Feyenoord 3-2 Como: result and report

Report

Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 after falling behind early, in a game Como had been expected to win. The comeback was earned through persistence. Still, the scoreline makes Feyenoord look sharper in front of goal than their chances suggest.

How the game turned

Como struck first when Assane Diao scored from Jacobo Ramón's pass on 18 minutes. The lead lasted only two minutes, because Gjivai Zechiël equalised from Luciano Valente's assist.

Anis Hadj Moussa put Feyenoord ahead on 52 minutes, set up by Gaoussou Diarra, and he was named player of the match. An own goal from Robert Sánchez on 81 minutes made it 3-1. That looked decisive until Anastasios Douvikas pulled one back in the third minute of stoppage time.

Feyenoord: more shots, fewer clear chances

The chance numbers tell a different story from the scoreline. Feyenoord did not create a single big chance, while Como created three. Como also finished with slightly more xG, 0.96 to 0.79.

That does not make the win a fluke. Feyenoord had ten shots to Como's eight and eleven key passes to seven. They also hit the woodwork twice, so two more efforts came close to going in. Their pressure was higher on average too, even though Como had slightly more of the ball.

Como: the better openings, too little end product

Como's problem was turning good positions into goals. They missed one of their three big chances. Feyenoord and Como each had five shots on target, yet Feyenoord scored three times from less than one expected goal, and one of those goals was an own goal. Douvikas's late goal came too late to change the result, though it showed how thin the margin really was.