The table shows the result, xPTS shows the quality of play. Below both clubs sit side by side on every metric: where the gap is real and where luck made it.
| Villarreal | Deportivo La Coruña | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | 10 | 11 |
| Points | 12 | 11 |
| xPTS | 18.3 | 13.4 |
| Δ points − xPTS | −6.3 | −2.4 |
| xG per match | 2.39 | 1.44 |
| xGA per match | 1.43 | 1.46 |
| Scored | 15 | 13 |
| Conceded | 14 | 13 |
By quality of play Villarreal is ahead: 18.3 xPTS against 13.4. In the table the gap is 1 points. The gap between points and play — Villarreal: −6.3, Deportivo La Coruña: −2.4.
Expected points over the coming rounds: Villarreal — 9.5, Deportivo La Coruña — 6.0.