xF.
Nottingham Forest

0–1

xG 0.88–0.75

Leeds United

The City Ground

Nottingham · Sat 22 Aug, 15:00 UK · Premier League · Cap 30,445

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. NFO leaned on set pieces for almost half their expected goals.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

Set plays were 81% of NFO's xG.

NFOLEE
0.17Open play0.32
0.71Set play0.43
0.06Free kicks0.09
0.12Corners0.00
Shot profileFact
NFO were shooting from poor areas, 12 shots without a big chance.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 12–11.

NFOLEE

Shots

12 – 11

xG / shot

0.07 – 0.07

On target

2 – 3

Inside box

6 – 6

Outside box

6 – 5

Blocked

2 – 6

Woodwork

2 – 0

Big chances

0 – 0

Big missed

0 – 0

KeeperFact
LEE's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished -0.37–0.34.

NFO

-0.37

xG prevented

LEE

0.34

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

LEE scored it in the 88'.

First half

  • 18'Yellow, Ola Aina  (Foul).
  • 25'VAR: Offside.
  • 32'Yellow, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Foul).

Second half

  • 52'Yellow, Jair Cunha  (Foul).
  • 62'Chris Wood  on, Dan Ndoye off.
  • 66'Noah Okafor on, Harry Wilson off.
  • 74'Luca Netz on, Ola Aina  off.
  • 74'Xaver Schlager on, James McAtee off.
  • 82'Sean Longstaff on, Brenden Aaronson off.
  • 88'Anton Stach scores (right foot shot).
  • 90+3'Arnaud Kalimuendo on, Murillo off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 3-4-2-1 vs 3-4-2-1Fact
Both started a 3-4-2-1.
xAnalysis

NFO set up 3-4-2-1. LEE set up 3-4-2-1.

NFO · 3-4-2-1LEE · 3-4-2-1

35610111423242631341245691011151824WilliamsMurilloSangaréGibbs-WhiteJesusNdoyeCunhaMcAteeSelsMilenkovićAinaTraffordBogleAmpaduMuharemovićRodonCalvert-Lew…WilsonAaronsonBijolStachJustin
Player ratingsFact
The two XIs rated close.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 6.8–7.0. Stach was the top mark.

NFO

5MurilloDF907.22
24James McAteeMF747.13
6Ibrahim SangaréMF907.11
11Igor JesusFW907.10
34Ola AinaMF746.93
3Neco WilliamsMF906.90
10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteFW906.90
23Jair CunhaDF906.60
21Xaver SchlagerMF166.60
9Chris WoodFW286.50
31Nikola MilenkovićDF906.50
14Dan NdoyeFW626.50
26Matz SelsGK906.40
25Luca NetzDF166.20
15Arnaud KalimuendoFW10.00

LEE

18Anton StachMF907.80
15Jaka BijolDF907.50
1James TraffordGK907.20
24James JustinMF907.20
4Ethan AmpaduMF907.02
5Tarik MuharemovićDF907.00
6Joe RodonDF907.01
11Brenden AaronsonFW826.90
10Harry WilsonFW666.91
19Noah OkaforFW246.81
2Jayden BogleMF906.50
9Dominic Calvert-LewinFW906.50
8Sean LongstaffMF86.50
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 2–1.

NFO

  • Dilane BakwaUnavailable
  • Eric da Silva MoreiraUnavailable

LEE

  • Mateo JosephUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
NFO held the pressure.
xAnalysis

The minute series ran 58–42, NFO to LEE.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
NFO held territory in LEE's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, NFO played through the middle.

NFO thirdMiddleLEE third
35%22%44%
NFOLEE
Match statsFact
NFO had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 56%–44%.

NFOLEE

Possession

56% – 44%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

411 – 326

Lge 440.3

Corners

3 – 2

Lge 4.7

Tackles

8 – 19

Lge 15.4

npxG

0.88 – 0.75