UEFA Champions League · 2024

Arsenal 2–0 Paris Saint-Germain · UEFA Champions League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Arsenal won 2–0.

Shots
610
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
0.710.4
Possession
35%65%

Full time

What the match recorded

Arsenal beat Paris Saint-Germain 2–0. Recorded in this match (Arsenal – Paris Saint-Germain): shots 6–10, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 0.71–0.4, possession 35%–65%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots10 shotsArsenal 6 shots, Paris Saint-Germain 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsArsenal 5 shots, Paris Saint-Germain 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.71 xG0.4 xGArsenal 0.71 xG, Paris Saint-Germain 0.4 xG
  • Possession35%65%Arsenal 35%, Paris Saint-Germain 65%
  • Corners1 corner5 cornersArsenal 1 corner, Paris Saint-Germain 5 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls8 foulsArsenal 8 fouls, Paris Saint-Germain 8 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Nuno Mendes · Paris Saint-Germain · 10′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarquinhos · Paris Saint-Germain · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKang-in Lee · Paris Saint-Germain · 68′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJoão Neves · Paris Saint-Germain · 10′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedNuno Mendes · Paris Saint-Germain · 28′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAchraf Hakimi · Paris Saint-Germain · 31′ · 0.03 xG · on targetBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 35′ · 0.03 xG · goalFabián Ruiz · Paris Saint-Germain · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBukayo Saka · Arsenal · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMarquinhos · Paris Saint-Germain · 85′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoão Neves · Paris Saint-Germain · 66′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAchraf Hakimi · Paris Saint-Germain · 90′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 75′ · 0.12 xG · on targetKai Havertz · Arsenal · 58′ · 0.15 xG · on targetKai Havertz · Arsenal · 20′ · 0.18 xG · goalGabriel Martinelli · Arsenal · 52′ · 0.18 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Arsenal: 6 shots, 5 on target, 0.70 xG. Paris Saint-Germain: 10 shots, 2 on target, 0.39 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Kai Havertz · Arsenal · 20′Bukayo Saka · Arsenal · 35′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Arsenal 0.70 xG · Paris Saint-Germain 0.39 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
12 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/113 days

Arsenal / Paris Saint-Germain

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 1 Oct 2024, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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