Sturm Graz 1-0 Marseille: an early goal, held for 77 minutes
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 29% possession, yet a 1-0 win for Sturm Graz
- Marseille: 1 shot on target, lowest of 9 matches
- xG 1.47 v 0.73: the better chances were Sturm's
An early goal, then a long defence
Sturm Graz beat Marseille 1-0 in Graz thanks to Oumar Diakité's strike in the 13th minute, set up by Luca Weinhandl. The hosts then spent about 77 minutes in front and held the lead until full-time. Diakité was substituted at the interval.
Possession without penetration
Marseille had 71 per cent of the ball, their highest figure of the season so far. They managed one shot on target, their fewest, and the average attempt was worth just 0.05 xG. That much possession produced little threat against a home side content to defend.
Sturm Graz had the better chances
Sturm Graz had far less of the ball, yet their xG was 1.47 against Marseille's 0.73. Shot volume was almost level, but the home side's average attempt was worth 0.11 xG, a sign of better chances. They also committed many more fouls than Marseille, which helped break up the rhythm of the match.
Weinhandl's work, Garcia's resistance
Diakité's goal was worth +0.7 FN xPts to Sturm Graz, while Marseille's FN xPts fell by 0.7 at the same moment. Weinhandl, who made the assist, also led all players with three key passes. For Marseille, Ulisses Garcia was the busiest defender on the pitch but could not undo it.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Ulisses Garcia 8.2Dominant
Seven tackles and 13 of 18 duels won earned him the FN MOM label.
Garcia's strongest work was defensive: seven tackles and an interception, plus 58 accurate passes from 62 that kept Marseille's build-up moving. He also created two chances. But Sturm Graz scored in the 13th minute and Marseille registered only one shot on target, so his work never turned into a result.
Game state
1-0
Sturm Graz ahead 77 min · level 13 min · Marseille 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.
13'
Oumar Diakité
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Luca Weinhandl +0.2 · OM −0.7
+0.7
Sturm Graz
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.0Own moments +0.7Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +1.3→ League points won 3
Marseille
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect −1.0→ 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
Sturm GrazMarseille
1.47Expected goals (xG)0.73
Compared with usual
Marseille
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.7 | |
| xG | 0.73 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.47 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 14 | 13 | |
| On target | 1 | 4.7 | low |
| Shots faced | 13 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 71% | 56.1% | high |
| Passes | 676 | 566.9 | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 11.3 | |
Timeline
- 13'
Goal
Oumar Diakité competition goal #1 assist Luca Weinhandl
- 24'
Yellow
Angel Gomes
- 32'
Yellow
Oumar Diakité
- 45'
Sub
Angel Gomes → Himad Abdelli
- 45'
Sub
Neal Maupay → Igor Paixão
- 45'
Sub
Oumar Diakité → Belmin Beganović
- 63'
Yellow
Luca Weinhandl
- 65'
Sub
Geoffrey Kondogbia → Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
- 65'
Sub
Nayef Aguerd → CJ Egan-Riley
- 80'
Yellow
Amine Gouiri
- 83'
Sub
Kelyann Bezahaf → Timothy Weah
- 84'
Yellow
Arjan Malić
- 87'
Sub
Jacob Peter Hödl → Albert Vallci
- 90'
Sub
V. Matoshi → J. Halwachs
- 90+1'
Yellow
Bamo Meïté
Category leaders
- Key passesLuca Weinhandl3
- Duels wonUlisses Garcia13/18
- DribblesLuca Weinhandl2/3
- Defensive actionsUlisses Garcia8
- ShotsIgor Paixão4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonLuca Weinhandl3
#Sturm Graz#Marseille#Europa League#Ulisses Garcia#Oumar Diakité#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.