Fenerbahçe's goals outran their chances in a draw with Slavia Praha

Fenerbahçe and Slavia Praha shared four goals at Chobani Stadium, but the home side's finishing did more of the work than its chances did.

Fenerbahçe's chances in this Champions League game were worth 1.12 goals, below the 2.04 that the home side usually creates. Expected goals is a way of valuing chances by where and how each shot was taken, so a tap-in counts for close to a full goal while a long effort from distance counts for very little. On that measure Fenerbahçe finished the night under their usual level, yet they still scored at Chobani Stadium.

The first goal came in the fourth minute, when Oğuz Aydın finished with Milan Škriniar credited with the assist. Mason Greenwood doubled the lead in the eleventh minute, set up by Nélson Semedo, and he earned the best rating on the home side, 7.87. Both goals came early, and both came on a night when the overall chance quality sat below the usual level.

Slavia Praha pulled one back in the fifteenth minute through Lukáš Provod, and Pavel Kacor levelled in the ninetieth, with Emmanuel Ayaosi credited with the assist. Provod and Kacor had the two best ratings on the visiting side, 7.68 and 7.64. Slavia Praha's expected goals figure was 1.55, below the 1.72 that an average team in this competition produces, so the visitors' equaliser came from chances that were worth less than a typical side's.

Possession was close, with Fenerbahçe on 49% and Slavia Praha on 51%. The home side usually has 52% of the ball at home, so this was a small dip rather than a shift. Fenerbahçe had 15 shots, above their usual 13 and above the competition figure of 14.54 per team, with nine from inside the box and four on target. Slavia Praha had the same number of shots from the same number of efforts inside the box, so the difference lay in the quality of those chances rather than their quantity.

Fenerbahçe scored twice, against a usual 1.14 goals per home match, so their finishing ran above normal. They also conceded twice, which is above their usual 1.43 per match at home. The visitors' chances were worth 1.55 goals, while Fenerbahçe usually concedes chances worth 2.26, so the attacking threat Slavia Praha carried into this game was lighter than the home side is used to facing.

In the league table, Fenerbahçe sit 25th with two points from their opening three matches, while Slavia Praha are 29th with one point from the same number of games. Fenerbahçe's recent form has been mixed, with the last six results containing three wins, two draws and one defeat. Slavia Praha's two most recent matches were both defeats, one away and one at home.

Across their last six matches Fenerbahçe have won three, drawn two and lost one, and this draw adds a single point to a record that already includes two draws in the opening games of this competition.

Player of the matchM. Greenwood1 goal7.9

L. Provod1 goal7.7

Pavel Kacor1 goal7.6

R. Lukaku2 chances created7.1