Espanyol 1-2 Real Betis
Key numbers
- Possession 50% – 50%
- Shots 14 (5 on target) – 12 (3)
- Decisive moment: 63' Abdessamad Ezzalzouli, FN xPts +1.1
Pol Lozano 15'
HT 1:0
Cucho Hernández 54'
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 63'
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli 63'
Espanyol 9th · 12 pts|Real Betis 8th → 4th · 15 pts
Espanyol edged xG (2.28–1.4) but Real Betis took the win.
Player of the matchAbdessamad EzzalzouliDecisive moment63' Abdessamad Ezzalzouli+1.1
Player of the match
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Espanyol ahead 39 min · level 24 min · Real Betis ahead 27 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.
15'
Pol Lozano
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Clemens Riedel +0.2
+0.8
54'
Cucho Hernández
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ricardo Rodríguez +0.2
+0.8
63'
Abdessamad Ezzalzouli
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Pablo Fornals +0.3
+1.1
Espanyol
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Real Betis
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −0.7Time 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
EspanyolReal Betis
50%Possession50%
2.28Expected goals (xG)1.4
0.16xG per shot0.12
14Shots12
5Shots on target3
36%Shots on target %25%
9Shots in box7
449Passes467
83%Pass accuracy83%
10Corners5
1Saves4
16Fouls4
2Yellow cards6
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Espanyol
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 2.28 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.14 | |
| Possession | 50% | 40.7% | |
| Passes | 449 | 351.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 79.7% | |
| Corners | 10 | 3.3 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 13.4 |
Real Betis
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.4 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 2.28 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 50% | 50.6% | |
| Passes | 467 | 479.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 85.6% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 10.9 | low |
Timeline
- 15' Goal Pol Lozano league goal #1 assist Clemens Riedel
- 27' Yellow Pere Milla
- 33' Yellow Pablo Fornals
- 45' Yellow Javi Puado
- 45' Yellow Antony
- 54' Goal Cucho Hernández league goal #4 assist Ricardo Rodríguez
- 60' Sub Pere Milla → Urko González
- 63' Goal Abdessamad Ezzalzouli league goal #2 assist Pablo Fornals
- 68' Sub Tyrhys Dolan → Luca Koleosho
- 68' Sub Pol Lozano → Kike García
- 68' Sub Giovani Lo Celso → Rodrigo Riquelme
- 77' Sub Antony → Aitor Ruibal
- 77' Sub Pablo Fornals → Sergi Altimira
- 83' Sub Omar El Hilali → Rubén Sánchez
- 83' Sub Edu Expósito → Ramón Terrats
- 90+1' Sub Cucho Hernández → Cédric Bakambu
- 90+10' VAR Leandro Cabrera
- 90+11' Yellow Valentín Gómez
- 90+13' Yellow Pau López
Category leaders
- Key passesOmar El Hilali2
- Duels wonAbdessamad Ezzalzouli12/18
- DribblesJavi Puado3/5
- Defensive actionsClemens Riedel7
- ShotsJavi Puado4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonAbdessamad Ezzalzouli4
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.