Celta Vigo — Racing Santander 5:0

Celta Vigo

5:0

Racing Santander

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: Celta Vigo was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

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

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
31'	Hugo Gonzalez (penalty)	Celta Vigo	0.74
42'	Ilaix Moriba	Celta Vigo	0.06	Miguel Román
68'	Miguel Román	Celta Vigo	0.02
77'	Pablo Durán	Celta Vigo	0.48	Hugo Álvarez
91'	Pablo Durán	Celta Vigo	0.50	Hugo Álvarez

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
91'	Pablo Durán	Celta Vigo	0.50	goal
77'	Pablo Durán	Celta Vigo	0.48	goal
83'	Giorgi Guliashvili	Racing Santander	0.41	off target

Shots: Celta Vigo 13, Racing Santander 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Celta Vigo 0.93, Racing Santander 0.14: a small edge for Celta Vigo. In the second half xG was Celta Vigo 1.30, Racing Santander 0.58: a small edge for Celta Vigo. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Celta Vigo scored 5 from 2.23 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Celta Vigo: −2.7 for the season (11 in the table). Racing Santander: +0.3 (10). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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