Wathort Brach 1 - 3 Caster Stanley

Key Events:

• 12' Yellow card to Caster Stanley Michel Lemoine
• 13' Yellow card to Caster Stanley Phillip Lewis
• 25' Caster Stanley Philippe Robert scores, assisted by George Walker
• 31' Wathort Brach Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Xinping Boon
• 35' Caster Stanley Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by George Walker
• 78' Caster Stanley Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Philippe Robert

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Wathort Brach 1.87 xG and Caster Stanley 2.43. Against those figures, the hosts scored once and finished below their expected return, while the visitors’ three goals represented a clear over-performance. The shot counts offer a useful outline: Wathort Brach had eight attempts, seven on target, while Caster Stanley managed 12 attempts and eight on target. So the hosts were accurate with the shots they took, but the visitors created more opportunities and made enough of them count to stretch the match beyond the hosts’ reach.

Wathort Brach had 56% possession and completed 86% of its passes, but control of the ball did not translate into control of the result. Caster Stanley had less possession and slightly lower pass accuracy, yet its two-goal lead was restored only four minutes after Lindomar Da Silva equalised, with Pedro Chagas scoring before the break. That quick response mattered: it left the hosts chasing the match again, and Chagas’s 78th-minute goal settled the score at 3-1. The visitors’ higher xG and greater shot volume suggest that their win was supported by the chances they fashioned, even as their finishing exceeded the estimate.

Wathort Brach had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

• Pedro Chagas (7.6) - Scored twice, including the goal that restored Caster Stanley’s lead.

• Philippe Robert (7.3) - Opened the scoring and later assisted Chagas’s second.

• George Walker (7.0) - Supplied the assists for Caster Stanley’s first two goals.

• Pass Accuracy%: 86%-84%

• Tackles: 10-9

For Wathort Brach, the numbers leave a familiar but unhelpful consolation: possession, passing accuracy and shots on target all leaned their way, while the result did not. Caster Stanley were more productive in front of goal, and their two early bookings did not prevent them from finding a rhythm in the decisive passages. The final 3-1 score reflects both the visitors’ superior chance volume and their ability to punish the moments that mattered.