Deportivo La Coruña — Valencia 3:1

Deportivo La Coruña

3:1

Valencia

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: Deportivo La Coruña was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Deportivo La Coruña	3	1.41	+1.6	1.65
Valencia	1	1.02	−0.0	1.09

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
12'	César Tárrega (own goal)	Deportivo La Coruña	—
16'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.42	Mario Soriano
25'	Umar Sadiq	Valencia	0.57
58'	Mouctar Diakhaby (own goal)	Deportivo La Coruña	—

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
25'	Umar Sadiq	Valencia	0.57	goal
16'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.42	goal
62'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.32	saved, header

Shots: Deportivo La Coruña 11, Valencia 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Deportivo La Coruña 0.80, Valencia 0.66: about even. In the second half xG was Deportivo La Coruña 0.60, Valencia 0.34: about even. Deportivo La Coruña scored 3 from 1.41 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Deportivo La Coruña: −1.5 for the season (9 in the table). Valencia: −3.7 (19). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

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