Manchester United 2-1 Rangers
Key numbers
- Possession 67% – 33%
- Shots 16 (6 on target) – 11 (7)
- Decisive moment: 90+2' Bruno Fernandes, FN xPts +1.8
Jack Butland 52' (OG)
Bruno Fernandes 90+2'
Bruno Fernandes 90+2'
HT 0:0
Cyriel Dessers 88'
Manchester United 10th → 3rd · 15 pts|Rangers 13th · 11 pts
Manchester United won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.69–1.42).
Player of the matchBruno FernandesDecisive moment90+2' Bruno Fernandes+1.8
Player of the match
Bruno Fernandes Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester United ahead 36 min · level 54 min · Rangers ahead 0 min
- Cyriel Dessers — off the bench 19 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.
52'
Jack Butland
Own goal
−0.7
88'
Cyriel Dessers
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist James Tavernier +0.3
+0.9
90+2'
Bruno Fernandes
Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Lisandro Martínez +0.5
+1.8
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Rangers
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.7Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −1.0Time 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
Manchester UnitedRangers
67%Possession33%
2.69Expected goals (xG)1.42
0.17xG per shot0.13
16Shots11
6Shots on target7
38%Shots on target %64%
13Shots in box6
601Passes297
87%Pass accuracy72%
7Corners5
6Saves5
10Fouls14
0Yellow cards1
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester United
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 2.69 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.42 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 16 | 15.2 | |
| On target | 6 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 11.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.17 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 67% | 54.3% | |
| Passes | 601 | 520.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 84.5% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.3 |
Rangers
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.42 | 1.9 | |
| xG against | 2.69 | 1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 16 | |
| On target | 7 | 6.2 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 12.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 33% | 44.2% | |
| Passes | 297 | 397.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 78.7% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 14 |
Timeline
- 46' Sub Matthijs de Ligt → Harry Maguire
- 46' Sub Connor Barron → Bailey Rice
- 46' Sub Leon Balogun → Ross McCausland
- 52' Goal Jack Butland (OG)
- 55' Sub Leny Yoro → Tyrell Malacia
- 60' Sub Václav Černý → Findlay Curtis
- 71' Sub Nedim Bajrami → Cyriel Dessers
- 73' Sub Toby Collyer → Manuel Ugarte
- 74' Sub Christian Eriksen → Kobbie Mainoo
- 80' Yellow Jefté
- 82' Sub Joshua Zirkzee → Rasmus Højlund
- 88' Goal Cyriel Dessers competition goal #2 assist James Tavernier
- 90' Sub Rıdvan Yılmaz → Leon King
- 90+2' Goal Bruno Fernandes competition goal #1 assist Lisandro Martínez
Category leaders
- Key passesBruno Fernandes4
- Duels wonNicolas Raskin10/14
- DribblesAlejandro Garnacho3/6
- Defensive actionsNicolas Raskin6
- ShotsAlejandro Garnacho4 (on target 2)
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.