Dawkinstburbor 5 - 0 Stashitch County

Key Events:

• 13' Dawkinstburbor Tomislav Radić scores
• 34' Dawkinstburbor Alexander Gutierrez scores
• 39' Dawkinstburbor Stewart Jones scores
• 56' Yellow card to Stashitch County Khadim Diakhate
• 58' Yellow card to Dawkinstburbor Tomislav Radić
• 69' Dawkinstburbor Giuseppe Di Benedetto scores, assisted by Tomislav Radić
• 82' Yellow card to Stashitch County Luis Pinto
• 84' Dawkinstburbor Alexander Gutierrez scores
• 88' Yellow card to Dawkinstburbor Alexander Gutierrez
• 90' Yellow card to Dawkinstburbor Fritz Wagner

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Dawkinstburbor 4.09 xG and Stashitch County 0.01. Five goals from 4.09 xG is a modest over-performance, but hardly one requiring a statistical inquiry; the hosts also put 15 of their 18 shots on target. The visitors’ 54 per cent possession and 82 per cent pass accuracy produced no shots at all, a neat illustration of how keeping the ball and troubling the goal are separate administrative departments. Dawkinstburbor were direct and productive, while Stashitch County had control of the ball without generating a chance to make it count.

For all the disparity in the score, the figures offer a slightly unusual supporting cast: Stashitch County completed more passes accurately, had more possession and attempted more dribbles. None of those advantages brought a shot, however, while Dawkinstburbor needed only 46 per cent of the ball to build a five-goal lead. Equal corner counts and tackle totals underline that the gap was not simply a matter of every measure tilting one way; the decisive difference was what happened when Dawkinstburbor turned their possession into attacks.

The first-half goals from Tomislav Radić, Alexander Gutierrez and Stewart Jones established the direction of the afternoon before the break. Giuseppe Di Benedetto added a fourth after the interval, with Radić providing the assist, and Gutierrez completed his brace at 84 minutes. Yellow cards arrived at both ends of the second half, but they changed neither the rhythm nor the arithmetic. Dawkinstburbor finished with five goals, Stashitch County with none, and the visitors’ 54 per cent possession remains the sort of statistic that looks more persuasive until placed beside zero shots.