Horouth City 4 - 2 Bidenham

Key Events:

• 3' Horouth City Michel Lemoine scores, assisted by Nilson Pires
• 7' Bidenham Michael Brown scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 9' Horouth City Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 17' Bidenham Philippe Robert scores, assisted by Willi Schneider
• 44' Horouth City Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 53' Yellow card to Bidenham Philippe Robert
• 60' Horouth City Willi Schneider scores
• 69' Yellow card to Horouth City Philippe Robert
• 77' Yellow card to Horouth City Willi Schneider

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Horouth City scored four from 2.94 xG, finishing 1.06 goals above the chance-quality estimate. Bidenham’s two goals came from 2.87 xG, an underperformance of 0.87. The close xG figures suggest the scoreline was not built on one side creating a far greater volume of chances: Bidenham had 15 shots to Horouth City’s 14, and nine on target to the hosts’ ten. Instead, Horouth City made more of a broadly even attacking contest. Their greater tackle count, 14 to three, points to a more forceful defensive contribution, while Bidenham’s 14 corners and 11 dribbles show that the visitors had plenty of ways to make the match uncomfortable. Horouth City’s clinical edge, rather than exclusive control, proved the difference.

• No Bidenham players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher.

The 50-50 possession split reflects the balance of the match better than the final margin alone. Bidenham kept coming, with the corner count and shot total to show for it, but Horouth City defended more actively and found the net twice more. Three yellow cards arrived after the first four goals had already put the match into a lively rhythm. Horouth City’s 4-2 win was therefore a matter of taking better care of the chances that mattered, not of keeping Bidenham out of the game.