Postmatch editorial

Neither side managed to pull the match clear

The final score was The New Saints 0-0 Panevėžys. The draw was not the loudest pre-match angle, but the game never fully escaped its balance.

Neither The New Saints nor Panevėžys found a breakthrough, so the game stayed goalless all the way through.

The raw numbers were a little messier than the result: The New Saints led Shots on target 5-0, even though the scoreboard went another way. The New Saints also shaded Possession 59%-41%.

Before kickoff, the median bookmaker prices made The New Saints the favourite at 60.6% implied probability. That market lean missed.

Market check

Market result

The New Saints

60.6%

Miss
Key stats

Match numbers

Shots on target

The New Saints

The New Saints

Panevėžys

5

0

Possession

The New Saints

The New Saints

Panevėžys

59%

41%

Corners

The New Saints

The New Saints

Panevėžys

8

5