Deportivo La Coruña — Elche 1:1
Deportivo La Coruña1:1
ElcheThe 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.
Score1:1
Home xG0.34Deportivo La Coruña
Away xG1.59Elche
Expected points0.46 : 2.30
Who deserved it
A draw, but Elche created more (1.59 xG against 0.34) — points dropped.
The numbers
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 0.34 | +0.7 | 0.46 |
| Elche | 1 | 1.59 | −0.6 | 2.30 |
Goals
| Minute | Goal | Team | Shot xG | Assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Deportivo La Coruña | 0.07 | Lorenzo Amatucci |
| 75' | Marc Aguado | Elche | 0.09 | Gonzalo Villar |
Key chances
| Minute | Player | Team | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9' | Ali Houary | Elche | 0.62 | saved, from a corner |
| 57' | Fernando Niño | Elche | 0.41 | saved |
| 46' | Federico Redondo | Elche | 0.09 | blocked, header, from a set piece |
Shots: Deportivo La Coruña 8, Elche 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 0 and 2.
How the game went
In the first half xG was Deportivo La Coruña 0.11, Elche 0.87: a small edge for Elche. In the second half xG was Deportivo La Coruña 0.22, Elche 0.75: a small edge for Elche. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.
How it fits the season
Deportivo La Coruña: −1.5 for the season (9 in the table). Elche: −3.7 (18). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.