Brighton 2-0 Ajax
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 12 (6 on target) – 6 (1)
- Decisive moment: 42' João Pedro, FN xPts +0.8
João Pedro 42'
Ansu Fati 53'
Ansu Fati 53'
HT 1:0
Brighton won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.35–0.2).
Player of the matchLewis DunkDecisive moment42' João Pedro+0.8
Player of the match
Lewis Dunk Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)
Game state
Brighton ahead 48 min · level 42 min · Ajax 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.
42'
João Pedro
Goal
+0.8
53'
Ansu Fati
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Simon Adingra +0.1
+0.3
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Ajax is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
BrightonAjax
64%Possession36%
1.35Expected goals (xG)0.2
0.11xG per shot0.03
12Shots6
6Shots on target1
50%Shots on target %17%
10Shots in box3
786Passes431
93%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners3
1Saves4
6Fouls11
2Yellow cards0
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brighton
12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | low |
| xG | 1.35 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 0.2 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 12.4 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.14 | |
| Possession | 64% | 60% | |
| Passes | 786 | 556.5 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 93% | 88.2% | high |
| Corners | 5 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 12.1 | low |
Timeline
- 22' Yellow Kaoru Mitoma
- 31' Yellow Jan Paul van Hecke
- 42' Goal João Pedro competition goal #4
- 46' Sub Carlos Borges → Kristian Hlynsson
- 53' Goal Ansu Fati competition goal #1 assist Simon Adingra
- 60' Sub Benjamin Tahirović → Branco van den Boomen
- 60' Sub Steven Berghuis → Mika Godts
- 64' Sub Billy Gilmour → Carlos Baleba
- 64' Sub Ansu Fati → Facundo Buonanotte
- 75' Sub João Pedro → Evan Ferguson
- 75' Sub Brian Brobbey → Silvano Vos
- 75' Sub Steven Bergwijn → Chuba Akpom
- 85' Sub Jan Paul van Hecke → Adam Webster
- 85' Sub James Milner → Mahmoud Dahoud
Category leaders
- Key passesKaoru Mitoma4
- Duels wonJames Milner5/7
- DribblesSimon Adingra2/4
- Defensive actionsAnton Gaaei7
- ShotsAnsu Fati3 (on target 1)
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.