Deves United 1 - 5 Tidge Albion

Key Events:

• 7' Tidge Albion Mohamed Tia scores, assisted by James Brooks
• 13' Yellow card to Tidge Albion Domingos Vaz
• 17' Deves United Xinping Boon scores, assisted by Ibrahim Šišić
• 21' Yellow card to Tidge Albion Jose Sanchez
• 42' Tidge Albion Jose Sanchez scores, assisted by Ricardo Fernandez
• 53' Tidge Albion Darren Paterson scores, assisted by Ricardo Fernandez
• 63' Tidge Albion Innocent Udoh scores, assisted by Daniel Correia
• 73' Tidge Albion James Brooks scores, assisted by Philip Holland
• 74' Yellow card to Tidge Albion Innocent Udoh

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Deves United at 1.38 xG and Tidge Albion at 4.24. Deves United scored once, 0.38 below its estimate; Tidge Albion’s five goals exceeded its estimate by 0.76. That is a strong return for the visitors, though not an inexplicable one: they registered 18 shots, 16 on target, while Deves United managed six shots and five on target. The 50-50 possession split says the ball was shared; the shot count says Tidge Albion made far more of its time with it. Deves United did find an equaliser through Xinping Boon after conceding early, but the visitors restored their lead before half-time and added three more after the break. The final margin was built on sustained pressure and unusually reliable finishing, rather than on possession alone.

The numbers leave Deves United with little comfort in the equal possession or pass-accuracy figures: neither translated into enough attempts to keep pace. Tidge Albion had only one fewer corner and one fewer recorded dribble, yet produced three times as many shots and more than tripled the hosts’ on-target total. The visitors’ three yellow cards were a blemish, but they did not interrupt the scoring run. For Deves United, Xinping Boon’s reply showed the side could answer once; it could not keep the visitors from answering repeatedly. The 1-5 result is therefore a fair reflection of the match’s central imbalance: the ball was shared, while the meaningful attacking work belonged largely to Tidge Albion.