Mexham County 8 - 1 Porth Albion

Key Events:

• 17' Mexham County Yujun Miura scores
• 22' Mexham County Gerard Millet scores
• 23' Yellow card to Mexham County Safet Antić
• 25' Yellow card to Porth Albion Seungwoo Jeong
• 26' Mexham County Gerard Millet scores
• 41' Mexham County Safet Antić scores, assisted by Stephen Gonzales
• 50' Mexham County Gerard Millet scores, assisted by Safet Antić
• 60' Mexham County Yujun Miura scores
• 65' Porth Albion Seungwoo Jeong scores
• 65' Yellow card to Mexham County Lorenzo Testa
• 70' Mexham County Gerard Millet scores
• 73' Yellow card to Mexham County Sen Fujisawa
• 83' Mexham County Yujun Miura scores, assisted by Stephen Gonzales

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Mexham County at 2.29 xG and Porth Albion at 0.21. The actual totals—eight and one—ran well ahead of those estimates, particularly for the hosts, whose eight shots on target yielded eight goals. That is extraordinary finishing against the model’s measure of chance quality, rather than evidence of a match full of chances: Mexham County had 10 shots overall, while Porth Albion had one and did not test the target. The visitors had more possession and seven corners, but those advantages did not translate into a meaningful stream of shots. Mexham County made its limited volume count with remarkable efficiency; the visitors’ goal came on an afternoon when their attack had offered very little before it.

The sequence of goals made the difference clear early. Yujun Miura opened the scoring in the 17th minute, and Gerard Millet struck twice in the next nine minutes to put Mexham County firmly ahead. The hosts added a fourth before half-time, then kept scoring after the break. Seungwoo Jeong supplied Porth Albion’s only goal at 65', but Gerard Millet restored the six-goal margin five minutes later and Yujun Miura completed the scoring in the 83rd. Three yellow cards for Mexham County and one for Porth Albion were the other interruptions in a match whose main statistical surprise was how little the possession edge mattered.

• No Porth Albion players recorded ratings of 7.0 or higher.

For Mexham County, this was not merely a win but an unusually ruthless one: eight goals from a chance-quality estimate of 2.29, with four credited to Gerard Millet and three to Yujun Miura. Porth Albion had more of the ball, more corners and slightly higher pass accuracy, yet managed only one shot and no shots on target. The final score of 8-1 captures the decisive divide: Mexham County repeatedly converted, while Porth Albion rarely reached the point of asking the goalkeeper a question.