VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 FC St. Pauli
Key numbers
- Possession 61% – 39%
- Shots 13 (5 on target) – 9 (4)
- Decisive moment: 88' Dženan Pejčinović, FN xPts +1.7
Christian Eriksen 25' (pen)
Dženan Pejčinović 88'
Dženan Pejčinović 88'
HT 1:1
Eric Smith 40'
VfL Wolfsburg · 18 pts|FC St. Pauli · 12 pts
VfL Wolfsburg won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.88–0.89).
Player of the matchEric SmithDecisive moment88' Dženan Pejčinović+1.7
Player of the match
Eric Smith Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.6 (Strong)
Game state
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 17 min · level 73 min · FC St. Pauli ahead 0 min
- Adam Daghim — off the bench 17 min · 0G 1A
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.
25'
Christian Eriksen
Pen goal
+0.8
40'
Eric Smith
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Adam Dźwigała +0.2
+0.8
88'
Dženan Pejčinović
Goal · scorer +1.2 · assist Adam Daghim +0.5
+1.7
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −0.9Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
FC St. Pauli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.4→ 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
VfL WolfsburgFC St. Pauli
61%Possession39%
1.88Expected goals (xG)0.89
0.14xG per shot0.1
13Shots9
5Shots on target4
38%Shots on target %44%
9Shots in box4
620Passes396
87%Pass accuracy78%
7Corners4
3Saves3
10Fouls9
1Yellow cards2
4Offsides2
Compared with usual
VfL Wolfsburg
last 17 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.2 | |
| xG | 1.88 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.89 | 1.7 | |
| Shots | 13 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.1 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 61% | 45.3% | high |
| Passes | 620 | 408.1 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 79.5% | high |
| Corners | 7 | 3.5 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 11.3 |
FC St. Pauli
18 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.89 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 0.89 | 0.7 | |
| xG against | 1.88 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.7 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 11.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 39% | 49.1% | |
| Passes | 396 | 496.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 79.2% | |
| Corners | 4 | 6 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 24' VAR Yannick Gerhardt
- 25' Goal Christian Eriksen (pen) league goal #1
- 40' Goal Eric Smith league goal #2 assist Adam Dźwigała
- 53' Yellow Lars Ritzka
- 55' Yellow Moritz Jenz
- 61' Sub Lovro Majer → Mohamed Amoura
- 68' Sub Lars Ritzka → Louis Oppie
- 68' Sub Ricky-Jade Jones → Martijn Kaars
- 73' Sub Saël Kumbedi → Kilian Fischer
- 73' Sub Patrick Wimmer → Adam Daghim
- 83' Sub Aaron Zehnter → Kevin Paredes
- 83' Sub Yannick Gerhardt → Mattias Svanberg
- 84' Yellow Adam Dźwigała
- 88' Goal Dženan Pejčinović league goal #5 assist Adam Daghim
- 90' Sub Mathias Pereira Lage → Abdoulie Ceesay
Category leaders
- Key passesAaron Zehnter2
- Duels wonMathias Pereira Lage8/10
- DribblesJoel Chima Fujita5/6
- Defensive actionsChristian Eriksen4
- ShotsChristian Eriksen3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMathias Pereira Lage3
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.