Gatler Thistle 4 - 1 Ampton

Key Events:

• 10' Gatler Thistle Mao Liew scores, assisted by Colin Webb
• 19' Gatler Thistle Colin Webb scores, assisted by Adel Fawzy
• 20' Yellow card to Gatler Thistle Lindomar Da Silva
• 27' Gatler Thistle Manuel Ramos scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
• 37' Ampton Jeff Singh scores, assisted by Bernardino Alves
• 65' Gatler Thistle Mao Liew scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Gatler Thistle scored four goals from 3.78 xG, exceeding the chance-quality estimate by 0.22. That is a modest return above expectation rather than some grand statistical rebellion, and it fits a side that made its attacking volume count: 18 shots, 13 on target, and eight corners. Ampton scored once from 1.03 xG, almost exactly in line with the estimate, but managed only four shots; all four were on target. The contrast is the useful tactical detail. The visitors were efficient when they did reach a shooting position, but Gatler Thistle created far more opportunities and spent enough time in the attacking end to make the final margin unsurprising.

• Ampton recorded no standout performers rated 7.0 or higher.

There was enough in Ampton’s goal to show the visitors could punish an opening: Jeff Singh finished Bernardino Alves’s assist in the 37th minute, after Gatler Thistle had already built a three-goal advantage. But that reply did not change the basic shape of the match. The hosts had scored three times before the half-hour, and their 65th-minute fourth restored the cushion after the break. With possession at 54% and the shot count at 18-4, Gatler Thistle controlled the contest not through endless possession but by repeatedly getting to the point where attempts could be made. Ampton kept its finishing tidy; the more pressing problem was getting chances in the first place.