Ambeamsgrow United 0 - 6 Bath End Rovers

Key Events:

• 8' Yellow card to Ambeamsgrow United Luis Pinto
• 21' Yellow card to Ambeamsgrow United Luca Colombo
• 24' Bath End Rovers Albert Weber scores, assisted by Ian Montgomery
• 45' Bath End Rovers Albert Weber scores, assisted by Mauricio Osses
• 48' Yellow card to Bath End Rovers Gabriel Villarreal
• 58' Bath End Rovers Kelvin Kelly scores, assisted by Teimuraz Abuladze
• 60' Yellow card to Bath End Rovers Kelvin Kelly
• 64' Yellow card to Ambeamsgrow United Bruno Rossi
• 65' Bath End Rovers Gaspar Jimenez scores, assisted by Ian Montgomery
• 69' Bath End Rovers Ian Montgomery scores, assisted by Mauricio Osses
• 73' Bath End Rovers Gabriel Villarreal scores, assisted by Mauricio Osses

The possession and passing figures suggest a match that was not simply a matter of the visitors monopolising the ball. Bath End Rovers had slightly less possession and marginally lower pass accuracy, yet produced three times as many shots and four times as many efforts on target. The equal corner count offers little evidence of an advantage there; the decisive difference was how often Bath End Rovers turned their attacks into attempts that troubled the goal. Ambeamsgrow’s three yellow cards also marked a more eventful afternoon than its attacking return warranted.

The final 0 - 6 leaves little room to soften the verdict: Bath End Rovers were more dangerous, and their finishing carried the result well beyond the margin suggested by xG. Ambeamsgrow United kept the ball often enough to make possession look respectable, but not often enough to make the score respectable. For the visitors, six different passages of the match’s attacking work added up to a comprehensive win; for the hosts, the numbers offer a narrow consolation and not much shelter.