Box Occupation
Stevenage
Stevenage kept getting bodies into the area — 95% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 21 of 22
- Share
- 95%
EFL Trophy · Group South · 2
Walsall
Lewis Simper 17'
1 – 6
FT
HT 1–4
Stevenage
Michael Mellon 11', 42', 58'
Wanya Marcal 29'
Jordan Houghton 32'
Ben Broggio 63'
EFL Trophy
Group South · 2Walsall1–6Stevenage
4
Shots in the box
21
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
11′17′29′32′42′58′63′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Walsall 1-6 Stevenage
Stevenage took apart Walsall 6-1 at Bescot Stadium in EFL Trophy. Mellon opened the scoring for Stevenage on 11', Simper levelled for Walsall on 17', Marcal put Stevenage back in front on 29', Houghton made it 3-1 to Stevenage on 32', Mellon added his second on 42', Mellon completed his hat-trick on 58' and Broggio made it 6-1 to Stevenage on 63'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Walsall took 4 of their 7 attempts inside the box, Stevenage 21 of 22. Stevenage held 59.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Stevenage graded out for box occupation — 21 of 22 shots in the box. Stevenage graded out for set-piece siege — 9 corners.
M. Mellon came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.7 for Stevenage from 3 goals, 2 key passes and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
41%Possession59%
7Shots22
What the numbers say
2 readsSet-Piece Siege
Stevenage
Stevenage turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 9 corners.
- Corners
- 9
- Opponent
- 3
Timeline
⚽11'
Michael Mellon — assist: Kaelan Casey
Lewis Simper — assist: Albert Adomah
⚽17'
Andrew Harris ↑ Roman Dixon ↓
🔄19'
⚽29'
Wanya Marcal — assist: Jordan Houghton
⚽32'
Jordan Houghton
⚽42'
Michael Mellon
Taione Richard Evumena Sodje ↑ Lewis Simper ↓
🔄45'
Half-time
⚽58'
Michael Mellon — assist: Matthew Smith
Stan Straw ↑ Will Etheridge ↓
🔄61'
Ryan Sjoerdsma ↑ Andrew Dallas ↓
🔄62'
⚽63'
Ben Broggio — assist: Wanya Marcal
🔄67'
Chem Campbell ↑ Wanya Marcal ↓
🔄71'
Alfie Thornett ↑ Kaelan Casey ↓
🔄71'
Daniel Kemp ↑ Ben Broggio ↓
Isaac Moore ↑ Archie Bunn ↓
🔄78'
🔄79'
Tugra Turhan ↑ Michael Mellon ↓
🔄79'
Louis Thompson ↑ Jordan Houghton ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBescot Stadium, Walsall
RefereeR. Massey-Ellis
CompetitionEFL Trophy
Season2026
RoundGroup South · 2
StatusMatch Finished