Silther Town 0 - 4 Sough Forest

Key Events:

• 24' Sough Forest scores, assisted by Nel de Groot
• 31' Sough Forest Viktor Ivanov scores
• 58' Sough Forest Martin Frank scores, assisted by Brian Thomas
• 67' Yellow card to Sough Forest Nel de Groot
• 69' Sough Forest Scott Smith scores, assisted by Stuart Mitchell

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: Silther Town produced 1.76 xG without scoring, while Sough Forest recorded 2.84 xG and converted four times. The hosts’ seven shots were all on target, so this was not a case of failing to test the goalkeeper; rather, the finishing outcome was starkly at odds with the chances’ estimated quality. Sough Forest exceeded its xG by 1.16, making the result more emphatic than the chance-quality figures alone would suggest, while still reflecting a side that created the better overall volume of opportunities. The possession figures, 52% to 48% for Silther Town, tell a quieter story than the scoreline. The visitors needed less of the ball, and did more with the time they had it.

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

For Silther Town, the numbers offer a frustrating contrast: more possession, more dribbles and seven efforts on target, but no change to the score. The hosts were able to carry the ball and get attempts away, yet the match’s defining work happened at the other end, where Sough Forest made its chances count with uncommon efficiency. Equal tackle totals suggest neither side simply abandoned the contest; the gap was in what followed when attacks reached shooting range.

The visitors’ four goals arrived across two distinct spells: twice before half-time, then twice after the break, with Martin Frank and Scott Smith scoring eleven minutes apart. Nel de Groot assisted the opener and was booked nine minutes after the third goal, a small interruption in an otherwise productive day for Sough Forest. A 4-0 scoreline is not a close reading of the afternoon, though Silther Town did at least make the visitors work for the ball. The final difference was that Sough Forest turned its better chances into a clean sweep, while the hosts’ seven accurate efforts remained only a statistic.