Manchester United — Bournemouth 0:3

Manchester United

0:3

Bournemouth

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

The score matched the game: Bournemouth was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Manchester United	0	0.84	−0.8	0.46
Bournemouth	3	2.56	+0.4	2.39

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
37'	Rayan	Bournemouth	0.18	Justin Kluivert
42'	Marcus Tavernier	Bournemouth	0.55	Adrien Truffert
70'	Evanilson	Bournemouth	0.39	Lewis Cook

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
42'	Marcus Tavernier	Bournemouth	0.55	goal
65'	Rayan	Bournemouth	0.46	off target
3'	Rayan	Bournemouth	0.39	off target, header, from a corner

Shots: Manchester United 17, Bournemouth 10; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 0 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Manchester United 0.14, Bournemouth 1.37: a clear edge for Bournemouth. In the second half xG was Manchester United 0.68, Bournemouth 1.20: a small edge for Bournemouth. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

How it fits the season

Manchester United: −4.5 for the season (18 in the table). Bournemouth: −3.6 (7). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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