Hodbury Stanley 0 - 8 Ottley Town

The scoreline was emphatic, though Ottley Town’s 4.75 xG suggests even eight goals required a finishing performance well beyond the chances’ expected return: the visitors scored 3.25 more than the estimate. Hodbury Stanley recorded 0.96 xG and no goals, finishing 0.96 below expectation. The shot totals tell the tactical story plainly: Ottley Town put 16 of 23 attempts on target, compared with three of Hodbury Stanley’s five. Possession was almost even, but the visitors found far more ways to make it count.

The scoring began in the eighth minute with Bojan Dizdarević finishing a move set up by Roman Khachishvili. Da Silva then struck twice before the interval, with Rainer Müller adding another; after the break, Da Silva completed his five-goal haul, Darren Campbell scored, and the visitors kept pressing until Da Silva made it eight in the 87th minute. The yellow cards for Campbell, Ababacar Kasse and Michel Lemoine were among the few interruptions to Ottley Town’s steady progress. Their five-goal margin beyond the xG estimate makes the finishing unusually ruthless, while Hodbury Stanley’s 11 dribbles and 48% possession show that the hosts were not entirely without the ball—only without a goal or much respite.

Key Events:

• 8' Ottley Town Bojan Dizdarević scores, assisted by Roman Khachishvili

• 28' Ottley Town Diego Da Silva scores

• 32' Ottley Town Rainer Müller scores

• 40' Yellow card to Ottley Town Darren Campbell

• 45' Ottley Town Diego Da Silva scores

• 54' Ottley Town Diego Da Silva scores, assisted by Darren Campbell

• 56' Yellow card to Ottley Town Ababacar Kasse

• 58' Ottley Town Diego Da Silva scores, assisted by Roman Khachishvili

• 64' Ottley Town Darren Campbell scores

• 66' Yellow card to Hodbury Stanley Michel Lemoine

• 87' Ottley Town Diego Da Silva scores, assisted by Christian Pacheco

• No Hodbury Stanley player recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.