The report
Key Events:
- 2' Yellow card to Medbury United Bruno Rossi
- 10' Yellow card to Medbury United Luis Pinto
- 20' Yellow card to Medbury United Saliou Sow
- 31' Medbury United Luca Colombo scores
- 33' Yellow card to Pruden Albion Michel Lemoine
- 53' Medbury United Bruno Rossi scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
- 57' Pruden Albion Michael Brown scores, assisted by Phillip Lewis
- 68' Yellow card to Pruden Albion Philippe Robert
- 69' Medbury United Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
- 79' Yellow card to Pruden Albion Allan Carroll
Expected Goals (xG) Analysis
The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Pruden Albion at 2.32 xG and Medbury United at 2.43. The final return was one goal from Pruden Albion and three from Medbury United: the hosts substantially underperformed their estimate, while the visitors finished above theirs. The underlying figures suggest neither side lacked opportunities, with eight shots on target apiece, and the xG values were close enough to indicate a fairly even contest in chance quality. The difference was conversion. Pruden Albion had 55% possession, seven corners and 85% pass accuracy, yet those measures did not translate into more goals; Medbury United, with fewer corners and less of the ball, made their chances count more decisively.
No players from either side recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher, so there are no standout ratings to list.
The early sequence of three Medbury United bookings made for a rather busy opening, though the visitors avoided further cards after Saliou Sow was cautioned in the 20th minute. Pruden Albion were booked three times as well, and neither side had a player sent off. The numbers show contrasting approaches: the hosts completed more dribbles and passed more accurately, while Medbury United recorded 15 tackles to Pruden Albion’s five. That difference is consistent with a visitors’ side doing more defensive work, but the final score shows they were not limited to it.
Pruden Albion did respond to Bruno Rossi’s second-half goal through Michael Brown, assisted by Phillip Lewis, keeping the contest within one goal for a time. Vladimir štimac restored the two-goal cushion two minutes later, with Lindomar Da Silva providing the assist, and the 3-1 score held. Pruden Albion had enough possession and chance quality to make the evening more complicated for their opponents; Medbury United supplied the simpler answer by scoring three times.
Match Centre
Shot Breakdown
Luca Colombo, unassisted on the log. Origin unknown; destination 0–1.
Gazzetta reconstruction from match events — not pitch tracking.
Key Moments
Team Comparison