Teessidgntrave 0 - 7 New Leigh

Key Events:

• 7' New Leigh Moustapha Thiare scores
• 20' New Leigh Slobodan Delić scores, assisted by Jovo Hadžić
• 23' New Leigh Jose Perez scores, assisted by Slobodan Delić
• 24' Yellow card to New Leigh Jovo Hadžić
• 41' New Leigh Jovo Hadžić scores, assisted by Jose Perez
• 59' Yellow card to Teessidgntrave Khadim Diakhate
• 65' New Leigh Jose Lopez scores, assisted by Jovo Hadžić
• 67' New Leigh Moustapha Thiare scores, assisted by Ćazim Petrović
• 70' New Leigh Ćazim Petrović scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: New Leigh scored seven from an xG of 3.8, a substantial overperformance that reflects both clinical finishing and a steady supply of chances: 18 shots, 13 on target. The visitors did not need to dominate possession to dominate the dangerous areas. Teessidgntrave, by contrast, finished with 55% possession but no shots and an xG of 0.01. That is not merely a case of falling short of the expected return; there was almost no attacking threat to measure. Six corners and the greater share of the ball offered no route to goal, while New Leigh's quicker, more direct work in the final third repeatedly converted territory into attempts and attempts into goals.

The scoreline was already 4-0 by half-time, after three goals in a 21-minute spell and Jovo Hadžić added another before the break. Teessidgntrave had the ball more and recorded more dribbles, but neither figure altered the central imbalance: the hosts took no shots, while New Leigh kept finding ways through. The second-half goals arrived in a three-goal burst between the 65th and 70th minutes, taking the final tally to seven. The yellow cards, one for each side, were brief entries in a match whose defining numbers were the shots and the goals.

For New Leigh, seven goals from 3.8 xG means the finishing ran well ahead of the chance-quality estimate, but the volume and accuracy of the attempts make the result no statistical accident. For Teessidgntrave, 55% possession and six corners make for a curious post-match ledger beside zero shots. The final score was 0-7: a decisive away win, built on repeated attacking threat and a home side that never managed to turn possession into an attempt.