Espanyol 1-2 Villarreal
Key numbers
- Possession 56% – 44%
- Shots 9 (2 on target) – 15 (4)
- Decisive moment: 63' Ayoze Pérez, FN xPts +1.0
Jofre Carreras 45+1'
HT 1:1
Ayoze Pérez 45+6'
Ayoze Pérez 63'
Ayoze Pérez 63'
Espanyol 14th · 7 pts|Villarreal 6th → 3rd · 14 pts
Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.45–1.48).
Player of the matchAyoze PérezDecisive moment63' Ayoze Pérez+1.0
Player of the match
Ayoze Pérez Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Espanyol ahead 0 min · level 63 min · Villarreal ahead 27 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.
45+1'
Jofre Carreras
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Brian Oliván +0.3
+0.9
45+6'
Ayoze Pérez
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Alejandro Baena +0.2
+0.8
63'
Ayoze Pérez
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Alejandro Baena +0.3
+1.0
Espanyol
Expected (last two seasons) 1.2Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.5→ 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
EspanyolVillarreal
56%Possession44%
0.45Expected goals (xG)1.48
0.05xG per shot0.1
9Shots15
2Shots on target4
22%Shots on target %27%
4Shots in box8
504Passes402
86%Pass accuracy84%
4Corners1
2Saves1
12Fouls14
5Yellow cards3
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Espanyol
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 0.45 | 1 | |
| xG against | 1.48 | 2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 10 | |
| On target | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 18.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 56% | 39.8% | |
| Passes | 504 | 330.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 76.2% | |
| Corners | 4 | 3.2 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.2 |
Villarreal
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.2 | |
| xG | 1.48 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.45 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 15 | 14 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.7 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 15.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 44% | 42.3% | |
| Passes | 402 | 393.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 82.5% | |
| Corners | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 9.2 |
Timeline
- 36' Sub Raúl Albiol → Eric Bailly
- 45' Yellow Ayoze Pérez
- 45+1' Goal Jofre Carreras league goal #1 assist Brian Oliván
- 45+6' Goal Ayoze Pérez league goal #5 assist Alejandro Baena
- 46' Yellow Pol Lozano
- 46' Sub Leandro Cabrera → Sergi Gómez
- 63' Goal Ayoze Pérez league goal #6 assist Alejandro Baena
- 64' Sub Álvaro Tejero → Carlos Romero
- 66' Sub Santi Comesaña → Dani Parejo
- 66' Sub Alejandro Baena → Denis Suárez
- 72' Sub Brian Oliván → Naci Ünüvar
- 72' Sub Alejo Véliz → Walid Cheddira
- 72' Sub Pol Lozano → José Gragera
- 74' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Nicolas Pépé
- 74' Sub Logan Costa → Pau Navarro
- 76' Yellow Carlos Romero
- 80' Sub Jofre Carreras → Irvin Cardona
- 80' Sub Ilias Akhomach → Ramón Terrats
- 85' Yellow Diego Conde
- 90+2' Yellow Javi Puado
- 90+2' Yellow Ramón Terrats
- 90+5' Yellow Walid Cheddira
Category leaders
- Key passesIlias Akhomach3
- Duels wonIlias Akhomach10/16
- DribblesAlex Král2/5
- Defensive actionsPol Lozano7
- ShotsThierno Barry5 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonIlias Akhomach4
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.