Elversberg 0-2 Darmstadt: 26 shots and nothing to show
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 26 shots, most in Elversberg's eight matches
- xG 1.69 v 0.54, yet a 0-2 result
- Schuhen made six saves
A scoreline at odds with the ball
Elversberg lost 2-0 at home to Darmstadt in a match that ran against the flow of possession. The hosts had the ball for long spells, but Darmstadt struck in the sixth minute and then led for roughly 84 minutes. A goal that early meant Elversberg spent almost the entire match chasing.
More shots, poorer chances than usual
Elversberg took more shots than in any other of their eight matches this season. Yet the 0.07 xG per shot sat below their season average of 0.13, which suggests volume came at the expense of quality. Lukas Petkov summed it up: six attempts, none on target.
Efficiency in front of goal
Elversberg's 1.69 xG yielded nothing, while Darmstadt stretched 0.54 into two goals. Marcel Schuhen stopped everything on target that came his way, whereas Nicolas Kristof had no save to his name as both of Darmstadt's efforts on target found the net.
The second goal closed the door
Lars Kehl, a very early substitute, had put Darmstadt ahead, and Milan Smit doubled the lead in the 56th minute from L. Duijvestijn's assist. That goal was worth +0.8 FN xPts to Darmstadt and −0.7 to Elversberg, the largest combined change of the match.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Lukas Finn Pinckert 7.4Strong
The defender produced three key passes, two tackles and two interceptions.
Elversberg's FN MOM did his best work in build-up and in duels. Pinckert completed 90 of 93 passes and won six of 12 contests, adding two shots of his own. It was a busy, composed display, but with his side behind from the sixth minute it never turned into a goal.
Game state
0-10-2
SV Elversberg ahead 0 min · level 6 min · SV Darmstadt 98 ahead 84 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.
6'
Lars Kehl
Goal · SVE −0.4
+0.4
56'
Milan Smit
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist L. Duijvestijn +0.2 · SVE −0.7
+0.8
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for SV Darmstadt 98 is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
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Match stats
SV ElversbergSV Darmstadt 98
1.69Expected goals (xG)0.54
Compared with usual
SV Elversberg
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| xG | 1.69 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.54 | 2.2 | |
| Shots | 26 | 10.9 | high |
| On target | 6 | 4.4 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 20.1 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.13 | |
| Possession | 74% | 46.5% | high |
| Passes | 651 | 402.3 | high |
| Corners | 18 | 3.9 | high |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.3 | |
Timeline
- 4'
Sub
Nicolas Verkooijen → Lars Kehl
- 6'
Goal
Lars Kehl
- 53'
Yellow
Milan Smit
- 56'
Goal
Milan Smit assist L. Duijvestijn
- 64'
Sub
Noel Futkeu → Luca Schnellbacher
- 64'
Sub
Luca Sirch → Felix Keidel
- 64'
Sub
Ł. Poręba → Maurice Krattenmacher
- 72'
Yellow
Raoul Petretta
- 72'
Sub
Milan Smit → Noah Weißhaupt
- 72'
Sub
Christopher Lannert → William Mikelbrencis
- 77'
Sub
William Cole Campbell → David Mokwa
- 83'
Sub
Florian Le Joncour → Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka
- 88'
Sub
Lee Ho-Jae → Fynn Lakenmacher
- 90+3'
Yellow
Lasse Günther
Category leaders
- Key passesFrederik Schmahl4
- Duels wonKai Klefisch7/10
- DribblesLukas Petkov4/8
- Defensive actionsLukas Petkov6
- ShotsLukas Petkov6 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonChristopher Lannert3
#Elversberg#Darmstadt#DFB-Pokal#Marcel Schuhen#Lukas Finn Pinckert#Milan Smit
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.