Colven Stanley 2 - 3 Wick Rangers

Key Events:

• 2' Colven Stanley Michel Lemoine scores
• 8' Yellow card to Colven Stanley Jorge Alvez
• 15' Wick Rangers Pedro Chagas scores, assisted by Jorge Alvez
• 22' Yellow card to Wick Rangers Seungwoo Jeong
• 29' Wick Rangers Michael Brown scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
• 49' Wick Rangers Philippe Robert scores
• 58' Colven Stanley Michael Brown scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
• 88' Yellow card to Colven Stanley Michel Lemoine

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Colven Stanley scored twice from 1.93 xG, a small return above the chance-quality estimate. Wick Rangers finished three times from 2.24 xG, also outperforming the estimate, by a more noticeable margin. The ten shots apiece make the difference less about volume than about what the attempts yielded: Wick Rangers put eight shots on target to Colven Stanley’s six. Possession was nearly even, at 51% to 49%, but the corner count was not: nine for the visitors, one for the hosts. That imbalance suggests Wick Rangers found more ways to apply pressure around the box, while the hosts’ slightly greater share of the ball did not translate into the same volume of set-piece opportunities. Five goals from a combined 4.17 xG made for a lively evening of finishing, with the arithmetic left to tidy up afterwards.

No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher were recorded for Colven Stanley. No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher were recorded for Wick Rangers.

For Colven Stanley, the early goal gave the hosts a quick start, and Michael Brown’s 58th-minute finish kept the contest alive after Wick Rangers had moved two ahead. But the visitors’ response to falling behind was decisive: Pedro Chagas levelled before Michael Brown put them in front, and Philippe Robert added the goal that proved the margin of separation. The hosts did not lack effort in the contest, recording more tackles and dribbles, but those measures could not undo the scoreboard’s rather firm opinion.

Wick Rangers leave with a 3-2 win built on timely finishing and a steady supply of corners, despite having slightly less possession and matching the hosts for total shots. The late yellow card for Michel Lemoine was the final recorded event; there was no further goal to alter the result. On the evidence of the figures, this was not a case of one side monopolising the ball, but of the visitors making more of their attacking moments and keeping their narrow lead through the closing stages.