Bury Sping United 1 - 3 Woodden

Key Events:

• 22' Woodden Bruno Rossi scores, assisted by Jack Schmitt
• 36' Yellow card to Bury Sping United Marcel Durand
• 58' Bury Sping United John Bailey scores, assisted by Cosimo Lombardo
• 83' Woodden Jack Schmitt scores, assisted by Christian Anderson
• 84' Woodden Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Jack Schmitt

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bury Sping United scored once from 1.72 xG, finishing 0.72 goals below the chance-quality estimate. Woodden scored three from 3.48 xG, also below its estimate, by 0.48. So the visitors did not need to outperform the underlying chances to win by two: they created more, and their 15 shots with 13 on target gave the hosts a much busier defensive assignment. Bury Sping United held 52% possession and completed passes at 84%, compared with Woodden’s 48% and 78%, but possession and passing accuracy did not translate into a matching share of the shooting. The figures point to a contest in which the hosts controlled more of the ball, while Woodden made more of its attacking moments.

The equaliser from John Bailey, assisted by Cosimo Lombardo, brought Bury Sping United back level in the 58th minute and made the final stretch a live contest. But the decisive turn came late: Jack Schmitt restored the visitors’ lead in the 83rd, then assisted Xinping Boon a minute later to complete the 1-3. That quick pair of goals gave the final score a firm shape, rather than leaving it to the uncertain business of a single late lead. Woodden also recorded 12 tackles to the hosts’ six, while Bury Sping United had the edge in corners by seven to five only in the sense that corners are a different column from goals.

No Bury Sping United players reached a rating of 7.0.