Aston Villa 2-1 AZ Alkmaar
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 12 (6 on target) – 7 (3)
- Decisive moment: 81' Ollie Watkins, FN xPts +1.4
Diego Carlos 61'
Ollie Watkins 81'
Ollie Watkins 81'
HT 0:0
Vangelis Pavlidis 52'
Aston Villa won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.44–0.73).
Player of the matchDiego CarlosDecisive moment81' Ollie Watkins+1.4
Player of the match
Diego Carlos Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Aston Villa ahead 9 min · level 72 min · AZ Alkmaar ahead 9 min
- Douglas Luiz — off the bench 16 min · 0G 1A
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.
52'
Vangelis Pavlidis
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Riechedly Bazoer +0.3
+1.0
61'
Diego Carlos
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Leon Bailey +0.3
+1.0
81'
Ollie Watkins
Goal · scorer +1.0 · assist Douglas Luiz +0.4
+1.4
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for AZ Alkmaar is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Aston VillaAZ Alkmaar
64%Possession36%
1.44Expected goals (xG)0.73
0.12xG per shot0.1
12Shots7
6Shots on target3
50%Shots on target %43%
8Shots in box5
527Passes308
88%Pass accuracy82%
8Corners1
2Saves3
7Fouls12
0Yellow cards0
1Offsides8
Compared with usual
Aston Villa
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.44 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.73 | 1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 15.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 9.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 64% | 57.7% | |
| Passes | 527 | 515.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 86.6% | |
| Corners | 8 | 6.1 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11.1 |
Timeline
- 5' VAR Clément Lenglet
- 52' Goal Vangelis Pavlidis assist Riechedly Bazoer
- 61' Goal Diego Carlos competition goal #1 assist Leon Bailey
- 69' Sub Dani de Wit → Đorđe Mihailović
- 69' Sub Ibrahim Sadiq → Ernest Poku
- 69' Sub Ruben van Bommel → Myron Van Brederode
- 74' Sub Ezri Konsa → Matty Cash
- 74' Sub Moussa Diaby → Nicolò Zaniolo
- 74' Sub Youri Tielemans → Douglas Luiz
- 81' Goal Ollie Watkins competition goal #5 assist Douglas Luiz
- 88' Sub Jordy Clasie → Tiago Dantas
- 88' Sub Sven Mijnans → Jens Odgaard
- 90' Sub Diego Carlos → Pau Torres
- 90' Sub Leon Bailey → Bertrand Traoré
Category leaders
- Key passesLeon Bailey2
- Duels wonBruno Martins Indi8/9
- DribblesLeon Bailey2/3
- Defensive actionsJordy Clasie9
- ShotsVangelis Pavlidis5 (on target 3)
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.