Espanyol — Levante 3:0

Espanyol

3:0

Levante

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: Espanyol was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Espanyol	3	2.01	+1.0	2.60
Levante	0	0.20	−0.2	0.25

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
4'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.60
39'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.53	Javi Hernández
79'	Tyrhys Dolan	Espanyol	0.12	Rafael Bauza

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
4'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.60	goal, from a set piece
39'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.53	goal
79'	Tyrhys Dolan	Espanyol	0.12	goal

Shots: Espanyol 16, Levante 4; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Espanyol 1.53, Levante 0.07: a clear edge for Espanyol. In the second half xG was Espanyol 0.48, Levante 0.12: a small edge for Espanyol. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

How it fits the season

Espanyol: −3.1 for the season (13 in the table). Levante: −0.3 (17). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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