Espanyol 1-0 Rayo Vallecano
Key numbers
- Possession 36% – 64%
- Shots 9 (2 on target) – 6 (2)
- Decisive moment: 39' Roberto Fernández, FN xPts +1.0
Roberto Fernández 39' (pen)
HT 1:0
Espanyol 6th → 5th · 27 pts|Rayo Vallecano 11th · 17 pts
Espanyol won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.33–0.25).
Player of the matchCarlos RomeroDecisive moment39' Roberto Fernández+1.0
Player of the match
Carlos Romero Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.2 (Strong)
Game state
Espanyol ahead 51 min · level 39 min · Rayo Vallecano ahead 0 min
- Rayo Vallecano: Red card 64' → ~26 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.
39'
Roberto Fernández
Pen goal
+1.0
64'
Unai López
Red card
−0.1
87'
Tyrhys Dolan
Red card
0.0
Espanyol
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.0Opponent moments +0.1Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Rayo Vallecano
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments −0.1Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.2→ 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
EspanyolRayo Vallecano
36%Possession64%
1.33Expected goals (xG)0.25
0.15xG per shot0.04
9Shots6
2Shots on target2
22%Shots on target %33%
6Shots in box2
234Passes427
73%Pass accuracy83%
6Corners2
2Saves1
19Fouls22
4Yellow cards8
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Espanyol
last 5 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.33 | 0.76 | |
| xG against | 0.25 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.8 | |
| On target | 2 | 2.8 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 11.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 36% | 47.2% | |
| Passes | 234 | 404.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 73% | 81% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.4 | |
| Fouls | 19 | 14 |
Rayo Vallecano
last 5 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.25 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.33 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 6 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 64% | 58.4% | |
| Passes | 427 | 511.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 86.4% | |
| Corners | 2 | 7.4 | |
| Fouls | 22 | 13.2 |
Timeline
- 16' Yellow Unai López
- 31' Yellow Pol Lozano
- 39' Goal Roberto Fernández (pen) league goal #4
- 42' Yellow Nobel Mendy
- 50' Yellow Gerard Gumbau
- 52' Sub Gerard Gumbau → Sergio Camello
- 56' Sub Pol Lozano → Charles Pickel
- 63' Yellow Óscar Valentín
- 64' Second yellow Unai López
- 67' VAR Charles Pickel
- 70' Sub Jorge de Frutos → Álvaro García
- 70' Sub Fran Pérez → Iván Balliu
- 73' Yellow Josep Chavarría
- 76' Yellow Urko González
- 77' Yellow Tyrhys Dolan
- 80' Sub Edu Expósito → Ramón Terrats
- 80' Sub Roberto Fernández → Kike García
- 84' VAR Kike García
- 86' Sub Nobel Mendy → Randy Nteka
- 87' Second yellow Tyrhys Dolan
- 87' Yellow Augusto Batalla
- 89' Sub Pere Milla → Rubén Sánchez
- 90+6' Yellow Iván Balliu
Category leaders
- Key passesPere Milla3
- Duels wonJosep Chavarría10/15
- DribblesAndrei Rațiu5/5
- Defensive actionsUrko González7
- Fouls wonIsi Palazón6
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.