Juventus 2-2 Rennes: Woltemade's penalty answers Dia's
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Key numbers
- 2.25 xG, Juventus' best of nine matches
- 16 shots conceded, season average 8
- Two penalty goals, in the 43rd and 67th
Ahead, behind, then level again
Zeki Çelik put Juventus in front in the fifth minute, his second goal of this Europa League campaign. Rennes levelled in the 15th minute and went ahead from the penalty spot in the 43rd. Juventus needed until the 67th minute to restore parity, with Rennes having led for roughly 24 minutes.
A season-best attack, a leakier defence
Juventus' 2.25 xG is the highest of their nine matches this season, and their 0.16 xG per shot is also above their average. The chances were better than usual, but so was the threat at the other end: Rennes' 1.75 xG is well above the average Juventus have conceded so far, which suggests the price of that attacking output.
Woltemade creates, Tamari carries
Nick Woltemade, a new face in the starting line-up, hit the target only once from seven shots. Yet he set up Çelik's opener and scored the 67th-minute penalty. For Rennes, Mousa Tamari won four of six dribbles and scored the 15th-minute equaliser, so both attacks had a clear reference point.
The 67th-minute spot-kick erased Rennes' lead
Woltemade's penalty was worth +0.9 FN xPts to Juventus and −1.1 to Rennes, the largest combined change of any moment in the match. Dia's earlier penalty had cost Juventus −0.8 FN xPts, so this goal restored the balance rather than tipping it. The sides shared a point.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Nick Woltemade 8.2Dominant
He provided an assist, scored a penalty, took seven shots and created two chances.
Attacking work earned him most of his points. Only one of his seven shots hit the target, but that was the 67th-minute equaliser, and the opener came from his pass. He also won seven of 13 duels and made four blocks, so he contributed at both ends of the pitch.
Game state
1-01-11-22-2
Juventus ahead 10 min · level 56 min · Rennes ahead 24 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.
5'
Zeki Çelik
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Nick Woltemade +0.2 · REN −0.4
+0.5
15'
Mousa Tamari
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Bryan Reynolds +0.1 · JUV −0.5
+0.4
43'
Boulaye Dia
Pen goal · JUV −0.8
+0.8
67'
Nick Woltemade
Pen goal · REN −1.1
+0.9
Juventus
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.4Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −1.2→ League points won 1
Rennes
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −1.5Time effect +0.6→ 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
JuventusRennes
2.25Expected goals (xG)1.75
Compared with usual
Juventus
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | |
| xG | 2.25 | 1.5 | high |
| xG against | 1.75 | 0.57 | high |
| Shots | 14 | 16.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 6 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 8 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.09 | high |
| Possession | 54% | 56.8% | |
| Passes | 508 | 554.8 | |
| Corners | 7 | 7.1 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 13 | |
Rennes
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 1.75 | 2 | |
| xG against | 2.25 | 2.1 | |
| Shots | 16 | 18 | |
| On target | 5 | 6.6 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 13.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 46% | 54.3% | |
| Passes | 452 | 483.8 | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 12.6 | |
Timeline
- 5'
Goal
Zeki Çelik competition goal #2 assist Nick Woltemade
- 15'
Goal
Mousa Tamari competition goal #1 assist Bryan Reynolds
- 19'
Yellow
Federico Gatti
- 43'
Goal
Boulaye Dia (pen) competition goal #1
- 45'
Sub
Zeki Çelik → Pierre Kalulu
- 60'
Sub
Federico Gatti → Nicolás González
- 67'
Goal
Nick Woltemade (pen) competition goal #3
- 80'
Sub
Lloyd Kelly → Jhon Lucumí
- 80'
Sub
Randal Kolo Muani → Jérémie Boga
- 81'
Sub
Adrien Thomasson → Sebastian Szymański
- 81'
Sub
Boulaye Dia → Issa Soumaré
- 81'
Sub
Mousa Tamari → Eliezer Mayenda
- 82'
Yellow
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
- 90'
VAR
Jhon Lucumí
- 90+1'
Sub
Andrea Cambiaso → Kerim-Sam Alajbegović
Category leaders
- Key passesWeston McKennie4
- Duels wonAbdelhamid Ait Boudlal11/17
- DribblesMousa Tamari4/6
- Defensive actionsAbdelhamid Ait Boudlal7
- ShotsNick Woltemade7 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonAbdelhamid Ait Boudlal3
#Juventus#Rennes#Europa League#Nick Woltemade#Mousa Tamari#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.