Deportivo La Coruña — Real Betis 1:1

Deportivo La Coruña

1:1

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 draw, but Deportivo La Coruña created more (1.94 xG against 1.00) — points dropped.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Deportivo La Coruña	1	1.94	−0.9	2.00
Real Betis	1	1.00	+0.0	0.79

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
42'	Juan Camilo Hernández	Real Betis	0.05	Nelson Deossa
86'	Diego Villares	Deportivo La Coruña	0.27	Mario Soriano

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
76'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.33	saved
59'	David Mella	Deportivo La Coruña	0.31	saved
64'	Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	Real Betis	0.31	saved

Shots: Deportivo La Coruña 23, Real Betis 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Deportivo La Coruña 0.12, Real Betis 0.32: about even. In the second half xG was Deportivo La Coruña 1.83, Real Betis 0.71: a clear edge for Deportivo La Coruña.

How it fits the season

Deportivo La Coruña: −1.5 for the season (9 in the table). Real Betis: +7.9 (4). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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