Southend United vs Boston United

20 August 2024 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee A Dale

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Harry Cardwell 2’
  • Gus Scott-Morriss 52’

Match summary

Southend United saw off Boston United 2-0. Southend United led 1-0 at half-time.

Harry Cardwell put Southend United ahead in the 2nd minute and Gus Scott-Morriss made it 2-0 with a header in the 52nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Southend United created 0.89 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Boston United's 0.13 from 2.

Match stats

Southend United Boston United
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.90 xG 0.13
0.90 Non-penalty xG 0.13

Key events

Southend United Boston United
Kick-off
Harry Cardwell1-0 (Southend United)
2’
Half-time1-0
Gus Scott-Morriss2-0 (Southend United)
52’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Boston United
  • Tom Leak

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.13 2’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), 1-0 2’ 52’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), 2-0 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.13 2’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), 1-0 Cardwell 2’ 52’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), 2-0 Scott-Morriss 52’
Southend United 0.89 xGBoston United 0.13 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Boston United attacking Southend United attacking 
52’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 61’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), from a corner, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 23’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Noor Husin (Southend United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Danny Waldron (Southend United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Tony Weston (Boston United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Noor Husin (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Cavanagh Miley (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Noor Husin (Southend United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 61’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), from a corner, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 10’ Jacob Hazel (Boston United), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 23’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Noor Husin (Southend United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Harry Cardwell (Southend United), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Danny Waldron (Southend United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Tony Weston (Boston United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Noor Husin (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Noor Husin (Southend United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Cavanagh Miley (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players12 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Gus Scott-Morriss Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 0.31 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Nathan Ralph
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Bridge Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.15 – – –
Cavanagh Miley
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Noor Husin Taken off
75′ – – 3 0.11 – – –
Harry Cardwell Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 0.28 – – –
Danny Waldron
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
George Moncur Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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

Southend United win 70% Avg odds 1.32
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.73
Boston United win 11% Avg odds 8.37

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.