VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 Werder Bremen
Key numbers
- Possession 57% – 43%
- Shots 11 (4 on target) – 8 (3)
- Decisive moment: 68' Justin Njinmah, FN xPts +1.1
HT 0:0
Justin Njinmah 68'
VfL Wolfsburg · 21 pts|Werder Bremen · 28 pts
VfL Wolfsburg edged xG (1.06–0.38) but Werder Bremen took the win.
Player of the matchMio BackhausDecisive moment68' Justin Njinmah+1.1
Player of the match
Mio Backhaus Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.7 (Strong)
Game state
VfL Wolfsburg ahead 0 min · level 68 min · Werder Bremen ahead 22 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.
68'
Justin Njinmah
Goal
+1.1
90+2'
Moritz Jenz
Red card
0.0
VfL Wolfsburg
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Werder Bremen
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ 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
VfL WolfsburgWerder Bremen
57%Possession43%
1.06Expected goals (xG)0.38
0.1xG per shot0.05
11Shots8
4Shots on target3
36%Shots on target %38%
7Shots in box5
516Passes404
83%Pass accuracy80%
8Corners4
2Saves4
16Fouls6
3Yellow cards0
1Offsides4
Compared with usual
VfL Wolfsburg
last 27 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.1 | |
| xG | 1.06 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 0.38 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 11 | 11.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 15.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 57% | 45.8% | |
| Passes | 516 | 411.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 78.5% | |
| Corners | 8 | 3.9 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 11.7 |
Werder Bremen
27 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.38 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.06 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 8 | 13.5 | |
| On target | 3 | 4 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 13.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 43% | 52.3% | |
| Passes | 404 | 489 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 81.9% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 10.3 |
Timeline
- 39' Yellow Moritz Jenz
- 61' Sub Samuel Mbangula → Felix Agu
- 61' Sub Niklas Stark → Karim Coulibaly
- 64' Sub Jesper Lindstrøm → Patrick Wimmer
- 68' Goal Justin Njinmah league goal #5
- 73' Sub Mohamed Amoura → Lovro Majer
- 73' Sub Jonas Wind → Kento Shiogai
- 79' Sub Vinícius Souza → Maximilian Arnold
- 79' Sub Joakim Mæhle → Adam Daghim
- 85' Sub Justin Njinmah → Salim Musah
- 90+2' Second yellow Moritz Jenz
- 90+5' Yellow Lovro Majer
- 90+6' Sub Leonardo Bittencourt → Mick Schmetgens
Category leaders
- Key passesKonstantinos Koulierakis2
- Duels wonKonstantinos Koulierakis8/12
- DribblesJeanuël Belocian2/3
- Defensive actionsKonstantinos Koulierakis6
- Fouls wonMarco Grüll3
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.