Sunderland — Leeds United 0:0

Sunderland

0:0

Leeds United

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 0.05.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Sunderland	0	1.02	−1.0	1.31
Leeds United	0	1.07	−1.1	1.39

Goals

There were no goals in this match.

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
93'	Sean Longstaff	Leeds United	0.42	blocked
25'	Brian Brobbey	Sunderland	0.32	saved
55'	Tarik Muharemovic	Leeds United	0.27	saved, header, from a corner

Shots: Sunderland 15, Leeds United 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Sunderland 0.53, Leeds United 0.07: a small edge for Sunderland. In the second half xG was Sunderland 0.49, Leeds United 0.98: a small edge for Leeds United. The edge in chances passed from Sunderland to Leeds United. Sunderland scored 0 from 1.02 xG: fewer than they created. Leeds United scored 0 from 1.07 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Sunderland: −6.2 for the season (19 in the table). Leeds United: +0.1 (9). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

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