Villarreal 1-0 Espanyol
Key numbers
- Possession 45% – 55%
- Shots 14 (5 on target) – 12 (1)
- Decisive moment: 52' Yéremy Pino, FN xPts +0.9
Yéremy Pino 52'
HT 0:0
Villarreal 6th → 5th · 55 pts|Espanyol 13th · 39 pts
Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.48–0.97).
Player of the matchNicolas PépéDecisive moment52' Yéremy Pino+0.9
Player of the match
Nicolas Pépé Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Villarreal ahead 38 min · level 52 min · Espanyol ahead 0 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.
52'
Yéremy Pino
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nicolas Pépé +0.3
+0.9
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Espanyol
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.3→ 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
VillarrealEspanyol
45%Possession55%
1.48Expected goals (xG)0.97
0.11xG per shot0.08
14Shots12
5Shots on target1
36%Shots on target %8%
10Shots in box6
341Passes430
82%Pass accuracy87%
8Corners6
2Saves4
19Fouls11
4Yellow cards0
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Villarreal
last 22 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.48 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.97 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 11.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 45% | 49.2% | |
| Passes | 341 | 432.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 81.7% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 19 | 12 |
Espanyol
last 18 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0.78 | |
| xG | 0.97 | 0.83 | |
| xG against | 1.48 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 8.6 | |
| On target | 1 | 2.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 55% | 39.1% | |
| Passes | 430 | 327.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 76.2% | high |
| Corners | 6 | 3.1 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.9 |
Timeline
- 14' VAR Juan Foyth
- 32' VAR Thierno Barry
- 45+2' Yellow Sergi Cardona
- 50' Yellow Logan Costa
- 52' Goal Yéremy Pino league goal #3 assist Nicolas Pépé
- 61' Sub Alex Král → Jofre Carreras
- 65' Yellow Yéremy Pino
- 69' Sub Dani Parejo → Pape Gueye
- 69' Sub Yéremy Pino → Alfonso Pedraza
- 76' Sub Antoniu Roca → Alejo Véliz
- 76' Sub Edu Expósito → Álvaro Aguado
- 77' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Tajon Buchanan
- 82' Sub Carlos Romero → Roger Hinojo
- 82' Sub Urko González → Pol Lozano
- 85' Sub Sergi Cardona → Denis Suárez
- 90' Yellow Tajon Buchanan
Category leaders
- Key passesNicolas Pépé5
- Duels wonSanti Comesaña8/12
- DribblesAyoze Pérez2/3
- Defensive actionsSanti Comesaña6
- ShotsSanti Comesaña3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonRoberto Fernández4
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.