Royaleham Stanley 0 - 5 Key Ivybury City

Key Events:

• 13' Key Ivybury City Craig Sullivan scores, assisted by John Bradley
• 25' Key Ivybury City Moussa Ouattara scores, assisted by Robert Madsen
• 40' Key Ivybury City Miguel Ramos scores
• 45' Yellow card to Key Ivybury City John Bradley
• 47' Key Ivybury City Manuel Beltran scores, assisted by Miguel Ramos
• 62' Yellow card to Royaleham Stanley Michael Brown
• 68' Key Ivybury City Moussa Ouattara scores, assisted by Miguel Ramos
• 82' Yellow card to Royaleham Stanley Paul Fisher

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Royaleham Stanley 1.56 xG and Key Ivybury City 5.23. The actual score, 0-5, tells the story in compressed form: the hosts finished well below the chances their xG suggests they created, while the visitors scored close to their estimate. Five goals from 25 shots and 18 on target reflects a side that kept finding ways to make its attacks count. The possession figures, 51% to 49%, offer no evidence of a territorial siege by themselves; the shot count and 15-3 advantage in tackles do. Key Ivybury City were far more active in turning possession into pressure and regaining the ball, while Royaleham Stanley had little to show for their share of it.

No Royaleham Stanley players recorded a rating of 7.0 or higher.

The 0-5 scoreline is emphatic, and the balance of chances suggests it was no fluke: Key Ivybury City produced more than three times as many shots and created enough quality to justify a large win. The near-even possession and pass accuracy might hint at a more balanced contest if read alone, but the decisive work happened elsewhere—on the way to goal, and in the tackles that helped the visitors keep the pressure coming. Royaleham Stanley did manage five shots on target, yet none became a goal. For Key Ivybury City, the fifth did.