Bundesliga · Matchweek 5
Victor Okoh Boniface 9'
Jonas Hofmann 63'
Victor Okoh Boniface 74' (pen)
Amine Adli 82'
HT 1:0
Eren Dinkçi 58'
Sun, 24 Sept 2023, 14:30 (UK) · BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen · 13 pts|FC Heidenheim · 4 pts

Bayer Leverkusen won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.65–0.52).

Player of the matchExequiel Palacios8.7Decisive moment63' Jonas Hofmann+0.9

Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 FC Heidenheim

Key numbers

  • Possession 72% – 28%
  • Shots 21 (10 on target) – 2 (2)
  • Decisive moment: 63' Jonas Hofmann, FN xPts +0.9
Player of the match
Exequiel Palacios 8.7Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-13-14-1
Bayer Leverkusen ahead 76 min · level 14 min · FC Heidenheim ahead 0 min
  • Amine Adli — off the bench 19 min · 1G 0A

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.

9' Victor Okoh Boniface Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Exequiel Palacios +0.2 +0.5
58' Eren Dinkçi Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Jan-Niklas Beste +0.2 +0.6
63' Jonas Hofmann Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Exequiel Palacios +0.3 +0.9
74' Victor Okoh Boniface Pen goal +0.2
82' Amine Adli Goal · assist Alejandro Grimaldo 0.0
Bayer Leverkusen Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
FC Heidenheim Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.1→ 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

Bayer LeverkusenFC Heidenheim
72%Possession28%
3.65Expected goals (xG)0.52
0.17xG per shot0.26
21Shots2
10Shots on target2
48%Shots on target %100%
17Shots in box2
822Passes321
91%Pass accuracy75%
7Corners2
1Saves6
9Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
2Offsides0

Compared with usual

Bayer Leverkusen

6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals44.2
Conceded10.83
xG3.652
xG against0.520.97
Shots2119.5
On target109.5
Shots faced210.5
xG per shot0.170.11
Possession72%57.8%
Passes822622.5
Pass accuracy91%88.7%
Corners76
Fouls99.5

FC Heidenheim

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals13.2
Conceded41.8
xG0.521.6
xG against3.652.3
Shots221
On target28.4
Shots faced2113
xG per shot0.260.1
Possession28%46%
Passes321388.6
Pass accuracy75%76%
Corners27.4
Fouls1014.8

Timeline

  • 9' Goal Victor Okoh Boniface league goal #5 assist Exequiel Palacios
  • 31' Yellow Exequiel Palacios
  • 37' Yellow Norman Theuerkauf
  • 58' Goal Eren Dinkçi league goal #4 assist Jan-Niklas Beste
  • 63' Sub Nikola Dovedan → Adrian Beck
  • 63' Goal Jonas Hofmann league goal #2 assist Exequiel Palacios
  • 69' Sub Norman Theuerkauf → Florian Pick
  • 71' Sub Florian Wirtz → Amine Adli
  • 71' Sub Exequiel Palacios → Robert Andrich
  • 74' VAR Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 74' Goal Victor Okoh Boniface (pen) league goal #6
  • 79' Sub Jeremie Frimpong → Nathan Tella
  • 82' Sub Jan-Niklas Beste → Denis Thomalla
  • 82' Sub Eren Dinkçi → Kevin Sessa
  • 82' Sub Tim Kleindienst → Marvin Pieringer
  • 82' Goal Amine Adli league goal #1 assist Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 85' Sub Alejandro Grimaldo → Piero Hincapié
  • 85' Sub Victor Okoh Boniface → Adam Hložek

Category leaders

  • Key passesOdilon Kossounou3
  • Duels wonVictor Okoh Boniface8/13
  • DribblesJeremie Frimpong4/6
  • Defensive actionsLennard Maloney8
  • ShotsVictor Okoh Boniface7 (on target 4)
  • Fouls wonJeremie Frimpong3

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.