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.
A draw, but Deportivo La Coruña created more (1.94 xG against 1.00) — points dropped.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1 | 1.94 | −0.9 | 1.99 |
| Real Betis | 1 | 1.00 | +0.0 | 0.79 |
Deportivo La Coruña: +2.2 for the season (7 in the table). Real Betis: +6.2 (3). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.