UEFA Conference League · Final
Jean Philippe Mateta 51'
HT 0:0
Wed, 27 May 2026, 20:00 (UK) · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

Crystal Palace won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.57–0.52).

Player of the matchFlorian Lejeune7.1Decisive moment51' Jean Philippe Mateta+1.1

Crystal Palace 1-0 Rayo Vallecano

Key numbers

  • Possession 42% – 58%
  • Shots 11 (3 on target) – 10 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 51' Jean Philippe Mateta, FN xPts +1.1
Player of the match
Florian Lejeune 7.1Strong

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.1 (Strong)

Game state

1-0
Crystal Palace ahead 39 min · level 51 min · Rayo Vallecano ahead 0 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.

51' Jean Philippe Mateta Goal +1.1

Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.

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Match stats

Crystal PalaceRayo Vallecano
42%Possession58%
2.57Expected goals (xG)0.52
0.23xG per shot0.05
11Shots10
3Shots on target1
27%Shots on target %10%
8Shots in box3
306Passes412
76%Pass accuracy80%
4Corners1
1Saves2
16Fouls15
3Yellow cards6
1Offsides1

Compared with usual

Crystal Palace

58 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.3
Conceded01.2
xG2.571.6
xG against0.521.2
Shots1112.9
On target34.3
Shots faced1010.8
xG per shot0.230.13
Possession42%48.6%
Passes306416.7
Pass accuracy76%78.6%
Corners44.3
Fouls1611.1

Rayo Vallecano

last 31 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.1
Conceded11.2
xG0.521.3
xG against2.571.3
Shots1014.4
On target14.8low
Shots faced1112.7
xG per shot0.050.09
Possession58%54.3%
Passes412420.2
Pass accuracy80%81.5%
Corners15.9
Fouls1513.3

Timeline

  • 20' Yellow Pathé Ismaël Ciss
  • 23' Yellow Isi Palazón
  • 41' Yellow Adam Wharton
  • 48' Yellow Unai López
  • 51' Goal Jean Philippe Mateta competition goal #3
  • 62' Yellow Álvaro García
  • 62' Sub Unai López → Pedro Díaz
  • 63' Sub Óscar Valentín → Nobel Mendy
  • 70' Sub Álvaro García → Pacha
  • 70' Sub Jorge de Frutos → Sergio Camello
  • 74' Yellow Yéremy Pino
  • 76' Sub Jean Philippe Mateta → Jørgen Strand Larsen
  • 77' Sub Isi Palazón → Ilias Akhomach
  • 80' Sub Yéremy Pino → Evann Guessand
  • 82' Yellow Chadi Riad
  • 85' Yellow Nobel Mendy
  • 90+2' Yellow Pacha

Category leaders

  • Key passesPathé Ismaël Ciss3
  • Duels wonChadi Riad9/14
  • DribblesAndrei Rațiu2/4
  • Defensive actionsFlorian Lejeune6
  • ShotsJean Philippe Mateta3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonDaichi Kamada3

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.