UEFA Europa League · Knockout Round Play-offs
Adam Buksa 38'
HT 1:2
Brais Méndez 11' (pen)
Takefusa Kubo 31'
Thu, 13 Feb 2025, 17:45 (UK) · MCH Arena, Herning

Real Sociedad won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.1–1.26).

Player of the matchBrais Méndez7.8Decisive moment11' Brais Méndez+0.7

FC Midtjylland 1-2 Real Sociedad

Key numbers

  • Possession 60% – 40%
  • Shots 13 (3 on target) – 9 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 11' Brais Méndez, FN xPts +0.7
Player of the match
Brais Méndez 7.8Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)

Game state

0-10-21-2
FC Midtjylland ahead 0 min · level 11 min · Real Sociedad ahead 79 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.

11' Brais Méndez Pen goal +0.7
31' Takefusa Kubo Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Brais Méndez +0.1 +0.3
38' Adam Buksa Goal · assist Oliver Sørensen +0.2

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

Pre-match expectation for FC Midtjylland is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

FC MidtjyllandReal Sociedad
60%Possession40%
1.1Expected goals (xG)1.26
0.08xG per shot0.14
13Shots9
3Shots on target3
23%Shots on target %33%
10Shots in box5
452Passes294
72%Pass accuracy67%
8Corners3
1Saves2
16Fouls22
3Yellow cards4
1Offsides3

Compared with usual

FC Midtjylland

8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.1
Conceded21.1
xG1.11.5
xG against1.261.7
Shots1311.1
On target34.6
Shots faced914.8
xG per shot0.080.14
Possession60%44.9%high
Passes452387.5
Pass accuracy72%77.9%
Corners85.1
Fouls1611.4

Real Sociedad

last 18 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.4
Conceded10.78
xG1.261.1
xG against1.10.77
Shots912.4
On target34.3
Shots faced1311.2
xG per shot0.140.1
Possession40%55.3%
Passes294453.7
Pass accuracy67%80.4%
Corners35.4
Fouls2213.7

Timeline

  • 2' Yellow Jon Balda
  • 10' VAR Brais Méndez
  • 11' Goal Brais Méndez (pen) competition goal #1
  • 24' Sub Jon Balda → Javi López
  • 25' Yellow Adam Buksa
  • 31' Goal Takefusa Kubo competition goal #2 assist Brais Méndez
  • 38' Goal Adam Buksa competition goal #1 assist Oliver Sørensen
  • 46' Sub Daniel Silva → Pedro Bravo
  • 46' Sub Ander Barrenetxea → Sergio Gómez
  • 46' Sub Jon Pacheco → Nayef Aguerd
  • 46' Sub Jon Ander Olasagasti → Martín Zubimendi
  • 51' Yellow Aral Şimşir
  • 58' Yellow Denil Castillo
  • 61' Yellow Brais Méndez
  • 66' Sub Aral Şimşir → Mikel Gogorza
  • 66' Sub Denil Castillo → Franculino Djú
  • 74' Sub Orri Steinn Óskarsson → Mikel Oyarzabal
  • 77' Sub Paulinho → Victor Bak Jensen
  • 81' Sub Oliver Sørensen → Valdemar Byskov
  • 90+4' Yellow Jon Aramburu
  • 90+5' Yellow Martín Zubimendi

Category leaders

  • Key passesJoel Andersson2
  • Duels wonAdam Buksa15/23
  • DribblesAral Şimşir5/8
  • Defensive actionsJon Aramburu11
  • ShotsAral Şimşir3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonDarío Osorio5

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.