Molde FK 2–3 Galatasaray — UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Match Stats

UEFA Champions League · 2023Wed, 23 Aug 2023, 19:00 UTC

Molde FK

LWLW

2–3Historical match

Galatasaray

DWWW

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

Match at a glance

Galatasaray won 2–3.

Shots: 226
Shots on target: 63
Possession: 49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

Galatasaray beat Molde FK 3–2. Recorded in this match (Molde FK – Galatasaray): shots 22–6, shots on target 6–3, possession 49%–51%, corners 7–3. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Molde FK show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Molde FK's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

19.3 shots/match ▲ShotsMolde FK · Galatasaray12.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Molde FK	Galatasaray	Baseline
Shots	19.3 shots/match	12.5 shots/match	12.2 shots/match
Shots against	6.25 shots/match	12.3 shots/match	11.8 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

8 corners/match ●CornersMolde FK · Galatasaray6.2 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Molde FK	Galatasaray	Baseline
Corners	8 corners/match	6.2 corners/match	5.5 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

Shots22 shots6 shotsMolde FK 22 shots, Galatasaray 6 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsMolde FK 6 shots, Galatasaray 3 shots
Possession49%51%Molde FK 49%, Galatasaray 51%
Corners7 corners3 cornersMolde FK 7 corners, Galatasaray 3 corners
Fouls16 fouls7 foulsMolde FK 16 fouls, Galatasaray 7 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.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Molde FK: 22 shots, 6 on target, 0.70 xG. Galatasaray: 6 shots, 3 on target, 0.37 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Molde FK 0.70 xG · Galatasaray 0.37 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Molde FK favored in 1 of 9 directional metrics · Galatasaray in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Molde FK5 matchesGalatasaray5 matches

1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 2 goals/match

1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 0.8 goals/match

19.3 shots/match ▲Shots4/412.5 shots/match

4.75 shots/matchShots on target4/44.75 shots/match

58% ●Possession3/457.3%

8 corners/match ●Corners5/56.2 corners/match

12.8 fouls/matchFouls4/413.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples5 / 5home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

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: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Wed, 23 Aug 2023, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4