Durgand Rangers 2 - 3 Stalle Argyle

Key Events:

• 3' Durgand Rangers Branko Bartolić scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 22' Stalle Argyle Lindomar Da Silva scores, assisted by Weijie Hong
• 31' Yellow card to Stalle Argyle Israel Morales
• 41' Yellow card to Durgand Rangers Seungwoo Jeong
• 43' Yellow card to Durgand Rangers Pedro Chagas
• 47' Stalle Argyle Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Weijie Hong
• 57' Stalle Argyle Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Luis Pinto
• 77' Durgand Rangers Philippe Robert scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Durgand Rangers 4.02 xG and Stalle Argyle 3.68. Against those totals, Durgand Rangers scored twice, finishing 2.02 below expectation, while Stalle Argyle scored three, 0.68 below. So the visitors were more clinical in the result, but neither side converted as much as the quality of its chances suggested. With 19 shots and 14 on target for Durgand Rangers, and 17 shots with 13 on target for Stalle Argyle, this was not a contest short of attempts or accuracy. The difference was that Stalle Argyle made its goals count across the middle of the match, while Durgand Rangers’ late reply could not erase the gap.

Durgand Rangers: No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

Stalle Argyle:

• Luis Pinto (7.3) - Scored once and assisted Luca Colombo, contributing directly to two of the visitors’ goals.
• Weijie Hong (7.0) - Supplied the assists for Lindomar Da Silva and Luis Pinto.

The numbers describe a close contest in possession and a substantial volume of chances, but not quite an even one in how the attacks were assembled. Stalle Argyle completed more passes accurately and attempted more dribbles, while Durgand Rangers made more tackles and committed more fouls. The visitors’ three-goal sequence, beginning just after the break and ending ten minutes later, gave them the cushion that ultimately mattered. Durgand Rangers did find a second goal through Philippe Robert in the 77th minute, but the comeback stopped there. A 2-3 defeat leaves the hosts with the awkward consolation of having generated the stronger xG total; Stalle Argyle leave with the points, and with the rather more useful ability to have scored one more.