Manchester City 1-0 Wolves
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 9 (2 on target) – 6 (1)
- Decisive moment: 35' Kevin De Bruyne, FN xPts +0.6
Kevin De Bruyne 35'
HT 1:0
Manchester City 4th → 3rd · 64 pts|Wolves 13th · 41 pts
Manchester City won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.65–0.44).
Player of the matchMatheus NunesDecisive moment35' Kevin De Bruyne+0.6
Player of the match
Matheus Nunes Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
Manchester City ahead 55 min · level 35 min · Wolves 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.
35'
Kevin De Bruyne
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Jérémy Doku +0.2
+0.6
Manchester City
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.4Time 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 CityWolves
64%Possession36%
0.65Expected goals (xG)0.44
0.07xG per shot0.07
9Shots6
2Shots on target1
22%Shots on target %17%
5Shots in box4
662Passes369
91%Pass accuracy83%
4Corners5
0Saves1
7Fouls11
0Yellow cards0
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Manchester City
51 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 0.65 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.44 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 16.7 | |
| On target | 2 | 6.3 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 9.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 64% | 63.1% | |
| Passes | 662 | 609.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 91% | 90% | |
| Corners | 4 | 7.1 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 7.6 |
Wolves
39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 0.44 | 1 | |
| xG against | 0.65 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 6 | 11.5 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.5 | low |
| Shots faced | 9 | 12.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 36% | 47.4% | |
| Passes | 369 | 427.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.4 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.9 |
Timeline
- 35' Goal Kevin De Bruyne league goal #4 assist Jérémy Doku
- 58' Sub Nico O'Reilly → Manuel Akanji
- 65' Sub Matt Doherty → Pablo Sarabia
- 66' Sub Jean-Ricner Bellegarde → Rodrigo Gomes
- 80' Sub André → Gonçalo Guedes
- 83' Sub Omar Marmoush → Rico Lewis
- 84' Sub İlkay Gündoğan → James McAtee
- 84' Sub Kevin De Bruyne → Phil Foden
- 85' Sub Matheus Cunha → Hee-Chan Hwang
- 86' Sub Nélson Semedo → Santiago Bueno
- 90+3' Sub Mateo Kovačić → Nico González
Category leaders
- Key passesBernardo Silva3
- Duels wonMatheus Nunes8/12
- DribblesJérémy Doku3/8
- Defensive actionsJoão Gomes7
- Fouls wonMatheus Nunes3
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.