Bree Athletic 0 - 9 Birkham

Key Events:

• 6' Birkham Julio Morales scores
• 13' Birkham Jan Burke scores, assisted by Abel Soria
• 24' Birkham Jan Burke scores, assisted by Matthew Paterson
• 35' Birkham Jan Burke scores, assisted by Vijay Smith
• 36' Birkham Julio Morales scores, assisted by Abel Soria
• 38' Birkham Jan Burke scores
• 49' Birkham Vijay Smith scores, assisted by Jan Burke
• 52' Birkham Rafael Estrada scores, assisted by Vijay Smith
• 61' Yellow card to Birkham Julio Morales
• 64' Yellow card to Bree Athletic Seungwoo Jeong
• 81' Birkham Abel Soria scores, assisted by Simon Saidu
• 87' Yellow card to Birkham Jan Burke

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The 9-0 scoreline was far beyond the chance-quality estimate: Birkham recorded 3.51 xG and scored nine, an overperformance of 5.49 goals, while Bree Athletic managed 0.11 xG and no goals. That gap points to exceptionally ruthless finishing from Birkham, rather than a nine-goal volume of high-value chances. The shot count helps explain the scale of the pressure: Birkham had 18 attempts and 11 on target, while Bree Athletic produced one shot, which did not trouble the target. Possession, at 51%-49%, was close; the match was not decided by one side monopolising the ball, but by Birkham repeatedly making its attacks count. Five corners for Bree Athletic to Birkham’s two also show that the hosts had some set-piece opportunities, though little came of them. In short, Birkham were extraordinarily efficient, and Bree Athletic had almost no attacking return to balance the ledger.

• Bree Athletic had no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

For Bree Athletic, the near-even possession and matching dribble count offered little comfort against the final margin. Birkham’s advantage was not in keeping the ball for long stretches, but in turning its 18 shots into a relentless sequence of goals, with Jan Burke at the centre of the damage. The final three goals came after the break, so the six-goal half-time lead did not become a cue for the visitors to put away their instruments. Bree Athletic kept competing, but one attempt and 0.11 xG left too much ground to recover. Birkham leave with a 9-0 win built on ruthless finishing; Bree Athletic leave with the particular difficulty of explaining a close possession figure alongside a very distant scoreline.