Dovershop Villa 0 - 6 Sousey Villa

The opening goal arrived in the 18th minute, when Simon Abiodun scored for Sousey Villa. Phillip Lewis added another on the stroke of half-time, and Fred Singh made it three in the 58th. The visitors then added three more in the closing stretch: Phillip Lewis scored twice, either side of Josep Rodriguez finding the net, with Bert van der Horst, Fred Singh and Simon Abiodun providing the recorded assists. The sequence gave the match a clear shape: Sousey Villa were already firmly ahead, then finished with a flourish.

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Dovershop Villa at 0.01 xG and Sousey Villa at 2.56. The actual score, 0 - 6, was therefore a substantial over-performance against the visitors’ xG, while Dovershop Villa scored none from a figure that was already close to nil. Eight shots on target from 13 attempts show that Sousey Villa repeatedly tested the hosts, but six goals from 2.56 xG also points to unusually ruthless finishing. Possession alone did not offer Dovershop Villa a way into the match: 54 per cent of the ball and five corners produced no shots, while the visitors’ 15 tackles and 16 dribbles helped turn their smaller share into far more direct danger.

Discipline supplied an early subplot, with three Sousey Villa players and two Dovershop Villa players booked. The visitors had more fouls and more tackles, but neither side saw a red card; the match’s most consequential numbers were the ones in front of goal. For Dovershop Villa, the possession and passing figures offered a little evidence of control without a single attempt to show for it. For Sousey Villa, the first three goals settled the contest and the late three made the margin emphatic. A six-goal away win is not a close-run verdict, even when the ball spends more time with the hosts.

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to Sousey Villa Bert van der Horst
• 13' Yellow card to Sousey Villa Paulo Lima
• 18' Sousey Villa Simon Abiodun scores
• 22' Yellow card to Dovershop Villa Zdravko Ivanišević
• 24' Yellow card to Sousey Villa Phillip Lewis
• 45' Yellow card to Dovershop Villa Phillip Lewis
• 45' Sousey Villa Phillip Lewis scores
• 58' Sousey Villa Fred Singh scores
• 88' Sousey Villa Phillip Lewis scores, assisted by Bert van der Horst
• 90' Sousey Villa Phillip Lewis scores, assisted by Fred Singh
• 90' Sousey Villa Josep Rodriguez scores, assisted by Simon Abiodun