Wolves 0-2 Brighton
Key numbers
- Possession 56% – 44%
- Shots 10 (3 on target) – 7 (2)
- Decisive moment: 29' Danny Welbeck, FN xPts +0.8
HT 0:1
Danny Welbeck 29' (pen)
Brajan Gruda 85'
Brajan Gruda 85'
Wolves 13th · 41 pts|Brighton 10th → 8th · 55 pts
Brighton won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.91–1.57).
Player of the matchMats WiefferDecisive moment29' Danny Welbeck+0.8
Player of the match
Mats Wieffer Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)
Game state
Wolves ahead 0 min · level 29 min · Brighton ahead 61 min
- Brajan Gruda — off the bench 31 min · 1G 0A
- Simon Adingra — off the bench 31 min · 0G 1A
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.
29'
Danny Welbeck
Pen goal
+0.8
85'
Brajan Gruda
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Simon Adingra +0.1
+0.3
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Brighton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
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
WolvesBrighton
56%Possession44%
0.91Expected goals (xG)1.57
0.09xG per shot0.22
10Shots7
3Shots on target2
30%Shots on target %29%
8Shots in box3
528Passes420
87%Pass accuracy84%
7Corners4
0Saves4
8Fouls12
1Yellow cards1
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Wolves
40 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 0.91 | 1 | |
| xG against | 1.57 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 10 | 11.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 12.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 56% | 47.1% | |
| Passes | 528 | 425.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 81.6% | |
| Corners | 7 | 3.4 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 12.9 |
Brighton
42 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.57 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.91 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 7 | 14 | |
| On target | 2 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 11.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.22 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 44% | 51.9% | |
| Passes | 420 | 468.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 11.8 |
Timeline
- 27' Yellow Matheus Cunha
- 29' Goal Danny Welbeck (pen) league goal #10
- 45+4' Yellow Mats Wieffer
- 59' Sub Matt Doherty → Rodrigo Gomes
- 59' Sub Gonçalo Guedes → Pablo Sarabia
- 59' Sub Matheus Cunha → Jørgen Strand Larsen
- 59' Sub Tariq Lamptey → Simon Adingra
- 59' Sub Matt O'Riley → Brajan Gruda
- 60' Sub João Gomes → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 79' Sub Carlos Baleba → Diego Gómez
- 80' Sub Yankuba Minteh → Kaoru Mitoma
- 85' Goal Brajan Gruda league goal #1 assist Simon Adingra
- 89' Sub André → Mateus Mané
- 90+4' Sub Yasin Ayari → Jack Hinshelwood
Category leaders
- Key passesNélson Semedo2
- Duels wonMats Wieffer14/19
- DribblesRayan Aït Nouri5/13
- Defensive actionsAndré11
- ShotsMarshall Munetsi3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonRayan Aït Nouri3
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.