Wolves 2-0 Southampton
Key numbers
- Possession 29% – 71%
- Shots 8 (4 on target) – 9 (0)
- Decisive moment: 2' Pablo Sarabia, FN xPts +0.7
Pablo Sarabia 2'
Matheus Cunha 51'
Matheus Cunha 51'
HT 1:0
Wolves 20th → 18th · 6 pts|Southampton 19th → 20th · 4 pts
Wolves won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.26–0.66).
Player of the matchMatheus CunhaDecisive moment2' Pablo Sarabia+0.7
Player of the match
Matheus Cunha Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Wolves ahead 88 min · level 2 min · Southampton 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.
2'
Pablo Sarabia
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Matheus Cunha +0.2
+0.7
51'
Matheus Cunha
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Mario Lemina +0.1
+0.4
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Southampton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
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
WolvesSouthampton
29%Possession71%
1.26Expected goals (xG)0.66
0.16xG per shot0.07
8Shots9
4Shots on target0
50%Shots on target %0%
4Shots in box5
278Passes673
77%Pass accuracy90%
1Corners9
0Saves2
14Fouls12
1Yellow cards4
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
Wolves
12 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2.5 | |
| xG | 1.26 | 0.87 | |
| xG against | 0.66 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 8 | 11.1 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 29% | 46.3% | |
| Passes | 278 | 405.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 77% | 80.7% | |
| Corners | 1 | 3.3 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 12.8 |
Southampton
13 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 0.66 | 0.88 | |
| xG against | 1.26 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 9 | 10.8 | |
| On target | 0 | 3.9 | low |
| Shots faced | 8 | 16 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 71% | 60% | |
| Passes | 673 | 589.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 89.1% | |
| Corners | 9 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 2' Goal Pablo Sarabia league goal #1 assist Matheus Cunha
- 14' VAR Ryan Manning
- 22' Yellow Taylor Harwood-Bellis
- 46' Sub Pablo Sarabia → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 46' Sub Ryan Manning → Tyler Dibling
- 51' Yellow Aaron Ramsdale
- 51' Goal Matheus Cunha league goal #5 assist Mario Lemina
- 60' Sub Adam Lallana → Lesley Ugochukwu
- 60' Sub Jack Stephens → Yukinari Sugawara
- 73' Sub Jørgen Strand Larsen → Gonçalo Guedes
- 73' Sub Joe Aribo → Ben Brereton Díaz
- 73' Sub Cameron Archer → Paul Onuachu
- 78' Yellow Kyle Walker-Peters
- 81' Yellow Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 89' Yellow Lesley Ugochukwu
- 90' Sub Matheus Cunha → Rodrigo Gomes
- 90+5' Sub Rayan Aït Nouri → Matt Doherty
Category leaders
- Key passesMatheus Cunha2
- Duels wonTyler Dibling10/11
- DribblesRayan Aït Nouri4/5
- Defensive actionsKyle Walker-Peters6
- Fouls wonTyler Dibling5
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.