NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Levski Sofia: Vutsov's eight saves hold firm
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Key numbers
- xG 2.16 v 1.28: the hosts made the better chances
- Eight saves for S. Vutsov, plus one assist
- 64': Chery's goal cost Levski −1.1 FN xPts
Chances without the goals
NEC Nijmegen and Levski Sofia drew 1-1 after Reinaldo scored in the 35th minute and Tjaronn Chery levelled after the break. The hosts created the better chances, with an xG of 2.16, but scored only once.
Vutsov's saves kept Levski ahead
Levski goalkeeper S. Vutsov made eight saves and also set up Reinaldo's opener. Chery's 64th-minute equaliser still took −1.1 off Levski's FN xPts, the largest combined movement of the match.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
S. Vutsov 8.4Dominant
He made eight saves, conceded once and provided the assist for Reinaldo's 35th-minute opener.
FN MOM S. Vutsov faced nine shots on target and conceded once, which kept Levski ahead until the 64th minute. His assist for Reinaldo in the 35th minute meant he influenced the match at both ends of the pitch.
Game state
0-11-1
NEC Nijmegen ahead 0 min · level 61 min · Levski Sofia ahead 29 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.
35'
Reinaldo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist S. Vutsov +0.2 · NEC −0.8
+0.8
64'
Tjaronn Chery
Goal · LEV −1.1
+0.9
NEC Nijmegen
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.7→ League points won 1
Levski Sofia
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.1→ League points won 1
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
NEC NijmegenLevski Sofia
2.16Expected goals (xG)1.28
Timeline
- 17'
VAR
Everton Bala
- 24'
Yellow
Noe Lebreton
- 35'
Goal
Reinaldo competition goal #1 assist S. Vutsov
- 62'
Sub
David Kusso → Armstrong Oko-Flex
- 62'
Sub
E. El Moubarik → G. Trdin
- 64'
Goal
Tjaronn Chery competition goal #1
- 75'
Sub
Perr Schuurs → Ahmetcan Kaplan
- 75'
Sub
Marko Grujić → M. Soula
- 75'
Sub
Everton Bala → J. Perea
- 84'
Sub
Dušan Tadić → Willum Thor Willumsson
- 84'
Sub
Clement Bischoff → Dennis Geiger
- 90+2'
Sub
Noe Lebreton → Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar
- 90+2'
Sub
Gabriel Brás → Y. Moslih
- 90+4'
Sub
Reinaldo → Álex Centelles
Category leaders
- Key passesClement Bischoff4
- Duels wonKevin Kers16/25
- DribblesKevin Kers6/6
- Defensive actionsMaicon6
- ShotsTjaronn Chery5 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonSerginho4
#NEC Nijmegen#Levski Sofia#Europa League#S. Vutsov#Tjaronn Chery#Reinaldo
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.