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: Barcelona was the better side by chances too.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 7 | 7.48 | −0.5 | 2.92 |
| Racing Santander | 2 | 1.38 | +0.6 | 0.06 |
Barcelona: +2.6 for the season (1 in the table). Racing Santander: −1.1 (16). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.