La Liga · Matchweek 1
Etta Eyong 29'
Pape Gueye 36'
HT 2:0
Fri, 15 Aug 2025, 20:30 (UK) · Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal
Villarreal · 3 pts|Oviedo · 0 pts

Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.44–0.93).

Player of the matchNicolas Pépé8.7Decisive moment29' Etta Eyong+0.4

Villarreal 2-0 Oviedo

Key numbers

  • Possession 68% – 32%
  • Shots 25 (10 on target) – 5 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 29' Etta Eyong, FN xPts +0.4
Player of the match
Nicolas Pépé 8.7Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-0
Villarreal ahead 61 min · level 29 min · Oviedo ahead 0 min
  • Oviedo: Red card 27' → ~63 min a player down

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.

27' Alberto Reina Red card −0.4
29' Etta Eyong Goal +0.4
36' Pape Gueye Goal · assist Nicolas Pépé +0.2
Villarreal Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +0.6Opponent moments +0.4Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Oviedo Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.7Own moments −0.4Opponent 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

VillarrealOviedo
68%Possession32%
2.44Expected goals (xG)0.93
0.1xG per shot0.19
25Shots5
10Shots on target4
40%Shots on target %80%
17Shots in box3
668Passes326
92%Pass accuracy82%
10Corners1
4Saves8
10Fouls8
1Yellow cards2
0Offsides1

Timeline

  • 13' Yellow Luiz Júnior
  • 18' Yellow Alberto Reina
  • 27' Second yellow Alberto Reina
  • 29' Goal Etta Eyong league goal #1
  • 36' Goal Pape Gueye league goal #1 assist Nicolas Pépé
  • 46' Sub Haissem Hassan → Marco Esteban
  • 47' Sub Gerard Moreno → Tajon Buchanan
  • 63' Sub Salomón Rondón → Federico Viñas
  • 70' Sub Pape Gueye → Dani Parejo
  • 70' Sub Juan Foyth → Alberto Moleiro
  • 77' Sub Luka Ilić → Borja Sánchez
  • 77' Sub Ilyas Chaira → Omar Falah
  • 82' Sub Santi Comesaña → Thomas Partey
  • 82' Sub Nicolas Pépé → Alfonso Pedraza
  • 85' Sub Abdel Rahim → Santi Cazorla

Category leaders

  • Key passesNicolas Pépé6
  • Duels wonPape Gueye8/10
  • DribblesNicolas Pépé2/7
  • Defensive actionsPape Gueye5
  • ShotsNicolas Pépé4 (on target 4)
  • Fouls wonPape Gueye3

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.