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.
The score matched the game: Brentford was the better side by chances too.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 3 | 4.04 | −1.0 | 2.79 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0.76 | −0.8 | 0.15 |
Brentford: +0.6 for the season (4 in the table). Tottenham Hotspur: −3.5 (20). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.