VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Union Berlin
Key numbers
- Possession 43% – 57%
- Shots 8 (3 on target) – 19 (6)
- Decisive moment: 30' Joakim Mæhle, FN xPts +0.8
Jonas Wind 12'
Joakim Mæhle 30'
Joakim Mæhle 30'
HT 2:1
Robin Gosens 28'
VfL Wolfsburg · 9 pts|Union Berlin · 6 pts
Union Berlin edged xG (0.36–1.19) but VfL Wolfsburg took the win.
Player of the matchRobin GosensDecisive moment30' Joakim Mæhle+0.8
Player of the match
Robin Gosens Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 76 min · level 14 min · Union Berlin ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
12'
Jonas Wind
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Lovro Majer +0.2
+0.7
28'
Robin Gosens
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Aissa Laïdouni +0.2
+0.7
30'
Joakim Mæhle
Goal
+0.8
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.5Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
Union Berlin
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
VfL WolfsburgUnion Berlin
43%Possession57%
0.36Expected goals (xG)1.19
0.05xG per shot0.06
8Shots19
3Shots on target6
38%Shots on target %32%
3Shots in box15
412Passes532
78%Pass accuracy83%
3Corners7
5Saves1
7Fouls7
1Yellow cards0
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
VfL Wolfsburg
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.8 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.36 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.19 | 0.93 | |
| Shots | 8 | 14.5 | |
| On target | 3 | 8.5 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 10 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 43% | 56.5% | |
| Passes | 412 | 513.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.3 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11.5 |
Union Berlin
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.19 | 0.95 | |
| xG against | 0.36 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 19 | 11.3 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 13.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 57% | 39% | |
| Passes | 532 | 338.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 70.8% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 12.3 |
Timeline
- 12' Goal Jonas Wind league goal #5 assist Lovro Majer
- 28' Goal Robin Gosens league goal #3 assist Aissa Laïdouni
- 30' Goal Joakim Mæhle league goal #1
- 61' Sub David Datro Fofana → Sheraldo Becker
- 61' Sub Aissa Laïdouni → Lucas Tousart
- 72' Sub Patrick Wimmer → Ridle Baku
- 72' Sub Lovro Majer → Tiago Tomás
- 73' Sub Christopher Trimmel → Josip Juranović
- 73' Sub Janik Haberer → Brenden Aaronson
- 78' Yellow Mattias Svanberg
- 80' Sub Jonas Wind → Amin Sarr
- 85' Sub Robin Knoche → Mikkel Kaufmann
- 90' Sub Maxence Lacroix → Sebastiaan Bornauw
- 90+1' Sub Joakim Mæhle → Cedric Zesiger
Category leaders
- Key passesChristopher Trimmel3
- Duels wonDiogo Leite9/15
- DribblesMaxence Lacroix2/3
- Defensive actionsMattias Svanberg8
- ShotsKevin Behrens4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonDiogo Leite3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.