Coventry City — Hull City 0:1

Coventry City

0:1

Hull City

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

Coventry City created more (1.18 xG against 0.46) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Coventry City	0	1.18	−1.2	1.94
Hull City	1	0.46	+0.5	0.75

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
81'	Liam Millar	Hull City	0.26	Mohamed Belloumi

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
37'	Taiwo Awoniyi	Coventry City	0.64	saved
81'	Liam Millar	Hull City	0.26	goal
34'	Taiwo Awoniyi	Coventry City	0.13	off target, header

Shots: Coventry City 11, Hull City 6; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Coventry City 1.04, Hull City 0.02: a clear edge for Coventry City. In the second half xG was Coventry City 0.16, Hull City 0.44: about even. Coventry City scored 0 from 1.18 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Coventry City: −0.8 for the season (17 in the table). Hull City: +2.0 (13). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Liverpool — Nottingham Forest 2:2Bournemouth — Everton 1:1Tottenham Hotspur — Newcastle United 0:2

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