Newsby Birch 4 - 1 Wickwatle Argyle

Newsby Birch beat Wickwatle Argyle 4-1, turning an eight-shot afternoon into four goals while the visitors had more possession, more attempts and the higher xG. The numbers offered Wickwatle Argyle the busier account of the match; the scoreboard, with characteristic lack of interest in paperwork, belonged to Newsby Birch.

Key Events:

2' Newsby Birch Branko Bartolić scores, assisted by Michel Lemoine
8' Newsby Birch Nilson Pires scores, assisted by Branko Bartolić
50' Wickwatle Argyle Luis Pinto scores, assisted by Lindomar Da Silva
51' Yellow card to Newsby Birch Pedro Chagas
53' Yellow card to Newsby Birch Michael Brown
56' Yellow card to Wickwatle Argyle Norbert Fischer
63' Newsby Birch Jorge Alvez scores
63' Yellow card to Wickwatle Argyle Pedro Guzman
74' Newsby Birch Branko Bartolić scores, assisted by Pedro Chagas
82' Yellow card to Wickwatle Argyle Lindomar Da Silva

Expected Goals (xG) Analysis: The Gazzetta chance-quality estimate gave Newsby Birch 2.06 xG and Wickwatle Argyle 2.62. Against those figures, the hosts scored four from eight shots, substantially outperforming their expected return; the visitors managed one from 14 shots, well below theirs. Both sides put eight shots on target, so this was not a case of one team failing to test the goalkeeper at all. Rather, Newsby Birch made far more of its opportunities, while Wickwatle Argyle’s greater volume and 55% possession did not translate into goals at the rate its chances suggested. The visitors also won eight corners to the hosts’ one, but the final score still records a decisive four-goal return for Newsby Birch.

No Wickwatle Argyle players recorded ratings of 7.0 or higher.

The early goals gave Newsby Birch a substantial advantage, and the response after Luis Pinto made it 2-1 was emphatic: Jorge Alvez restored the two-goal cushion, before Branko Bartolić added his second. The hosts’ 12 tackles against four for Wickwatle Argyle also point to a side willing to do its defensive work while conceding the ball and the corners. Wickwatle Argyle had the greater share of possession and attempts, but those advantages did not survive contact with the scoreline. A 4-1 win is a clear result, and one built on finishing that substantially outran the chance-quality estimate.

Pass Accuracy%: 79%-82%
Tackles: 12-4

Newsby Birch 4 - 1 Wickwatle Argyle

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