Thatton Athletic 1 - 3 Woodmarch

Key Events:

• 9' Woodmarch Nick Wheeler scores, assisted by Vasil Beradze
• 20' Yellow card to Thatton Athletic Lindomar Da Silva
• 23' Yellow card to Woodmarch Robert Cote
• 43' Woodmarch Robert Cote scores, assisted by Luis Torres
• 47' Woodmarch Robert Cote scores, assisted by Vasil Beradze
• 82' Yellow card to Thatton Athletic Derek Stewart
• 86' Yellow card to Woodmarch Omar Alvarez
• 88' Thatton Athletic Norbert Fischer scores

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The scoreline and chance-quality estimate tell much the same story: Thatton Athletic scored once from 1.23 xG, a modest shortfall, while Woodmarch scored three from 2.93 xG, almost precisely matching the chances they created. The visitors registered 14 shots and put 10 on target, compared with six attempts and four on target for the hosts. That gap helps explain why Woodmarch could make its attacking moments count despite having only 44% possession. Thatton Athletic circulated the ball more accurately and won nine corners, but those measures did not translate into enough threat to offset the visitors’ greater volume of shots.

• No Thatton Athletic players recorded ratings of 7.0 or higher.

The second goal, scored by Robert Cote in the 43rd minute, gave Woodmarch a useful advantage just before the break; his second arrived two minutes into the second half and made the visitors’ task considerably more comfortable. Thatton Athletic did find a late reply through Norbert Fischer, but the goal came in the 88th minute, leaving too little time to change the result. The hosts’ possession and nine corners speak to their ability to get forward; the 14-6 shot count and 10-4 edge in shots on target speak more plainly to who made those attacks count. Woodmarch were not required to dominate every category, only the ones that put the scoreline in motion.