Schalke 04 — Elversberg 0:0

Schalke 04

0:0

Elversberg

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

A fair draw: the xG gap is only 0.47.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Schalke 04	0	1.27	−1.3	1.71
Elversberg	0	0.80	−0.8	0.99

Goals

There were no goals in this match.

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
53'	Nikola Katic	Schalke 04	0.51	off target, from a set piece
56'	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	0.27	saved, from a set piece
85'	Lukas Petkov	Elversberg	0.14	off target

Shots: Schalke 04 13, Elversberg 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Schalke 04 0.33, Elversberg 0.16: about even. In the second half xG was Schalke 04 0.94, Elversberg 0.67: about even. Schalke 04 scored 0 from 1.27 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Schalke 04: −1.6 for the season (17 in the table). Elversberg: +5.7 (7). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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