Ajax 0-2 Benfica
Key numbers
- Possession 62% – 38%
- Shots 7 (3 on target) – 11 (4)
- Decisive moment: 6' Samuel Dahl, FN xPts +0.7
HT 0:1
Samuel Dahl 6'
Leandro Barreiro 90'
Leandro Barreiro 90'
Ajax 36th · 0 pts|Benfica 35th → 27th · 3 pts
Benfica won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.96–1.17).
Player of the matchSamuel DahlDecisive moment6' Samuel Dahl+0.7
Player of the match
Samuel Dahl Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Ajax ahead 0 min · level 6 min · Benfica ahead 84 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.
6'
Samuel Dahl
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Richard Ríos +0.2
+0.7
90'
Leandro Barreiro
Goal · assist Fredrik Aursnes
+0.1
Ajax
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.8→ League points won 0
Benfica
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.0→ 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
AjaxBenfica
62%Possession38%
0.96Expected goals (xG)1.17
0.14xG per shot0.11
7Shots11
3Shots on target4
43%Shots on target %36%
5Shots in box8
665Passes405
89%Pass accuracy82%
10Corners4
2Saves4
15Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
0Offsides0
Compared with usual
Ajax
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.25 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3.5 | |
| xG | 0.96 | 1 | |
| xG against | 1.17 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 7 | 7.5 | |
| On target | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.22 | |
| Possession | 62% | 47.5% | |
| Passes | 665 | 454.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 85.3% | |
| Corners | 10 | 3.3 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 11.3 |
Benfica
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.5 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | |
| xG | 1.17 | 1 | |
| xG against | 0.96 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 11 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 11 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 38% | 49.5% | |
| Passes | 405 | 449.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 84.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.8 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 9.8 |
Timeline
- 6' Goal Samuel Dahl assist Richard Ríos
- 60' Sub Owen Wijndal → Jorthy Mokio
- 69' Yellow Wout Weghorst
- 74' Yellow Samuel Dahl
- 74' Sub Mika Godts → Kasper Dolberg
- 74' Sub Rayane Bounida → Oscar Gloukh
- 74' Sub Davy Klaassen → Kian Fitz-Jim
- 81' Sub Georgiy Sudakov → Tomás Araújo
- 83' Sub Youri Regeer → Raúl Moro
- 90' Goal Leandro Barreiro assist Fredrik Aursnes
- 90+2' Sub Vangelis Pavlidis → Manuel Silva
- 90+3' Sub Leandro Barreiro → Rodrigo Rego
Category leaders
- Key passesFredrik Aursnes3
- Duels wonNicolás Otamendi9/10
- DribblesRayane Bounida3/5
- Defensive actionsYouri Baas6
- ShotsVangelis Pavlidis3 (on target 0)
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.