Boston United vs Southend United

25 March 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee N Smith

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Frankie Maguire 50’
  • Jimmy Knowles 57’
  • Zak Mills 80’

Match summary

Boston United won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Southend United. It was goalless at half-time.

Frankie Maguire put Boston United ahead in the 50th minute, Jimmy Knowles made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, and Zak Mills made it 3-0 in the 80th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Boston United created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Southend United 1.16 from 16.

Match stats

Boston United Southend United
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 1.15
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.15

Key events

Boston United Southend United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Frankie Maguire1-0 (Boston United)
50’
Jimmy Knowles2-0 (Boston United)
57’
Zak Mills3-0 (Boston United)
80’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Boston United
  • Zak Mills
  • Jai Rowe
  • Jimmy Knowles

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.16 50’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), 1-0 50’ 57’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), 2-0 57’ 80’ Zak Mills (Boston United), 3-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 1.16 50’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), 1-0 Maguire 50’ 57’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), 2-0 Knowles 57’ 80’ Zak Mills (Boston United), 3-0 Mills 80’
Boston United 1.36 xGSouthend United 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southend United attacking Boston United attacking 
80’ Zak Mills (Boston United), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 9’ Macauley Bonne (Southend United), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 80’ Connor Teale (Boston United), from a corner, 0.36 xG, blocked 57’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 90+4’ Ben Goodliffe (Southend United), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 42’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Macauley Bonne (Southend United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Keenan Appiah-Forson (Southend United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Ben Goodliffe (Southend United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Noor Husin (Southend United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 1’ Noor Husin (Southend United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Leon Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 74’ Leon Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ James Morton (Southend United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 28’ Keenan Appiah-Forson (Southend United), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 43’ Leon Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 80’ Zak Mills (Boston United), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 9’ Macauley Bonne (Southend United), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 80’ Connor Teale (Boston United), from a corner, 0.36 xG, blocked 57’ Jimmy Knowles (Boston United), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 90+4’ Ben Goodliffe (Southend United), from a corner, 0.21 xG, off target 42’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Macauley Bonne (Southend United), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 51’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Keenan Appiah-Forson (Southend United), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 83’ Ben Goodliffe (Southend United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Noor Husin (Southend United), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Frankie Maguire (Boston United), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 1’ Noor Husin (Southend United), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Leon Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ James Morton (Southend United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Leon Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 4’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Jai Rowe (Boston United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 8’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), open play, 0.00 xG, blocked 28’ Keenan Appiah-Forson (Southend United), set piece, 0.00 xG, off target 43’ Leon Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.36 – – –
Zak Mills
90′ 1 – 1 0.70 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jai Rowe
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Dylan Hill Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Frankie Maguire Taken off
78′ 1 – 1 0.02 – – –
Jimmy Knowles Taken off
84′ 1 – 1 0.20 – –
Jacob Hazel Taken off
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Gregory Sloggett Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Keaton Ward Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Boston United win 27% Avg odds 3.47
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.24
Southend United win 44% Avg odds 2.09

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.