Athletic Club — Real Sociedad 2:1

Athletic Club

2:1

Real Sociedad

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: Athletic Club was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Athletic Club	2	3.34	−1.3	2.30
Real Sociedad	1	1.54	−0.5	0.57

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
13'	Iñaki Williams	Athletic Club	0.29	Nico Williams
29'	Luka Sucic	Real Sociedad	0.03
46'	Alex Berenguer (penalty)	Athletic Club	0.74

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
1'	Alex Berenguer	Athletic Club	0.97	off target
87'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.48	saved, header, from a corner
33'	Ander Barrenetxea	Real Sociedad	0.43	saved

Shots: Athletic Club 13, Real Sociedad 14; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Athletic Club 1.78, Real Sociedad 0.49: a clear edge for Athletic Club. In the second half xG was Athletic Club 1.54, Real Sociedad 1.03: a small edge for Athletic Club. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Athletic Club scored 2 from 3.34 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Athletic Club: −4.2 for the season (7 in the table). Real Sociedad: +7.1 (5). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

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