Waltby Stave 1 - 3 Buryhilsden

Key Events:

• 1' Yellow card to Buryhilsden Angel James
• 4' Buryhilsden Jan Butler scores
• 7' Buryhilsden Khadim Diakhate scores, assisted by Rainer Müller
• 10' Yellow card to Waltby Stave Philippe Robert
• 13' Yellow card to Waltby Stave Michael Brown
• 48' Yellow card to Buryhilsden Pedro Guzman
• 53' Yellow card to Waltby Stave Michel Lemoine
• 68' Yellow card to Buryhilsden Jan Butler
• 71' Yellow card to Buryhilsden Khadim Diakhate
• 89' Waltby Stave Phillip Lewis scores
• 90' Buryhilsden Pedro Guzman scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate put Waltby Stave at 1.87 xG and Buryhilsden at 3.68. Against those figures, the 1-3 final score left both sides below their expected totals: Waltby Stave scored once, while Buryhilsden scored three. The visitors’ 17 shots, including 13 on target, and larger xG tally indicate that their win was supported by a substantial volume of chances, not merely the brisk opening burst. Waltby Stave had seven shots on target from eight attempts, but the lower xG suggests its opportunities were less valuable overall. Six corners to three gave the hosts a route to threaten, yet possession and chance quality both leaned toward Buryhilsden. The late exchange changed the scoreline’s final minute, not the balance of the evidence.

No players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher for either side.

The result was settled unusually early in practical terms, though not on the scoreboard: Buryhilsden struck in the fourth and seventh minutes, then carried the stronger attacking numbers through to the end. Waltby Stave kept working, and Phillip Lewis gave the hosts a late goal to show for it, but Pedro Guzman answered in the 90th minute to confirm the 1-3 result. Four goals and seven yellow cards made for a busy record; the clearest distinction was that Buryhilsden created more and finished often enough to make its advantage count.