Como 4-1 Manchester United: Paz scores twice and sets up another
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 0.19 xG per shot: a season high from nine matches
- Led for around 88 of the 90 minutes
- United conceded four, most in ten matches this season
Como led for around 88 minutes
Como beat Manchester United 4-1 on league phase matchday three, and for most of the match it was comfortable. Nico Paz's early goal gave them a lead they held for around 88 minutes. Among Como's changes to the starting XI, Jacobo Ramón Naveros scored and Martin Baturina's three key passes were the most of any player.
Fewer shots, better ones
Como had fewer shots than United, yet their 0.19 xG per shot was a season high across their nine matches and well above their average. Eight of their attempts came from inside the box, which points to chances created in dangerous areas rather than long-range speculation. It meant a smaller volume of shots still produced a heavy scoreline.
United concede most in ten matches
United shipped more goals than in any other match of their ten this season, and Como's 2.12 xG was also the most they had allowed in that run. Their own shooting was less threatening, with only 31% of attempts on target. Amad Diallo, introduced at half-time, assisted Joshua Zirkzee's consolation in the first minute of stoppage time.
An early lead set the tone
Nico Paz's early opener was worth +0.6 FN xPts to Como, while United's FN xPts fell by −0.5; no other moment moved the two sides as much. Anastasios Douvikas then doubled the lead soon after the restart for another +0.4. Later goals arrived in a match that was already decided and carried little weight in FN xPts.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Nico Paz 9.3Dominant
Two goals and an assist, with all four of his shots on target.
Paz's early opener gave Como a lead they carried for most of the match, and his assist for Anastasios Douvikas in the 49th minute made it 2-0. He added the third himself in the 57th minute. Most of his credit comes from attacking output, but two interceptions show he contributed beyond the goals, which makes him the FN MOM.
Game state
1-02-03-04-04-1
Como ahead 88 min · level 2 min · Manchester United 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.
2'
Nico Paz
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Lucas Da Cunha +0.2 · MUN −0.5
+0.6
49'
Anastasios Douvikas
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Nico Paz +0.1 · MUN −0.3
+0.4
57'
Nico Paz
Goal · MUN −0.1
+0.1
76'
Jacobo Ramón Naveros
Goal · assist Kaiki · MUN 0.0
0.0
90+1'
Joshua Zirkzee
Goal · assist Amad Diallo · COM 0.0
0.0
Como
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Manchester United
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent 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
ComoManchester United
2.12Expected goals (xG)1.11
Compared with usual
Como
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.12 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 1.11 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 11 | 19.7 | |
| On target | 8 | 6.6 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 14.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.19 | 0.09 | high |
| Possession | 55% | 58.8% | |
| Passes | 669 | 582.4 | |
| Corners | 1 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 9.7 | |
Manchester United
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.5 | high |
| xG | 1.11 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 2.12 | 1.4 | high |
| Shots | 13 | 18 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 11.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 45% | 52.6% | |
| Passes | 545 | 526.2 | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.9 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 9.7 | |
Timeline
- 2'
Goal
Nico Paz competition goal #1 assist Lucas Da Cunha
- 25'
Yellow
Andrey Santos
- 45'
Sub
Andrey Santos → Carlos Baleba
- 45'
Sub
Matheus Cunha → Amad Diallo
- 49'
Goal
Anastasios Douvikas competition goal #3 assist Nico Paz
- 50'
Yellow
Carlos Baleba
- 57'
Goal
Nico Paz competition goal #2
- 64'
Sub
Martin Baturina → Maxence Caqueret
- 67'
Sub
Bruno Fernandes → Joshua Zirkzee
- 69'
Sub
Lucas Da Cunha → Kaiki
- 76'
Goal
Jacobo Ramón Naveros competition goal #1 assist Kaiki
- 79'
Sub
Matthijs de Ligt → Harry Amass
- 80'
Sub
Yan Couto → Ivan Smolčić
- 80'
Sub
Nico Paz → Samuele Ricci
- 80'
Sub
Máximo Perrone → Alberto Dossena
- 84'
Yellow
Marc-Oliver Kempf
- 86'
Yellow
Shea Lacey
- 86'
Sub
Bryan Mbeumo → Shea Lacey
- 90+1'
Goal
Joshua Zirkzee competition goal #1 assist Amad Diallo
Category leaders
- Key passesMartin Baturina3
- Duels wonHarry Maguire9/10
- DribblesAmad Diallo5/9
- Defensive actionsHarry Maguire7
- ShotsNico Paz4 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonYouri Tielemans3
#Champions League#Como#Manchester United#Nico Paz#Amad Diallo
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.