Monaco 2-0 Marseille: Brunner's brace outweighs 36% possession
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Key numbers
- 36% possession, yet a 2-0 win
- 5 shots on target to 2: Monaco were sharper
- 13' opener worth +0.7 FN xPts
Monaco win with a third of the ball
Monaco beat Marseille 2-0 at Stade Louis II despite having only 36% of the ball. They led for about 77 of the 90 minutes and moved from eighth to first, on six points after two matches.
Brunner's two goals met a wasteful Marseille
Paris Brunner's brace settled it. His 13th-minute opener, set up by Aleksandr Golovin, was worth +0.7 FN xPts, and the second in the 53rd minute, assisted by Eric Dier, added +0.4. Marseille had 13 shots but only two on target, and finished without a goal from 1.4 xG.
Player of the match
Paris Brunner 8.7Dominant
He scored twice and put three of his four shots on target.
Brunner earned most of his credit in attack. His goals in the 13th and 53rd minutes created the 77-minute lead, and he won 8 of 14 duels before being replaced after 81 minutes.
Game state
1-02-0
Monaco ahead 77 min · level 13 min · Marseille 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.
13'
Paris Brunner
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Aleksandr Golovin +0.2
+0.7
53'
Paris Brunner
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Eric Dier +0.1
+0.4
Monaco
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.2→ League points won 3
Marseille
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.2→ 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.
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Match stats
MonacoMarseille
1.72Expected goals (xG)1.4
Timeline
- 13'
Goal
Paris Brunner league goal #1 assist Aleksandr Golovin
- 42'
Yellow
Denis Zakaria
- 43'
Yellow
Lamine Camara
- 46'
Sub
Himad Abdelli → Tochukwu Nnadi
- 46'
Sub
Quinten Timber → Keyliane Abdallah
- 53'
Goal
Paris Brunner league goal #2 assist Eric Dier
- 58'
Sub
Geoffrey Kondogbia → Nayef Aguerd
- 73'
Sub
→ Neal Maupay
- 81'
Sub
Mamadou Coulibaly → Anis Soubeir
- 81'
Sub
Aleksandr Golovin → Matthis Abline
- 81'
Sub
Paris Brunner → Mika Biereth
- 85'
Sub
Stanis Idumbo Muzambo → Mathys Detourbet
- 85'
Sub
Angel Gomes → Faris Moumbagna
- 88'
Yellow
Nazinho
- 90+2'
Yellow
Lukáš Hrádecký
Category leaders
- Key passesMamadou Coulibaly3
- Duels wonLamine Camara9/13
- DribblesLamine Camara2/4
- Defensive actionsLamine Camara8
- ShotsParis Brunner4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonLamine Camara3
#Ligue 1#Monaco#Marseille#Paris Brunner#FN Score
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.