Home team Goals 3

Away team Goals 1

Home team Assists 3

Away team Assists 1

Home team Shots on target 12

Away team Shots on target 5

Home team Goalkeeper saves 4

Away team Goalkeeper saves 9

Home team Shots off target 6

Away team Shots off target 4

Home team Corner kicks 7

Away team Corner kicks 3

Home team Substitutions 3

Away team Substitutions 3

Home team Fouls 8

Away team Fouls 10

Home team Offsides 3

Away team Offsides 2

In this past game held on October 3, 2023, between Basingstoke Town FC and Merthyr Town FC in the Southern Football League Premier Division, Basingstoke Town FC emerged victorious in their home game with an impressive scoreline of 3-1. Basingstoke showed superior shot precision, with a total of 12 shots on target compared to Merthyr Town FC's 5. This precise shooting, coupled with their 3 successful assists, directly contributed to their higher goal count.

Furthermore, Basingstoke demonstrated dominant ball control, securing 7 corner kicks, significantly more than Merthyr's 3. This statistic often highlights the aggressiveness of a team and their consistent attacking threat.

Despite conceding three goals, the away side's goalkeeper had a busy day, tallying nine saves, thus protecting Merthyr Town from a potentially broader margin of loss. Basingstoke Town FC's goalkeeper also had a commendable performance, registering 4 vital saves that positioned their team in a secure spot defensively.

The match was relatively clean with no yellow or red cards given to either side, demonstrating an excellent level of discipline from both teams. However, Merthyr Town FC committed more fouls, a total of 10 fouls compared to Basingstoke's 8, suggesting they could improve on their disciplinary aspect going forward.

In terms of offsides, there wasn't much to separate the teams, with Basingstoke being caught offside 3 times and Merthyr Town just 2 times, keeping the linesmen fairly busy throughout the game. Both teams also made all their allowed substitutions, marking an equal level of strategy and adaptability from their respective benches.

The greater precision in terms of rich shot accuracy, superior ball control and impressive goalkeeping performance led Basingstoke Town FC to have the upper hand in this match-up, resulting in a comfortable 3-1 victory.

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