VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Key numbers
- Possession 49% – 51%
- Shots 20 (9 on target) – 6 (5)
- Decisive moment: 45' Maximilian Mittelstädt, FN xPts +0.9
Ermedin Demirović 5'
Maximilian Mittelstädt 45' (pen)
Deniz Undav 58'
Maximilian Mittelstädt 45' (pen)
Deniz Undav 58'
HT 2:1
Aleix García 1'
VfB Stuttgart · 61 pts|Bayer Leverkusen · 58 pts
VfB Stuttgart won on the scoreboard and on xG (3.04–0.54).
Player of the matchErmedin DemirovićDecisive moment45' Maximilian Mittelstädt+0.9
Player of the match
Ermedin Demirović Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.8 (Strong)
Game state
VfB Stuttgart ahead 45 min · level 41 min · Bayer Leverkusen ahead 4 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.
1'
Aleix García
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Christian Kofane +0.2
+0.6
5'
Ermedin Demirović
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nikolas Nartey +0.2
+0.6
45'
Maximilian Mittelstädt
Pen goal
+0.9
58'
Deniz Undav
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jamie Leweling +0.2
+0.5
VfB Stuttgart
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Bayer Leverkusen
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.9Time 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
VfB StuttgartBayer Leverkusen
49%Possession51%
3.04Expected goals (xG)0.54
0.15xG per shot0.09
20Shots6
9Shots on target5
45%Shots on target %83%
13Shots in box4
384Passes401
84%Pass accuracy81%
7Corners6
4Saves5
13Fouls8
2Yellow cards1
3Offsides0
Compared with usual
VfB Stuttgart
49 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 3.04 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 0.54 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 20 | 16.4 | |
| On target | 9 | 6.1 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 49% | 59.2% | |
| Passes | 384 | 535.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 84% | 84.1% | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 10.7 |
Bayer Leverkusen
49 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.54 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 3.04 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 6 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.9 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 12.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 51% | 57.4% | |
| Passes | 401 | 594.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 87.6% | |
| Corners | 6 | 5.1 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 8.7 |
Timeline
- 1' Goal Aleix García league goal #3 assist Christian Kofane
- 5' Goal Ermedin Demirović league goal #12 assist Nikolas Nartey
- 45' Goal Maximilian Mittelstädt (pen) league goal #6
- 45+4' VAR Ermedin Demirović
- 58' Goal Deniz Undav league goal #19 assist Jamie Leweling
- 65' Sub Aleix García → Malik Tillman
- 65' Sub Montrell Culbreath → Arthur
- 68' Sub Deniz Undav → Tiago Tomás
- 78' Sub Maximilian Mittelstädt → Luca Jaquez
- 78' Sub Nikolas Nartey → Bilal El Khannouss
- 78' Sub Christian Kofane → Ernest Poku
- 80' Yellow Chris Führich
- 86' Sub Jarell Quansah → Eliesse Ben Seghir
- 87' Sub Jamie Leweling → Josha Vagnoman
- 87' Sub Chris Führich → Lorenz Assignon
- 90+7' Yellow Tiago Tomás
- 90+7' Yellow Exequiel Palacios
Category leaders
- Key passesNikolas Nartey4
- Duels wonAngelo Stiller10/13
- DribblesJamie Leweling3/4
- Defensive actionsAngelo Stiller4
- ShotsErmedin Demirović6 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonIbrahim Maza3
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.