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: Celta Vigo was the better side by chances too.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celta Vigo | 5 | 2.23 | +2.8 | 2.33 |
| Racing Santander | 0 | 0.72 | −0.7 | 0.49 |
Celta Vigo: −1.7 for the season (14 in the table). Racing Santander: −1.1 (16). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.