Royalton Rovers 1 - 3 Woken Albion

Key Events:

• 4' Woken Albion Manuel Melo scores, assisted by Mark Williams
• 17' Yellow card to Woken Albion Kenny Au
• 20' Yellow card to Royalton Rovers Khadim Diakhate
• 27' Woken Albion Daniel Calado scores, assisted by Kenny Au
• 81' Woken Albion Kenny Au scores, assisted by Daniel Calado
• 86' Yellow card to Woken Albion Bruno Rossi
• 86' Royalton Rovers Germano D'agostino scores, assisted by Ivica Janjić

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate puts Royalton Rovers at 3.42 xG and Woken Albion at 1.99. Rovers therefore finished well below the chances their performance was judged to merit, scoring once; Albion went the other way, converting three times from a lower expected total. The shot count and 12 corners underline Rovers’ attacking volume, but volume did not become enough goals to change the result. Albion, meanwhile, made its chances count with a sharp return from nine attempts. The numbers describe a match in which Rovers created the greater expected threat, while Albion supplied the finishing that decides a football match rather than an estimate of one.

• No standout performers rated 7.0 or higher for Royalton Rovers.

For Royalton Rovers, the gap between control and reward will be the hard part to ignore: 57% possession, 10 shots on target and a 3.42 xG, yet only Germano D'agostino’s late goal to show for it. Woken Albion were less involved in the territory, but their three goals came at useful moments, including the opener in the fourth minute and Kenny Au’s 81st-minute strike. Rovers did find a goal four minutes after that third, but the late response could not unsettle the final score. The ledger offers no shortage of chances for the hosts; it offers no additional goal to accompany them.