Fenerbahçe 2-2 Slavia Praha: result and report

Report

Fenerbahçe threw away a two-goal lead and were held 2-2 at home, in a match they had been expected to win. The equaliser came late, but Slavia Praha did enough across the game to earn their point.

Fenerbahçe could hardly have started better. Oğuz Aydın scored after four minutes from Milan Škriniar's pass. Mason Greenwood then made it 2-0 in the 11th minute, set up by Nélson Semedo.

The cushion lasted only four minutes, though. Lukas Provod pulled one back on 15 minutes, and the score then held until the 90th minute. That was when Pavel Kačor equalised from Emmanuel Ayaosi's assist.

Slavia Praha's better chances

The draw looks fair because the chance quality leaned towards Slavia Praha. They finished with more xG, 1.32 to 1.10, and created three big chances to Fenerbahçe's two. Each side had four shots on target.

So Fenerbahçe's two early goals came from a modest return of chances, while Slavia Praha kept producing the better openings after falling behind. The pressure pattern supports that reading. Slavia Praha had the higher average pressure and the strongest single spell of it in the match.

Fenerbahçe's case

Fenerbahçe still had arguments on their side. They had more shots, 12 to 8, as well as more dangerous attacks and key passes. Greenwood was named player of the match after his goal.

Yet that volume did not turn into better chances. After the 11th minute, Fenerbahçe did not add to their lead, despite having more of the ball in dangerous areas.