Bewle Town 0 - 7 Rottle United

Key Events:

• 1' Yellow card to Rottle United Keith Stevenson
• 6' Rottle United Roland Smith scores, assisted by Keith Stevenson
• 24' Rottle United Andrew Humphreys scores, assisted by Roland Smith
• 28' Rottle United Jose Costa scores
• 31' Yellow card to Rottle United Jose Costa
• 37' Rottle United Roland Smith scores, assisted by Gerardo Cabello
• 66' Rottle United Andrew Humphreys scores, assisted by Gerardo Cabello
• 67' Yellow card to Rottle United an unnamed player
• 78' Rottle United Andrew Humphreys scores, assisted by Roland Smith
• 84' Rottle United scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Rottle United scored seven from an xG of 3.9, finishing 3.1 goals above the chance-quality estimate. That is a substantial overperformance, though the 16 shots and 15 on target show this was not a scoreline built on a single improbable ricochet and a committee decision. Bewle Town finished without a goal from 0.46 xG, a modest underperformance in absolute terms, but its three shots and one on target point to the larger problem: too few opportunities to make the estimate matter. Possession was close at 49%-51%, yet Rottle United made its time on the ball far more productive, putting the match beyond reach before the interval and adding three more goals after it.

The numbers underline how little the possession split explained the contest. Bewle Town had more corners and completed passes at the same rate as Rottle United, but the visitors turned their attacks into shots with striking regularity. Fifteen efforts on target from 16 attempts is the sort of accuracy that tends to make defensive plans feel like paperwork arriving after the deadline. The three yellow cards did not alter the outcome; Rottle United had already established control through its finishing and continued to add to the score after the break.

For Rottle United, Smith and Humphreys supplied the goals while Smith and Cabello also contributed assists, giving the attack several routes to the same destination. Bewle Town kept possession close and found five corners, but could not turn those moments into enough danger to change the course of the match. The final score was 0-7: a decisive win for Rottle United, achieved with a markedly more clinical return than its xG alone would predict, and an afternoon in which the hosts’ limited threat was soon overwhelmed.