Celta Vigo — Real Betis 0:0

Celta Vigo

0:0

Real Betis

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 0.27.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Celta Vigo	0	0.80	−0.8	1.12
Real Betis	0	1.07	−1.1	1.56

Goals

There were no goals in this match.

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
92'	Troy Parrott	Real Betis	0.36	off target
22'	Pablo Durán	Celta Vigo	0.33	saved
21'	Natan	Real Betis	0.12	off target, header, from a corner

Shots: Celta Vigo 12, Real Betis 15; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Celta Vigo 0.63, Real Betis 0.31: a small edge for Celta Vigo. In the second half xG was Celta Vigo 0.17, Real Betis 0.76: a small edge for Real Betis. The edge in chances passed from Celta Vigo to Real Betis. Real Betis 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

Celta Vigo: −2.7 for the season (11 in the table). Real Betis: +7.9 (4). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Athletic Club — Getafe 4:0Real Sociedad — Levante 2:1Barcelona — Real Madrid 1:2

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