Wemsley United 1 - 7 Southatle

Key Events:

• 5' Southatle scores
• 12' Yellow card to Southatle an unnamed player
• 13' Southatle scores
• 34' Yellow card to Wemsley United Marcel Durand
• 39' Southatle scores
• 53' Southatle scores
• 58' Southatle scores
• 62' Southatle scores
• 65' Southatle scores
• 72' Wemsley United Eric Moreau scores, assisted by Paul Dupont

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Southatle scored seven from an xG of 5.89, finishing above the chance-quality estimate but not by an amount that makes the result difficult to explain. Twenty-three of its 24 shots were on target: this was sustained pressure with a remarkable proportion of attempts requiring a save, rather than a scoreline built on a handful of unlikely strikes. Wemsley United scored once from 0.88 xG, close to its estimate, but managed only four shots and three on target. The gap in output was therefore matched by a substantial gap in opportunity; with 54% possession, Southatle had both more of the ball and far more occasions to make use of it.

No players reached a recorded rating of 7.0 or higher for either side.

The seven-goal margin leaves little room for ambiguity, though the match was not simply a matter of possession being hoarded: Wemsley United had 46% of the ball and completed 10 dribbles, more than Southatle. Those figures point to some capacity to carry the ball forward, but four shots across the match gave that work little opportunity to change its shape. Southatle, by contrast, turned its greater share of possession into an unusually relentless stream of attempts.

Eric Moreau and Paul Dupont supplied Wemsley United with a goal and assist in the 72nd minute, a clear reward for a move that gave the hosts a foothold on the scoreboard. It arrived after seven Southatle goals, however, and so served as a consolation rather than a turning point. The final 1-7 score was supported by the broad pattern of the game: Southatle created far more, put nearly every shot on target, and left Wemsley United with too little attacking volume to mount a serious reply.