Villarreal 4-1 Espanyol
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 10 (3 on target) – 9 (2)
- Decisive moment: 35' Georges Mikautadze, FN xPts +0.7
Georges Mikautadze 35'
Jose Salinas 41' (OG)
Nicolas Pépé 50'
Alberto Moleiro 55'
Jose Salinas 41' (OG)
Nicolas Pépé 50'
Alberto Moleiro 55'
HT 2:0
Leandro Cabrera 88'
Villarreal 4th · 45 pts|Espanyol 6th · 34 pts
Villarreal won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.76–0.43).
Player of the matchGeorges MikautadzeDecisive moment35' Georges Mikautadze+0.7
Player of the match
Georges Mikautadze Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.3 (Dominant)
Game state
Villarreal ahead 55 min · level 35 min · Espanyol ahead 0 min
- Cyril Ngonge — off the bench 31 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.
35'
Georges Mikautadze
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Tajon Buchanan +0.2
+0.7
41'
Jose Salinas
Own goal
−0.2
50'
Nicolas Pépé
Goal · assist Alberto Moleiro
+0.1
55'
Alberto Moleiro
Goal · assist Georges Mikautadze
0.0
88'
Leandro Cabrera
Goal · assist Cyril Ngonge
0.0
Villarreal
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +0.8Opponent moments +0.3Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Espanyol
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments −0.2Opponent moments −0.6Time effect 0.0→ 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
VillarrealEspanyol
49%Possession51%
0.76Expected goals (xG)0.43
0.08xG per shot0.05
10Shots9
3Shots on target2
30%Shots on target %22%
7Shots in box4
428Passes438
88%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners8
1Saves0
18Fouls11
3Yellow cards3
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Villarreal
32 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.76 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.43 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 10 | 14.1 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 49% | 45.8% | |
| Passes | 428 | 421.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 82.6% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 18 | 12.3 |
Espanyol
last 13 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.92 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.3 | high |
| xG | 0.43 | 0.96 | |
| xG against | 0.76 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 11.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 51% | 44.9% | |
| Passes | 438 | 363.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 77.3% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 13.2 |
Timeline
- 6' Yellow Jose Salinas
- 16' Yellow Tajon Buchanan
- 35' Goal Georges Mikautadze league goal #6 assist Tajon Buchanan
- 41' Goal Jose Salinas (OG)
- 46' Sub Fernando Calero → Clemens Riedel
- 50' Goal Nicolas Pépé league goal #3 assist Alberto Moleiro
- 53' Yellow Edu Expósito
- 55' Goal Alberto Moleiro league goal #9 assist Georges Mikautadze
- 57' Yellow Clemens Riedel
- 59' Sub Edu Expósito → Charles Pickel
- 59' Sub Tyrhys Dolan → Cyril Ngonge
- 59' Sub Roberto Fernández → Kike García
- 64' Sub Tajon Buchanan → Ayoze Pérez
- 65' Sub Dani Parejo → Santi Comesaña
- 70' Yellow Pape Gueye
- 72' Sub Pere Milla → Antoniu Roca
- 73' Sub Santiago Mouriño → Alexander Freeman
- 73' Sub Georges Mikautadze → Tani Oluwaseyi
- 80' Sub Alberto Moleiro → Hugo Lopez
- 88' Goal Leandro Cabrera league goal #3 assist Cyril Ngonge
- 89' Yellow Sergi Cardona
Category leaders
- Key passesGeorges Mikautadze3
- Duels wonNicolas Pépé8/10
- DribblesNicolas Pépé4/5
- Defensive actionsLeandro Cabrera4
- Fouls wonPape Gueye3
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.