Champton 4 - 2 Beckfielwole

Key Events:

• 13' Yellow card to Champton Modou Toure
• 18' Beckfielwole Yordan Slavov scores, assisted by Lars Winter
• 25' Yellow card to Beckfielwole Ramon Mendez
• 27' Yellow card to Beckfielwole Lars Winter
• 40' Yellow card to Champton Robert Groeneveld
• 42' Champton Ricardo Suarez scores, assisted by Robert Groeneveld
• 44' Beckfielwole Jinwook Bang scores
• 51' Champton Marcelino Pires scores, assisted by Yong Chung
• 74' Champton Siaka Dosso scores, assisted by Jack Smith
• 90' Champton Siaka Dosso scores, assisted by Robert Groeneveld

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Champton 2.89 xG and Beckfielwole 1.98. Champton’s four goals therefore put the hosts more than a goal above their estimate, while Beckfielwole’s two came fractionally above theirs. The visitors had 55% possession and nine corners, compared with Champton’s 45% and three, but the hosts registered 12 shots to nine and put 11 on target to Beckfielwole’s seven. That combination points to a useful distinction: Beckfielwole had more of the ball and more set-piece opportunities, while Champton made its attacks count more often. The finishing ran ahead of the hosts’ xG, but the larger shot volume and target count give the result a sturdier foundation than sheer conversion alone.

No Beckfielwole player recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The goals arrived in a match that kept refusing to settle politely. Yordan Slavov put Beckfielwole ahead in the 18th minute, and Ricardo Suarez levelled for Champton shortly before Jinwook Bang restored the visitors’ advantage. Champton answered again after the break through Marcelino Pires, then Dosso’s two finishes supplied the decisive separation. The late goal confirmed a 4-2 result rather than merely adding decoration to it.

There was friction as well as football: both clubs collected two yellow cards, with three cautions arriving between the 13th and 27th minutes. Champton also committed 19 fouls to Beckfielwole’s nine, a difference that suggests the hosts were willing to interrupt the visitors’ rhythm when possession swung against them. Beckfielwole’s nine corners and nine dribbles show a side that kept trying to advance; Champton’s 11 tackles and greater return from its shots show why trying and prevailing are separate entries in the match record.