Real Sociedad 2-0 Ajax
Key numbers
- Possession 53% – 47%
- Shots 12 (3 on target) – 12 (3)
- Decisive moment: 67' Ander Barrenetxea, FN xPts +1.2
Ander Barrenetxea 67'
Takefusa Kubo 85'
Takefusa Kubo 85'
HT 0:0
Real Sociedad 24th → 13th · 7 pts|Ajax 5th · 10 pts
Real Sociedad won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.04–0.7).
Player of the matchTakefusa KuboDecisive moment67' Ander Barrenetxea+1.2
Player of the match
Takefusa Kubo Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Real Sociedad ahead 23 min · level 67 min · Ajax ahead 0 min
- Ander Barrenetxea — off the bench 25 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.
67'
Ander Barrenetxea
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Takefusa Kubo +0.4
+1.2
85'
Takefusa Kubo
Goal
+0.1
Real Sociedad
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.3Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.3→ League points won 3
Ajax
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.1→ 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
Real SociedadAjax
53%Possession47%
2.04Expected goals (xG)0.7
0.17xG per shot0.06
12Shots12
3Shots on target3
25%Shots on target %25%
9Shots in box6
426Passes376
82%Pass accuracy81%
5Corners4
3Saves1
20Fouls17
3Yellow cards2
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Ajax
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 3.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.25 | |
| xG | 0.7 | 2.5 | |
| xG against | 2.04 | 0.72 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14 | |
| On target | 3 | 7.8 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 9.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.19 | |
| Possession | 47% | 52.5% | |
| Passes | 376 | 495 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 84.8% | |
| Corners | 4 | 3.3 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 16.8 |
Timeline
- 21' Yellow Brais Méndez
- 34' Sub Brian Brobbey → Christian Kjelder Rasmussen
- 45+4' Sub Aritz Elustondo → Jon Aramburu
- 46' Sub Luka Sučić → Beñat Turrientes
- 65' Sub Sheraldo Becker → Ander Barrenetxea
- 65' Sub Bertrand Traoré → Jaydon Banel
- 65' Sub Steven Berghuis → Branco van den Boomen
- 67' Goal Ander Barrenetxea competition goal #2 assist Takefusa Kubo
- 74' Sub Kian Fitz-Jim → Kristian Hlynsson
- 74' Sub Jorrel Hato → Owen Wijndal
- 81' Yellow Owen Wijndal
- 85' Goal Takefusa Kubo competition goal #1
- 87' Sub Takefusa Kubo → Sergio Gómez
- 87' Sub Mikel Oyarzabal → Umar Sadiq
- 89' Yellow Branco van den Boomen
- 90' Yellow Jon Aramburu
- 90+2' Yellow Aihen Muñoz
Category leaders
- Key passesSteven Berghuis3
- Duels wonChuba Akpom11/12
- DribblesChuba Akpom3/4
- Defensive actionsDevyne Rensch6
- ShotsTakefusa Kubo3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAihen Muñoz3
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.