Bawton City 1 - 7 Medham Villa

Key Events:

• 2' Yellow card to Medham Villa William Wright
• 12' Yellow card to Medham Villa an unnamed player
• 18' Yellow card to Medham Villa an unnamed player
• 21' Yellow card to Bawton City Khadim Diakhate
• 35' Yellow card to Bawton City Stuart Mitchell
• 45' Medham Villa Jan de Jong scores
• 49' Yellow card to Bawton City Rainer Müller
• 50' Medham Villa scores, assisted by Jan de Jong
• 57' Medham Villa Jan de Jong scores
• 63' Medham Villa Ross Butler scores, assisted by Jan de Jong
• 69' Bawton City Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Friedrich Unger
• 73' Medham Villa scores
• 77' Medham Villa scores, assisted by Ross Butler
• 86' Medham Villa scores, assisted by Jan de Jong

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bawton City scored once from 1.03 xG, almost exactly in line with the chances measured by the Gazzetta estimate. Medham Villa, by contrast, scored seven from 2.71 xG: a remarkable return, well beyond what the chance-quality figure alone would suggest. The visitors’ 13 shots, including nine on target, gave them more opportunity to score, but the final tally reflects extraordinary finishing on top of that advantage. Equal possession and Bawton City’s four shots on target show that this was not simply a matter of one side monopolising the ball; the difference was what happened when chances arrived.

• No Bawton City players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The early cards gave the match a notably busy disciplinary opening, with Medham Villa collecting three bookings before Bawton City had its second. Yet neither side finished with a red card, and the foul count ended level at nine apiece. Bawton City also completed more dribbles and won more corners, useful reminders that the hosts did have moments of enterprise even as the scoreboard moved decisively beyond their reach.

Jan de Jong’s role was central: he opened the scoring, found the assist for the goal a minute after Bawton City’s third booking, scored again, and later supplied two more assists. Luis Pinto’s goal, set up by Friedrich Unger, made it 1-4 at 69', but the response did not alter the direction of the afternoon. Medham Villa added three more, finishing at 1-7. The numbers offer no mystery about the scale of the result: the visitors converted their chances at an exceptional rate, while Bawton City’s share of possession proved a modest consolation rather than a route back into the match.