Wokesbury 3 - 1 Cham Cord

Key Events:

• 9' Yellow card to Cham Cord Philippe Robert
• 36' Cham Cord Phillip Lewis scores, assisted by Philippe Robert
• 39' Yellow card to Cham Cord Seungwoo Jeong
• 42' Wokesbury Luca Colombo scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 44' Wokesbury Vladimir štimac scores, assisted by Luca Colombo
• 50' Yellow card to Wokesbury Saliou Sow
• 54' Wokesbury Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gives Wokesbury 2.14 xG and Cham Cord 2.57. Against those figures, Wokesbury scored three, finishing 0.86 above expectation, while Cham Cord scored once despite generating chances worth considerably more: a shortfall of 1.57. The visitors also registered 12 shots to Wokesbury’s nine, with nine on target to the hosts’ eight. This was not a case of Cham Cord failing to reach the danger area; the difference was that Wokesbury converted more efficiently when its chances arrived. Ten corners for Wokesbury against two for Cham Cord point to a different kind of territorial pressure, but the shot and xG totals show the visitors had plenty of their own threat.

Wokesbury’s response was concentrated and decisive. After Phillip Lewis put Cham Cord ahead, Luca Colombo levelled in the 42nd minute, then assisted Vladimir štimac two minutes later. Lindomar Da Silva supplied the assist for the opener and for Xinping Boon’s 54th-minute goal, completing the scoring. The match’s four goals came in a brisk stretch either side of half-time, while the three yellow cards were shared between Cham Cord and Wokesbury at two and one respectively.

The statistics leave a useful distinction between control and outcome. Wokesbury had 54% possession, more corners, more dribbles and better pass accuracy; Cham Cord had more shots, more shots on target and the higher xG. Wokesbury’s 3-1 win therefore did not rest on having every measure in its favour. It rested on making its opportunities count, and on a pair of quick goals that changed the shape of the afternoon before Cham Cord could turn its greater shot volume into a closer scoreline.

• No Cham Cord players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.