Brentford 3-0 Sunderland
Key numbers
- Possession 51% – 49%
- Shots 18 (6 on target) – 11 (3)
- Decisive moment: 30' Igor Thiago, FN xPts +0.8
Igor Thiago 30'
Igor Thiago 65'
Yehor Yarmolyuk 73'
Igor Thiago 65'
Yehor Yarmolyuk 73'
HT 1:0
Brentford 7th → 5th · 33 pts|Sunderland 8th · 30 pts
Brentford won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.24–1.72).
Player of the matchIgor ThiagoDecisive moment30' Igor Thiago+0.8
Player of the match
Igor Thiago Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
Brentford ahead 60 min · level 30 min · Sunderland ahead 0 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.
30'
Igor Thiago
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Vitaly Janelt +0.2
+0.8
65'
Igor Thiago
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Kevin Schade +0.1
+0.3
73'
Yehor Yarmolyuk
Goal · assist Nathan Collins
0.0
Brentford
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Sunderland
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time 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
BrentfordSunderland
51%Possession49%
3.24Expected goals (xG)1.72
0.18xG per shot0.16
18Shots11
6Shots on target3
33%Shots on target %27%
14Shots in box7
392Passes389
84%Pass accuracy81%
7Corners4
3Saves3
13Fouls13
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Brentford
24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 3.24 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 1.72 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 18 | 9.6 | |
| On target | 6 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 12.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.18 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 51% | 45.8% | |
| Passes | 392 | 384.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 78.5% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.9 |
Sunderland
21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0.95 | |
| xG | 1.72 | 0.8 | high |
| xG against | 3.24 | 1.3 | high |
| Shots | 11 | 9.9 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.1 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 14.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.08 | high |
| Possession | 49% | 43.6% | |
| Passes | 389 | 379.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 78.4% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 9.7 |
Timeline
- 30' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #15 assist Vitaly Janelt
- 43' Yellow Igor Thiago
- 45' Yellow Trai Hume
- 52' Sub Simon Adingra → Romaine Mundle
- 52' Sub Chris Rigg → Eliezer Mayenda
- 61' Sub Keane Lewis-Potter → Mikkel Damsgaard
- 63' Yellow Vitaly Janelt
- 65' Goal Igor Thiago league goal #16 assist Kevin Schade
- 73' Goal Yehor Yarmolyuk league goal #1 assist Nathan Collins
- 76' Sub Mathias Jensen → Jordan Henderson
- 79' Sub Daniel Ballard → Dennis Cirkin
- 79' Sub Lutsharel Geertruida → Dan Neil
- 82' Sub Igor Thiago → Reiss Nelson
- 82' Sub Michael Kayode → Aaron Hickey
- 83' Sub Omar Alderete → Luke O'Nien
Category leaders
- Key passesKevin Schade4
- Duels wonKristoffer Ajer7/13
- DribblesIgor Thiago2/2
- Defensive actionsVitaly Janelt5
- ShotsIgor Thiago5 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonRico Henry5
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.