Plzen 1-2 Manchester United
Key numbers
- Possession 32% – 68%
- Shots 15 (2 on target) – 17 (8)
- Decisive moment: 88' Rasmus Højlund, FN xPts +1.7
Matěj Vydra 48'
HT 0:0
Rasmus Højlund 62'
Rasmus Højlund 88'
Rasmus Højlund 88'
Plzen 13th · 9 pts|Manchester United 12th → 4th · 12 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.95–2.73).
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment88' Rasmus Højlund+1.7
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Plzen ahead 14 min · level 74 min · Manchester United ahead 2 min
- Rasmus Højlund — off the bench 34 min · 2G 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.
48'
Matěj Vydra
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Pavel Šulc +0.3
+1.1
62'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal
+1.0
88'
Rasmus Højlund
Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Bruno Fernandes +0.5
+1.7
Plzen
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −2.2Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +2.7Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.4→ 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
PlzenManchester United
32%Possession68%
0.95Expected goals (xG)2.73
0.06xG per shot0.16
15Shots17
2Shots on target8
13%Shots on target %47%
7Shots in box12
309Passes674
65%Pass accuracy83%
1Corners5
6Saves1
11Fouls11
0Yellow cards3
4Offsides1
Compared with usual
Plzen
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.95 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 2.73 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 15 | 12.6 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 15.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 32% | 35% | |
| Passes | 309 | 308.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 65% | 70.2% | |
| Corners | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 11.2 |
Manchester United
22 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.73 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.95 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 17 | 15.6 | |
| On target | 8 | 5.7 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 10.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 68% | 55.3% | |
| Passes | 674 | 535.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 85.9% | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 45+1' Yellow Marcus Rashford
- 48' Goal Matěj Vydra assist Pavel Šulc
- 56' Sub Marcus Rashford → Rasmus Højlund
- 61' Sub Joshua Zirkzee → Mason Mount
- 61' Sub Tyrell Malacia → Antony
- 62' Goal Rasmus Højlund competition goal #4
- 71' Sub Daniel Vasulin → Prince Kwabena Adu
- 78' Sub Cadu → Milan Havel
- 81' Yellow Matthijs de Ligt
- 81' Sub Casemiro → Manuel Ugarte
- 81' Sub Diogo Dalot → Alejandro Garnacho
- 86' Sub Matěj Vydra → Alexandr Sojka
- 88' Goal Rasmus Højlund competition goal #5 assist Bruno Fernandes
- 90+2' Yellow Noussair Mazraoui
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes7
- Duels wonCasemiro9/12
- DribblesPrince Kwabena Adu3/3
- Defensive actionsVáclav Jemelka10
- ShotsRasmus Højlund4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonMatěj Vydra3
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.