Plzen 1-2 Levski Sofia: Reinaldo's goal and assist
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Key numbers
- 37% possession, yet an away win
- xG per shot 0.19 vs 0.07
- Reinaldo: 1 goal, 1 assist, 3/4 dribbles
Plzen had the ball, Levski the threat
Levski Sofia won away from home despite having only 37% of possession. Plzen fired far more shots, but their xG per shot was just 0.07, against 0.19 for Levski. The visitors' chances were simply better, and that is what decided it.
Levski hit back within three minutes
Christophe Kabongo had levelled for Plzen, but Levski went ahead again within three minutes. Reinaldo's goal in the 65th minute, set up by Maicon, was worth +1.2 FN xPts to his side, while Plzen lost 0.9 FN xPts. Reinaldo had also provided the assist for Everton Bala's opener in the 44th minute.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Reinaldo 8.7Dominant
He scored once, set up another goal, created two chances and won 3 of 4 dribbles.
Reinaldo was involved in both of Levski's goals, laying on the opener before scoring the winner himself. He also won 8 of his 11 duels, which helped Levski keep hold of the ball high up the pitch.
Game state
0-11-11-2
Plzen ahead 0 min · level 47 min · Levski Sofia ahead 43 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.
44'
Everton Bala
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Reinaldo +0.3 · PLZ −0.8
+0.9
62'
Christophe Kabongo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Cheick Souare +0.3 · LEV −1.1
+0.9
65'
Reinaldo
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Maicon +0.4 · PLZ −0.9
+1.2
Plzen
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.6Own moments +0.9Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.8→ League points won 0
Levski Sofia
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.2Own moments +2.1Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.8→ League points won 3
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
PlzenLevski Sofia
0.97Expected goals (xG)1.17
Timeline
- 20'
Yellow
M. Soula
- 44'
Goal
Everton Bala competition goal #1 assist Reinaldo
- 60'
Sub
M. Soula → Armstrong Oko-Flex
- 60'
Sub
Denis Višinský → Salim Fago Lawal
- 60'
Sub
Patrik Hrošovský → S. PirgiÄ
- 62'
Goal
Christophe Kabongo assist Cheick Souare
- 65'
Goal
Reinaldo competition goal #2 assist Maicon
- 74'
Sub
Everton Bala → A. Bouras
- 74'
Sub
Tomáš Ladra → B. Faal
- 74'
Sub
T. Pališčák → Alexandr Sojka
- 77'
Sub
Christophe Kabongo → Matěj Vydra
- 82'
Sub
Reinaldo → J. Perea
- 82'
Sub
E. El Moubarik → Álex Centelles
- 87'
Yellow
S. PirgiÄ
Category leaders
- Key passesReinaldo2
- Duels wonAldair9/13
- DribblesReinaldo3/4
- Defensive actionsAldair7
- ShotsReinaldo3 (on target 1)
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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.