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: Sunderland was the better side by chances too.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 1 | 1.56 | −0.6 | 1.75 |
| Fulham | 0 | 1.02 | −1.0 | 1.00 |
Sunderland: −3.7 for the season (14 in the table). Fulham: −3.1 (19). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.