York City vs Boston United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

York City played against Boston United in National League (England). The game was played on December 26, 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

York City has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Boston United has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

York City scores 2.68 goals per game and allows 1.05. Boston United scores 1.09 and allows 1.48. Games in this league average 2.81 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 64% of York City's games and 57% of Boston United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 73% and 48%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 53% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

York City has the higher season xG average, 2.05 to 1.27 per game. York City takes 16.8 shots per game, while Boston United takes 9.2.

First-half and second-half trends

York City leads at halftime in 27% of its games and scores 1.64 goals per game after halftime. Boston United leads at halftime in 17% and scores 0.74 after halftime.

When the teams score

York City's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (19 goals). For Boston United, it is minutes 46-60 (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National League games average 2.81 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 53% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 2
Second half

Game stats

64Possession (%)36
York CityBoston United
16Shots10
York CityBoston United
9Shots on target2
York CityBoston United
2.23xG1.15
York CityBoston United
4Corners3
York CityBoston United
80Dangerous attacks52
York CityBoston United
6Fouls6
York CityBoston United
3Cards2
York CityBoston United

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

York CityBoston United
2.68Goals scored / game1.09
York CityBoston United
1.05Goals allowed / game1.48
York CityBoston United
63%Average possession42%
York CityBoston United
7.14Shots on target / game3.39
York CityBoston United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.82Shots per game9.22
York CityBoston United
7.14Shots on target3.39
York CityBoston United
15.9%Shot conversion11.8%
York CityBoston United
63%Possession42%
York CityBoston United
2.05xG for1.27
York CityBoston United
1.23xG against1.53
York CityBoston United

Shooting quality

York City: DominantBoston United: Balanced
York CityBoston United
Accuracy (shots on target)42%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

York City is 275% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / game - York City · 0.8 pts / game - Boston United

York City
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
64% W27% D9% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-6-2
2.18 pts / game · goal difference +36
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-2
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 4.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.00Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Boston United
DLLWL
Season result split
26% W26% D48% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-11
1.04 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-4-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

York City is 146% better for: goals scored per game.

2.68 goals / game - York City · 1.09 goals / game - Boston United

York City is 41% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.05 goals / game - York City · 1.48 goals / game - Boston United

York City scoring profile: very strong

York City scores in 91% of games (20 of 22 meczów), while Boston United keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 23 meczów).

Boston United scoring profile: strong

Boston United scores in 65% of games (15 of 23 meczów), while York City keeps a clean sheet in 32% (7 of 22 meczów).

59Goals scored (season)25
York CityBoston United
23Goals conceded (season)34
York CityBoston United
3.73Average goals per game2.57
York CityBoston United
20Goals scored (last 5)6
York CityBoston United
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
York CityBoston United

How often they score at least...

91%1 goal65%
York CityBoston United
73%2 goals26%
York CityBoston United
55%3 goals17%
York CityBoston United
41%4 goals0%
York CityBoston United

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal87%
York CityBoston United
32%2 goals43%
York CityBoston United
5%3 goals13%
York CityBoston United
0%4 goals4%
York CityBoston United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

36%BTTS at half-time9%
York CityBoston United
14%BTTS in both halves0%
York CityBoston United
59%Scored in both halves13%
York CityBoston United

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
York CityBoston United
23%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
York CityBoston United
80%BTTS - last 560%
York CityBoston United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
York CityBoston United
59%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
York CityBoston United
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
York CityBoston United

2nd half

91%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
York CityBoston United
64%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
York CityBoston United
32%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
York CityBoston United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

York City is 32% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.32 pts / game - York City · 1 pts / game - Boston United

York City - half-time state
27% leading50% draw23% trailing
Boston United - half-time state
17% leading48% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.32Points per game (1st half)1
York CityBoston United
1.05Goals scored (1st half)0.35
York CityBoston United
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.52
York CityBoston United
1.68Average goals (1st half)0.87
York CityBoston United
45%Clean sheet before half-time57%
York CityBoston United
36%No goal before half-time74%
York CityBoston United

After half-time (2nd half)

2.18Points per game (2nd half)1.13
York CityBoston United
1.64Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
York CityBoston United
0.41Goals conceded (2nd half)0.96
York CityBoston United
2.05Average goals (2nd half)1.7
York CityBoston United
64%Clean sheet after half-time39%
York CityBoston United
14%No goal after half-time48%
York CityBoston United

York City - second-half results

64% W27% D9% L
29
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+27
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.32
PPG before half-time
Lead holding237%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 64%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Boston United - second-half results

26% W35% D39% L
23
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 26%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

York City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.403.00
Goals scored / game1.62.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.2
Average goals per game2.62.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%60%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+3+11
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 80% - Half-time goals total: 8
Boston United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

York City
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
8
3
16-30
9
6
31-45
12
2
46-60
5
1
61-75
19
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +13 - wins late phases.

Boston United
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
2
3
16-30
5
5
31-45
10
8
46-60
1
3
61-75
6
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.15
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

York City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.81
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
172%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.82
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Boston United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National League).

Teams vs league

York CityLigaBoston United
Average goals per game 3.732.81 2.57
Both teams scored 64%54% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 73%53% 48%
Clean sheets 32%26% 13%
Goal before half-time 82%70% 61%
Goal after half-time 91%81% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.81
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.56
Home goals / game
1.26
Away goals / game
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. York CityYellow cardJosh Stones
  2. Boston UnitedYellow cardMatty Carson
  3. York CityGoalOllie PearceAssist: Joe Grey
  4. Boston UnitedSubstitutionOn: Connor TealeOff: Matty Carson
  5. Boston UnitedYellow cardConnor Teale
  6. York CityRed cardOliver Banks
  7. Boston UnitedGoalAlex LankshearAssist: Marcel Lavinier
  8. Boston UnitedSubstitutionOn: Kenneth AbohOff: Dylan Hill
  9. York CitySubstitutionOn: Hiram BoatengOff: Alexander Lewis Newby
  10. Boston UnitedGoalConnor TealeAssist: Kenneth Aboh
  11. York CityGoalJosh Stones

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

FAQ

What was the result of York City vs Boston United?

The National League match finished York City 2:2 Boston United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before York City vs Boston United?

York City score 2.68 goals per game on average and Boston United 1.09. The National League average is 2.81 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 64% of York City's matches and 57% of Boston United's.

What form are York City and Boston United in?

Over the last 5 games York City have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Boston United 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for York City vs Boston United?

The statistical background for York City vs Boston United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.