Bredneham 4 - 1 Bury City

Key Events:

• 6' Yellow card to Bury City Jorge Alvez
• 33' Bury City Willi Schneider scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 41' Bredneham Mirko Stanković scores, assisted by Abou Ndiaye
• 47' Yellow card to Bredneham Marcelino Rodriguez
• 48' Yellow card to Bredneham Ramon Castaño
• 60' Yellow card to Bury City Michel Lemoine
• 62' Bredneham Mirko Stanković scores, assisted by Abou Ndiaye
• 66' Bredneham Abou Ndiaye scores, assisted by Ramon Castaño
• 71' Yellow card to Bredneham Jongseok Gwon
• 76' Bredneham Abou Ndiaye scores, assisted by Matt Lim

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Bredneham recorded 3.34 xG and scored four, a modest return above the chance-quality estimate; Bury City scored once from 0.79 xG, also finishing slightly ahead of the estimate. The larger distinction was the volume and regularity of the opportunities: Bredneham put 12 of 15 shots on target, while Bury City managed three shots in total. Bury City held 56% possession and passed more accurately, but those advantages did not translate into a comparable threat. After Mirko Stanković levelled the score before half-time, his second goal and Abou Ndiaye’s two strikes turned the hosts’ pressure into a clear margin.

No Bury City player reached a 7.0 rating.

The scoreline was settled by Bredneham’s ability to turn attacks into shots on target, rather than by possession or passing figures. The hosts finished with five more tackles and nine more attempts, a useful portrait of a side that spent less time on the ball but did more with its chances. Bury City did find the opening goal through Willi Schneider, with Nilson Pires providing the assist, yet created too little afterward to keep pace.

The three yellow cards for Bredneham added a slightly untidy edge to a win that otherwise became increasingly comfortable; Bury City collected two, and neither side received a red. Stanković and Ndiaye supplied the goals that changed the contest, while the assists made the partnership plain. At 1-1 the match remained open. By the final whistle, Bredneham had scored four times and left Bury City with possession, accurate passing and not much else to take home.