Toulouse 0-2 Lyon: 2.77 xG and no goals to show
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 2.77 v 0.7: Toulouse had the better chances
- Two shots on target from 17 for Toulouse
- 68' opener worth +1.2 FN xPts
Lyon strike twice in the final half-hour
Lyon won 2-0 at Toulouse on the opening matchweek, with the match goalless at half-time. Noah Nartey broke the deadlock in the 68th minute, and Malick Fofana added a second goal in the 85th.
Toulouse had the chances, Lyon the finish
Toulouse out-created Lyon on xG, 2.77 to 0.7, but put only two of their shots on target. Pavel Šulc, introduced in the 63rd minute, set up Nartey's goal, which was worth +1.2 FN xPts with the match still level.
Player of the match
Clinton Mata 7.6Strong
He finished first in the FN Score, completing 83 of 87 passes in a Lyon clean sheet.
Mata earned most of his FN Score through his passing, completing 83 of 87 and winning five of his six duels. He played all 90 minutes as Lyon scored in the 68th and 85th minutes and kept a clean sheet.
Game state
0-10-2
Toulouse ahead 0 min · level 68 min · Lyon ahead 22 min
- Malick Fofana — off the bench 27 min · 1G 0A
- Pavel Šulc — off the bench 27 min · 0G 1A
- Corentin Tolisso — off the bench 21 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.
68'
Noah Nartey
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Pavel Šulc +0.4
+1.2
85'
Malick Fofana
Goal · assist Corentin Tolisso
+0.2
Toulouse
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Lyon
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +1.4Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ 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.
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Match stats
ToulouseLyon
2.77Expected goals (xG)0.7
Timeline
- 31'
Yellow
Niklas Schmidt
- 45'
Yellow
Noah Nartey
- 63'
Sub
Rémi Himbert → Pavel Šulc
- 63'
Sub
Julien Duranville → Malick Fofana
- 68'
Goal
Noah Nartey league goal #1 assist Pavel Šulc
- 69'
Sub
Mathys de Carvalho → Corentin Tolisso
- 69'
Sub
Noah Nartey → Tyler Morton
- 71'
Sub
Ismail Diallo → Rafik Messali
- 71'
Sub
Julian Vignolo → Ilyas Azizi
- 71'
Sub
Santiago Hidalgo → Jacen Russell Rowe
- 80'
Sub
Yann Gboho → Sion Oppong
- 80'
Sub
Mads Bidstrup → Tanner Tessmann
- 85'
Goal
Malick Fofana league goal #1 assist Corentin Tolisso
- 86'
Sub
Niklas Schmidt → Mathis Saka
- 90+4'
Yellow
Tanner Tessmann
Category leaders
- Key passesCristian Cásseres Jr.4
- Duels wonCristian Cásseres Jr.6/9
- DribblesThomas Jørgensen2/3
- Defensive actionsMads Bidstrup6
- ShotsKaïl Boudache4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonIsmail Diallo3
#Lyon#Toulouse#Ligue 1#Noah Nartey#Malick Fofana#Clinton Mata
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.