Unsurprisingly United coach Nathan Wade was happy to concede favouritism, but don't expect his side to roll over and gift the win to their rivals.

"Local derbies are never the best games to watch in terms of classic ball movement and lots of goals because it's always a tight contest and no-one wants to give an inch," he said.

"They always seem to be dour matches where one goal could be the difference so you have to keep your head down and keep fighting until the end."

United will look to preserve an unbeaten record in derby clashes that stretches back to July 2017 although Saints will never have a better opportunity.

They have class right across the park.

"I remember the second derby I coached against (Saints) I lost and I don't remember one since, but they're a completely different team this year and are full of quality," Wade said.

"In the past we were always a little bit stronger, but now that's evened out."

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