Villarreal 0-3 Real Sociedad
Key numbers
- Possession 52% – 48%
- Shots 20 (4 on target) – 16 (5)
- Decisive moment: 38' Mikel Merino, FN xPts +0.9
HT 0:3
Mikel Merino 38'
Martín Zubimendi 41'
Takefusa Kubo 45+4'
Martín Zubimendi 41'
Takefusa Kubo 45+4'
Villarreal 12th → 13th · 16 pts|Real Sociedad 6th → 5th · 29 pts
Villarreal edged xG (2.29–1.47) but Real Sociedad took the win.
Player of the matchMikel MerinoDecisive moment38' Mikel Merino+0.9
Player of the match
Mikel Merino Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Villarreal ahead 0 min · level 38 min · Real Sociedad ahead 52 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.
38'
Mikel Merino
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Takefusa Kubo +0.3
+0.9
41'
Martín Zubimendi
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Arsen Zakharyan +0.2
+0.6
45+4'
Takefusa Kubo
Goal · assist Mikel Merino
+0.2
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
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
VillarrealReal Sociedad
52%Possession48%
2.29Expected goals (xG)1.47
0.11xG per shot0.09
20Shots16
4Shots on target5
20%Shots on target %31%
15Shots in box14
425Passes412
82%Pass accuracy82%
5Corners3
2Saves4
10Fouls22
2Yellow cards1
7Offsides2
Compared with usual
Villarreal
last 8 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 2.29 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.47 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 20 | 15.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 14 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 52% | 56.1% | |
| Passes | 425 | 570.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 87.1% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
Real Sociedad
22 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0.91 | |
| xG | 1.47 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.29 | 0.95 | |
| Shots | 16 | 13.4 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 10.8 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 48% | 56.6% | |
| Passes | 412 | 465 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 22 | 15.5 |
Timeline
- 23' Yellow Étienne Capoue
- 30' Sub Brais Méndez → Beñat Turrientes
- 38' Goal Mikel Merino league goal #1 assist Takefusa Kubo
- 41' Goal Martín Zubimendi league goal #3 assist Arsen Zakharyan
- 45+4' Goal Takefusa Kubo league goal #6 assist Mikel Merino
- 46' Sub Adrià Altimira → Ilias Akhomach
- 49' Yellow Alfonso Pedraza
- 59' Sub Igor Zubeldia → Jon Pacheco
- 60' Yellow Martín Zubimendi
- 74' Sub José Luis Morales → Alexander Sørloth
- 78' Sub Arsen Zakharyan → Aihen Muñoz
- 78' Sub Umar Sadiq → Carlos Fernández
- 90' Sub Dani Parejo → Ramón Terrats
- 90' Sub Gerard Moreno → Ben Brereton Díaz
Category leaders
- Key passesAlejandro Baena4
- Duels wonÉtienne Capoue14/18
- DribblesIlias Akhomach3/5
- Defensive actionsJorge Cuenca6
- ShotsAlejandro Baena3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAlejandro Baena6
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.