UEFA Europa League · Group Stage - 5
4:3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 9' (pen)
Chancel Mbemba 26'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 47'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 90+3' (pen)
HT 2:2
Brian Brobbey 10'
Brian Brobbey 30'
Chuba Akpom 79'
Thu, 30 Nov 2023, 20:00 (UK) · Orange Vélodrome, Marseille

Marseille won on the scoreboard and on xG (3–1.38).

Player of the matchPierre-Emerick Aubameyang8.5Decisive moment90+3' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang+1.7

Marseille 4-3 Ajax

Key numbers

  • Possession 48% – 52%
  • Shots 19 (10 on target) – 7 (6)
  • Decisive moment: 90+3' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, FN xPts +1.7
Player of the match
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 8.5Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)

Game state

1-01-12-12-23-23-34-3
Marseille ahead 37 min · level 53 min · Ajax ahead 0 min
  • Ajax: Red card 63' → ~27 min a player down
  • Kristian Hlynsson — off the bench 45 min · 0G 1A
  • Chuba Akpom — off the bench 13 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' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pen goal +0.5
10' Brian Brobbey Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Steven Berghuis +0.1 +0.4
26' Chancel Mbemba Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Jonathan Clauss +0.2 +0.6
30' Brian Brobbey Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Steven Berghuis +0.2 +0.5
47' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Amine Harit +0.2 +0.8
63' Steven Berghuis Red card −0.1
79' Chuba Akpom Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Kristian Hlynsson +0.2 +0.7
90+3' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pen goal +1.7

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

MarseilleAjax
48%Possession52%
3Expected goals (xG)1.38
0.16xG per shot0.2
19Shots7
10Shots on target6
53%Shots on target %86%
13Shots in box6
457Passes511
88%Pass accuracy87%
7Corners2
3Saves6
9Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
3Offsides3

Compared with usual

Marseille

16 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals41.4high
Conceded31.3
xG31.7
xG against1.381.2
Shots1914.6
On target104.8
Shots faced712.3
xG per shot0.160.13
Possession48%51.1%
Passes457457.9
Pass accuracy88%82.9%
Corners75.4
Fouls910.4

Ajax

4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31
Conceded42
xG1.381.3
xG against31.7
Shots79.3
On target64
Shots faced1917
xG per shot0.20.13
Possession52%48.5%
Passes511470
Pass accuracy87%84.5%
Corners24.3
Fouls1610

Timeline

  • 9' Goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (pen) competition goal #3
  • 10' Goal Brian Brobbey assist Steven Berghuis
  • 26' Goal Chancel Mbemba competition goal #3 assist Jonathan Clauss
  • 30' Goal Brian Brobbey assist Steven Berghuis
  • 46' Sub Carlos Borges → Kristian Hlynsson
  • 47' Goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang competition goal #4 assist Amine Harit
  • 63' Red Steven Berghuis
  • 63' VAR Steven Berghuis
  • 66' Sub Joaquín Correa → Iliman Ndiaye
  • 69' Yellow Renan Lodi
  • 71' Yellow Kenneth Taylor
  • 76' Yellow Kristian Hlynsson
  • 77' Sub Kenneth Taylor → Chuba Akpom
  • 77' Sub Borna Sosa → ArJany Martha
  • 79' Goal Chuba Akpom assist Kristian Hlynsson
  • 87' Sub Renan Lodi → Michael Murillo
  • 87' Sub Amine Harit → Azzedine Ounahi
  • 87' Sub Jordan Veretout → Vitinha
  • 90' Yellow Ismaïla Sarr
  • 90+3' Yellow Devyne Rensch
  • 90+3' Goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (pen) competition goal #5
  • 90+4' Sub Benjamin Tahirović → Jaydon Banel
  • 90+4' Sub Brian Brobbey → Anass Salah-Eddine
  • 90+5' Sub Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang → Bamo Meïté
  • 90+8' Yellow Jorrel Hato

Category leaders

  • Key passesJonathan Clauss5
  • Duels wonGeoffrey Kondogbia12/12
  • DribblesIsmaïla Sarr2/5
  • Defensive actionsGeoffrey Kondogbia11
  • ShotsIsmaïla Sarr4 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonSamuel Gigot4

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.