The report
Key Events:
- 11' Yellow card to Sawelem Villa Lorenzo Pucci
- 15' Yellow card to Sawelem Villa Sunday Ibrahim
- 19' Sawelem Villa Sam Ferguson scores, assisted by Gerard Richards
- 25' Sawelem Villa Lorenzo Pucci scores, assisted by Cvijetin Jelić
- 30' Sawelem Villa Sunday Ibrahim scores
- 53' Yellow card to Bury Der Town Enric Martin
- 58' Sawelem Villa Cvijetin Jelić scores, assisted by Sam Ferguson
- 66' Sawelem Villa Cvijetin Jelić scores, assisted by Alan McArthur
- 70' Yellow card to Sawelem Villa Carlos Ortega
- 85' Sawelem Villa Luke Hunter scores, assisted by Cvijetin Jelić
- 90' Yellow card to Bury Der Town Horacio Flores
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Sawelem Villa scored six from 2.86 xG, an overperformance of 3.14 goals: a substantial return for their finishing, not a sign that every attempt carried the weight of a goal. They put ten of 13 shots on target, so the pressure was steady as well as unusually well rewarded. Bury Der Town recorded 0.01 xG and no shots, a near-total absence of attacking threat. The possession figures—46% to 54%—were comparatively modest in their difference, but possession alone could not disguise the gulf in the sides’ ability to turn the ball into chances. Sawelem Villa made its attacks count; Bury Der Town never produced one to answer them.
- Bury Der Town: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.
- Sawelem Villa:
- Cvijetin Jelić (8.6) - Scored twice and supplied two assists, shaping the match at both ends of the visitors’ attack.
- Sam Ferguson (7.3) - Opened the scoring and assisted Cvijetin Jelić’s first goal, giving his contribution a neat symmetry.
The early cards did not prevent Sawelem Villa from taking control, and three goals by the 30th minute made the visitors’ advantage plain before the break. After Cvijetin Jelić added two more in the second half, Luke Hunter supplied the sixth in the 85th minute. Bury Der Town had more dribbles and slightly better pass accuracy, but those details sat oddly beside a match without a single home shot. Sawelem Villa were more direct in the only measure that ultimately mattered: they created chances, finished them with remarkable generosity, and left Bury Der Town with a scoreline that required no elaborate interpretation.
The ratings desk
Standout performances
Cvijetin Jelić
Scored twice and supplied two assists, shaping the match at both ends of the visitors’ attack.
Sam Ferguson
Opened the scoring and assisted Cvijetin Jelić’s first goal, giving his contribution a neat symmetry.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
A booking nearby, then Sam Ferguson for Sawelem Villa. Tension, then arithmetic.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison

