Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Le Mans: the bench restores the lead
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 4.07 v 1.61: PSG created the better chances
- xG per shot 0.19, above the 0.09 season average
- Le Mans: 28% possession and 17 fouls
PSG regrouped quickly after the equaliser
Paris Saint-Germain beat Le Mans 3-1, though not before Louis Mafouta cancelled out Beraldo's early penalty in the 54th minute. The hosts regained the lead in the 61st minute and added a third in the 68th. Le Mans never found a way back, and PSG regrouped quickly to spend around 64 minutes in front overall.
Better shots, not more of them
The volume of shooting was ordinary for PSG; the quality was not. Their xG per shot of 0.19 sat well above the 0.09 average across their six matches this season, so each attempt carried more threat. Even so, 4.07 xG produced only three goals, which suggests the finishing left something on the table.
Le Mans defended without the ball
Le Mans were left with 28 per cent of possession, far below their season average, and committed 17 fouls. Goalkeeper Nicolas Kocik made five saves to keep the match competitive, and Lucas Calodat's assist for Mafouta's goal was their one clear reward on the night.
Two players from the bench shaped the lead
PSG changed nine starters before kick-off, leaving Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Warren Zaïre-Emery among the substitutes. Kvaratskhelia scored soon after coming on, and Zaïre-Emery then set up Maghnes Akliouche for the third. The 61st-minute goal turned a draw into a lead and was worth +0.8 FN xPts, the highest figure of the match.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Lucas Digne 7.9Strong
He won seven of nine duels and created three chances.
Digne collected his points across defence, build-up and attack rather than in one area. He completed 73 of 79 passes and played all 90 minutes through the 54th-minute equaliser and the goals in the 61st and 68th, giving PSG a reliable outlet while the lead was rebuilt.
Game state
1-01-12-13-1
Paris Saint Germain ahead 64 min · level 26 min · Le Mans 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
19'
Beraldo
Pen goal · LMF −0.3
+0.4
54'
Louis Mafouta
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Lucas Calodat +0.2 · PSG −0.7
+0.5
61'
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Goal · LMF −0.5
+0.8
68'
Maghnes Akliouche
Goal · assist Warren Zaïre-Emery · LMF −0.1
+0.2
90+3'
Désiré Doué
Pen miss · LMF 0.0
0.0
Paris Saint Germain
Expected (last two seasons) 2.4Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Le Mans
Expected (last two seasons) 0.4Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −0.9Time effect 0.0→ 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
Paris Saint GermainLe Mans
4.07Expected goals (xG)1.61
Compared with usual
Paris Saint Germain
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 2.3 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 4.07 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.61 | 0.97 | |
| Shots | 22 | 23.5 | |
| On target | 8 | 8.3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 9.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.19 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 72% | 67% | |
| Passes | 696 | 719.3 | |
| Corners | 4 | 6.2 | |
| Fouls | 3 | 6.7 | |
Le Mans
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 1.61 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 4.07 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 11 | 10.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 22 | 16.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.15 | 0.16 | |
| Possession | 28% | 46.4% | |
| Passes | 255 | 408.8 | |
| Corners | 4 | 2.6 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 14.4 | |
Timeline
- 16'
VAR
Achraf Hakimi
- 19'
Goal
Beraldo (pen) league goal #1
- 45'
Sub
Habibou Diallo → Dame Gueye
- 47'
Yellow
Dame Gueye
- 54'
Goal
Louis Mafouta league goal #4 assist Lucas Calodat
- 54'
VAR
Louis Mafouta
- 58'
Sub
João Neves → Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 58'
Sub
Pedro Fernández → Fabián Ruiz
- 59'
Sub
Beraldo → Vitinha
- 59'
Sub
Mika Godts → Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
- 61'
Goal
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia league goal #1
- 65'
Yellow
Louis Mafouta
- 66'
Sub
Jean Vercruysse → Billal Brahimi
- 68'
Goal
Maghnes Akliouche league goal #1 assist Warren Zaïre-Emery
- 72'
Sub
Achraf Hakimi → Désiré Doué
- 72'
Sub
Louis Mafouta → William Harhouz
- 72'
Sub
Alexandre Lauray → Antoine Rabillard
- 77'
Sub
Lucas Calodat → Yasser Larouci
- 90+2'
Yellow
Rayan Bamba
- 90+2'
Yellow
Billal Brahimi
- 90+3'
Pen miss
Désiré Doué
- 90+3'
Yellow
Noa Boissé
- 90+5'
VAR
Vitinha
Category leaders
- Key passesWarren Zaïre-Emery3
- Duels wonLucas Digne7/9
- DribblesDésiré Doué3/3
- Defensive actionsNoa Boissé5
- ShotsAchraf Hakimi5 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonLucas Hernández3
#Paris Saint-Germain#Le Mans#Ligue 1#Lucas Digne#Maghnes Akliouche#Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
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.