Manchester City 3-1 FC Copenhagen
Key numbers
- Possession 69% – 31%
- Shots 12 (3 on target) – 11 (2)
- Decisive moment: 5' Manuel Akanji, FN xPts +0.3
Manuel Akanji 5'
Julián Álvarez 9'
Erling Haaland 45+3'
Julián Álvarez 9'
Erling Haaland 45+3'
HT 3:1
Mohamed Elyounoussi 29'
FC Copenhagen edged xG (0.77–1.23) but Manchester City took the win.
Player of the matchJulián ÁlvarezDecisive moment5' Manuel Akanji+0.3
Player of the match
Julián Álvarez Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 85 min · level 5 min · FC Copenhagen 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.
5'
Manuel Akanji
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Julián Álvarez +0.1
+0.3
9'
Julián Álvarez
Goal
+0.1
29'
Mohamed Elyounoussi
Goal · assist Orri Steinn Óskarsson
+0.1
45+3'
Erling Haaland
Goal · assist Rodri
+0.2
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for FC Copenhagen is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
Manchester CityFC Copenhagen
69%Possession31%
0.77Expected goals (xG)1.23
0.06xG per shot0.11
12Shots11
3Shots on target2
25%Shots on target %18%
10Shots in box7
819Passes363
93%Pass accuracy88%
4Corners4
1Saves0
5Fouls9
0Yellow cards2
1Offsides4
Compared with usual
Manchester City
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 0.77 | 2 | |
| xG against | 1.23 | 0.76 | |
| Shots | 12 | 18.8 | |
| On target | 3 | 7.5 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 7.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 69% | 67% | |
| Passes | 819 | 698 | |
| Pass accuracy | 93% | 90.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 7.6 | |
| Fouls | 5 | 8 |
FC Copenhagen
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 1.23 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.77 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 11 | 10.4 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.9 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 15.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 31% | 39.4% | |
| Passes | 363 | 394.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 77.1% | |
| Corners | 4 | 3.1 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
Timeline
- 5' Goal Manuel Akanji competition goal #2 assist Julián Álvarez
- 9' Goal Julián Álvarez competition goal #5
- 29' Goal Mohamed Elyounoussi assist Orri Steinn Óskarsson
- 45+3' Goal Erling Haaland competition goal #6 assist Rodri
- 46' Sub Rodri → Sergio Gómez
- 58' Sub Elias Achouri → Roony Bardghji
- 58' Sub Victor Froholdt → Magnus Mattsson
- 68' Sub Rúben Dias → John Stones
- 68' Sub William Clem → Oscar Højlund
- 69' Sub Orri Steinn Óskarsson → Andreas Cornelius
- 74' Sub Matheus Nunes → Micah Hamilton
- 78' Sub Elias Jelert → Birger Meling
- 84' Yellow Andreas Cornelius
- 88' Sub Erling Haaland → Jacob Wright
- 90' Yellow Magnus Mattsson
Category leaders
- Key passesJulián Álvarez4
- Duels wonMohamed Elyounoussi7/14
- DribblesJoško Gvardiol2/2
- Defensive actionsMohamed Elyounoussi9
- ShotsMohamed Elyounoussi3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonRico Lewis3
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.