Manchester City 3-1 Club Brugge KV
Key numbers
- Possession 74% – 26%
- Shots 17 (6 on target) – 12 (5)
- Decisive moment: 53' Mateo Kovačić, FN xPts +1.0
Mateo Kovačić 53'
Joel Ordóñez 62' (OG)
Savinho 77'
Joel Ordóñez 62' (OG)
Savinho 77'
HT 0:1
Raphael Onyedika 45'
Manchester City 25th → 19th · 11 pts|Club Brugge KV 20th → 21st · 11 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.87–1.17).
Player of the matchJohn StonesDecisive moment53' Mateo Kovačić+1.0
Player of the match
John Stones Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.9 (Dominant)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 28 min · level 54 min · Club Brugge KV ahead 8 min
- Savinho — off the bench 45 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.
45'
Raphael Onyedika
Goal
+0.9
53'
Mateo Kovačić
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist John Stones +0.3
+1.0
62'
Joel Ordóñez
Own goal
−0.6
77'
Savinho
Goal · assist John Stones
+0.2
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.4Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.6→ League points won 3
Club Brugge KV
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.4Own moments +0.3Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.4→ 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 CityClub Brugge KV
74%Possession26%
1.87Expected goals (xG)1.17
0.11xG per shot0.1
17Shots12
6Shots on target5
35%Shots on target %42%
9Shots in box7
815Passes291
96%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners1
4Saves3
2Fouls3
0Yellow cards0
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester City
33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.87 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.17 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 17 | 17.7 | |
| On target | 6 | 6.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 10.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 74% | 62.9% | |
| Passes | 815 | 616.8 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 96% | 90.1% | high |
| Corners | 5 | 7.7 | |
| Fouls | 2 | 7.4 | low |
Club Brugge KV
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.86 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.17 | 0.91 | |
| xG against | 1.87 | 0.92 | |
| Shots | 12 | 11.1 | |
| On target | 5 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 9.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 26% | 44% | |
| Passes | 291 | 473.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 85.9% | |
| Corners | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 3 | 10.1 |
Timeline
- 45' Goal Raphael Onyedika competition goal #1
- 46' Sub İlkay Gündoğan → Savinho
- 53' Goal Mateo Kovačić competition goal #1 assist John Stones
- 62' Goal Joel Ordóñez (OG)
- 70' Sub Chemsdine Talbi → Michał Skóraś
- 70' Sub Ferran Jutglà → Romeo Vermant
- 70' Sub Christos Tzolis → Hugo Vetlesen
- 77' Goal Savinho competition goal #1 assist John Stones
- 81' Sub Kevin De Bruyne → Rico Lewis
Category leaders
- Key passesJohn Stones4
- Duels wonMatheus Nunes5/9
- DribblesKevin De Bruyne2/2
- Defensive actionsBrandon Mechele7
- ShotsMateo Kovačić3 (on target 1)
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.