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Another debut goal and record xG: key stats from the match against Orenburg

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Another debut goal and record xG: key stats from the match against Orenburg

On Sunday, the blue-and-white team was minutes away from a hard-fought victory in Orenburg, but they conceded in the end ( 2:2). We've gathered the most interesting statistical information about the game based on data provided by RuStat platform for you

Interesting facts

In four games against Orenburg under Marcel Lick, the Dynamo players never scored fewer than two goals and never lost.

The last time the Dynamo players took two penalties in one game was in May 2023 in a game against Lokomotiv, and then they also converted only the second (both times the penalty kick was taken by Fedor Smolov).

The white-blue team played their first draw in the 10th match of the season — the last time this happened was at the start of the 2009 season.

El-Mehdi Maouhoub became the 22nd player for Dynamo Moscow to score a goal in his debut match in Russian championships.

Eli Dasa played his 60th game for Dynamo, while Bitello and Luis Chávez played their 40th

Another debut goal and record xG: key stats from the match against Orenburg

Team statistics

In the festival match, the teams created the same number of goal-scoring opportunities, but Dynamo's were sharper, which was reflected in a record-high expected goals (xG) for this season.

Key indicators: Orenburg vs Dynamo

Goal-scoring opportunities: 8 - 8Expected goals (xG): 1.98 - 3.64Shots (on target): 16 (6) - 19 (9)Ball possession: 55% - 45%Duels: 46% - 54%Dribbles: 22 - 16Tackles won: 17 - 22Interceptions: 54 - 51

Individual statistics

Since coming on as a substitute, Moroccan forward El Mehdi Maouhoub of Dynamo has taken 5 shots on goal in the 34 minutes he was given to play (the best result in the team), 4 of them on target (the highest figure in the match). Mehdi also has the highest xG among all players in the game - 1.31.

The highest percentage of successful technical and tactical actions in the team is credited to Fabian Balbuena - 86%. In 75 cases, the Paraguayan defender's actions proved beneficial for the blue-and-white team

Another debut goal and record xG: key stats from the match against Orenburg

More often than others, it happened to Bitello — Orenburg players committed 5 fouls against the Brazilian midfielder (the highest number in the match). The explanation for this fact is easy to find in the fact that the game of Dynamo often goes through Bitello. The meeting with the South Ural residents was no exception — the Brazilian took possession of the ball 7 times, as many times as Balbuena (the best result in the team).

At the end of the match, El-Mehdi Maouhoub demonstrated the highest percentage of accurate passes — 92% (12 out of 13 passes). At the same time, in terms of quantity, Fabián Balbuena passed to partners more successfully than others (45 times, 88%).

In terms of the percentage of won duels, those who came on as substitutes, El-Mehdi Maouhoub and Denis Makarov, became the best in Dynamo's lineup — 67%.

Roberto Fernández intercepted the ball more often than others — 12 (the best indicator in the match). At the same time, the Paraguayan defender, along with his compatriot Balbuena, became the best in the team in terms of successful tackles — 67%

Another debut goal and record xG: key stats from the match against Orenburg