Inter 5-3 Udinese: from two down to five goals and a win
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Key numbers
- xG 3.05 v 0.92: Inter created the better chances
- Trailed 2-0, won 5-3, led by three at most
- Udinese: 5 of 6 shots on target, 3 goals
From 2-0 down to a five-goal comeback
Udinese struck in the 9th and 16th minutes, and Inter looked in real trouble. Then Carlos Augusto pulled one back in the 26th minute and the floodgates opened: five goals in all. It was 2-2 at the break, three more followed after it, and Idrissa Gueye's consolation in the 90th minute came when Inter had already led by three.
Possession was normal; shots were not
Inter's share of the ball was in line with their average across four league matches this season. What changed was the shot count at the other end: Inter allowed just six, well below their average of 12.3. Udinese, meanwhile, conceded far more shots than their five-match average, 27 in total.
Udinese clinical, Okoye busy
Udinese turned five shots on target into three goals, and their xG per shot was higher than Inter's, which suggests they made the most of few chances. Inter piled up the efforts but ran into Maduka Okoye, who made seven saves. The home side still found a way past him five times.
Barella's leveller turned the match
The match turned on Nicolò Barella's equaliser in the 35th minute and Marcus Thuram's go-ahead goal in the 57th, each worth +0.8 FN xPts. Thuram was involved in both, setting up Barella before scoring himself. Goals from the 79th minute onwards carried almost no FN xPts, as the scoreline was already settled.
Player of the match
Nicolò Barella 8.7Dominant
He led all players with six key passes and scored the 35th-minute equaliser.
Nicolò Barella earned most of his FN Score through attack. His six key passes were the most on the pitch, and both of his shots hit the target, one of them the equaliser that made it 2-2 in the 35th minute. Inter had been 2-0 down, and the half-time scoreline was level before Thuram's 57th-minute goal put them ahead.
Game state
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Inter ahead 33 min · level 31 min · Udinese ahead 26 min
- Ange-Yoan Bonny — off the bench 20 min · 1G 0A
- Idrissa Gueye — off the bench 29 min · 1G 0A
- Vakoun Issouf Bayo — off the bench 10 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.
9'
James Abankwah
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Unai Gómez +0.2
+0.6
16'
Jürgen Ekkelenkamp
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Keinan Davis +0.2
+0.7
26'
Carlos Augusto
Goal
+0.6
35'
Nicolò Barella
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Marcus Thuram +0.2
+0.8
57'
Marcus Thuram
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Andy Diouf +0.2
+0.8
67'
Pio Esposito
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Piotr Zieliński +0.1
+0.3
79'
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Goal
0.0
90'
Idrissa Gueye
Goal · assist Vakoun Issouf Bayo
0.0
Inter
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +2.5Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.5→ League points won 3
Udinese
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +1.3Opponent moments −2.3Time effect +0.4→ 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
InterUdinese
3.05Expected goals (xG)0.92
Compared with usual
Inter
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 5 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 27 | 23.5 | |
| On target | 12 | 6.8 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 12.3 | |
| Possession | 66% | 65.5% | |
| Passes | 638 | 639.3 | |
| Corners | 10 | 7.5 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 6.8 | |
Udinese
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 6 | 13 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 27 | 14.6 | |
| Possession | 34% | 42.4% | |
| Passes | 331 | 396.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 80.8% | |
| Corners | 1 | 2.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 13.8 | |
Timeline
- 9'
Goal
James Abankwah league goal #1 assist Unai Gómez
- 16'
Goal
Jürgen Ekkelenkamp league goal #2 assist Keinan Davis
- 26'
Goal
Carlos Augusto league goal #1
- 35'
Goal
Nicolò Barella league goal #1 assist Marcus Thuram
- 45'
Yellow
Keinan Davis
- 57'
Goal
Marcus Thuram league goal #2 assist Andy Diouf
- 60'
Yellow
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
- 61'
Sub
Unai Gómez → Idrissa Gueye
- 62'
Sub
John Stones → Benjamin Pavard
- 62'
Sub
Henrikh Mkhitaryan → Curtis Jones
- 67'
Goal
Pio Esposito league goal #2 assist Piotr Zieliński
- 70'
Sub
Alessandro Bastoni → Federico Dimarco
- 70'
Sub
Marcus Thuram → Ange-Yoan Bonny
- 73'
Sub
Lennon Miller → Giorgi Chakvetadze
- 74'
Sub
Mërgim Vojvoda → Nicolò Bertola
- 79'
Goal
Ange-Yoan Bonny league goal #1
- 80'
Sub
Jürgen Ekkelenkamp → Sandi Lovrić
- 80'
Sub
Keinan Davis → Vakoun Issouf Bayo
- 82'
Sub
Piotr Zieliński → Aleksandar Stanković
- 90'
Goal
Idrissa Gueye league goal #1 assist Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Category leaders
- Key passesNicolò Barella6
- Duels wonMarcus Thuram7/10
- DribblesMarcus Thuram2/2
- Defensive actionsJesper Karlström7
- ShotsHenrikh Mkhitaryan3 (on target 1)
#Inter#Udinese#Serie A#Nicolò Barella#Marcus Thuram#comeback
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.