Villarreal 1-2 Ajax
Key numbers
- Possession 38% – 62%
- Shots 19 (8 on target) – 15 (5)
- Decisive moment: 90' Oliver Edvardsen, FN xPts +1.6
Tani Oluwaseyi 49'
HT 0:0
Oscar Gloukh 61'
Oliver Edvardsen 90'
Oliver Edvardsen 90'
Villarreal 35th · 1 pt|Ajax 34th → 30th · 6 pts
Villarreal edged xG (1.36–0.91) but Ajax took the win.
Player of the matchVítězslav JarošDecisive moment90' Oliver Edvardsen+1.6
Player of the match
Vítězslav Jaroš Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
Villarreal ahead 12 min · level 78 min · Ajax ahead 0 min
- Oliver Edvardsen — off the bench 14 min · 1G 0A
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.
49'
Tani Oluwaseyi
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Rafa Marín +0.2
+0.7
61'
Oscar Gloukh
Goal
+0.6
90'
Oliver Edvardsen
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Anton Gaaei +0.5
+1.6
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.9Time effect −1.0→ League points won 0
Ajax
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 0.6Own moments +2.2Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.7→ 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
VillarrealAjax
38%Possession62%
1.36Expected goals (xG)0.91
0.07xG per shot0.06
19Shots15
8Shots on target5
42%Shots on target %33%
14Shots in box5
395Passes638
86%Pass accuracy92%
7Corners5
3Saves6
11Fouls10
3Yellow cards2
2Offsides0
Compared with usual
Villarreal
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.36 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.91 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 19 | 14.8 | |
| On target | 8 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 12.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 38% | 46.3% | |
| Passes | 395 | 423.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 82.6% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.2 |
Ajax
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.83 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | |
| xG | 0.91 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.36 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 15 | 9.5 | |
| On target | 5 | 3 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 14.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.18 | |
| Possession | 62% | 50.8% | |
| Passes | 638 | 484.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 86.5% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 12.3 |
Timeline
- 12' Yellow Owen Wijndal
- 46' Sub Alberto Moleiro → Tajon Buchanan
- 49' Goal Tani Oluwaseyi competition goal #2 assist Rafa Marín
- 54' Sub Youri Regeer → Ko Itakura
- 60' Yellow Santiago Mouriño
- 61' Goal Oscar Gloukh competition goal #3
- 71' Yellow Thomas Partey
- 71' Sub Kasper Dolberg → Rayane Bounida
- 71' Sub Jorthy Mokio → Sean Steur
- 72' Sub Ayoze Pérez → Gerard Moreno
- 72' Sub Nicolas Pépé → Georges Mikautadze
- 74' Sub Thomas Partey → Dani Parejo
- 80' Yellow Rafa Marín
- 84' Sub Oscar Gloukh → Oliver Edvardsen
- 84' Sub Owen Wijndal → Kian Fitz-Jim
- 88' Yellow Aaron Bouwman
- 90' Goal Oliver Edvardsen competition goal #1 assist Anton Gaaei
Category leaders
- Key passesAyoze Pérez4
- Duels wonMika Godts10/17
- DribblesMika Godts7/13
- Defensive actionsSantiago Mouriño7
- ShotsNicolas Pépé4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonNicolas Pépé3
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.