Espanyol — Real Madrid 1:2

Espanyol

1:2

Real Madrid

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: Real Madrid was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Espanyol	1	1.02	−0.0	0.55
Real Madrid	2	2.56	−0.6	2.28

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
8'	Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid	0.10	Arda Güler
29'	Cala	Espanyol	0.49	Javi Hernández
89'	Carlos Espí	Real Madrid	0.55

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
52'	Kylian Mbappe-Lottin	Real Madrid	0.73	off target, header, from a corner
46'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.56	off target, header
89'	Carlos Espí	Real Madrid	0.55	goal

Shots: Espanyol 8, Real Madrid 21; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Espanyol 0.64, Real Madrid 0.63: about even. In the second half xG was Espanyol 0.66, Real Madrid 2.00: a clear edge for Real Madrid.

How it fits the season

Espanyol: −3.1 for the season (13 in the table). Real Madrid: +2.3 (2). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Athletic Club — Sevilla 1:3Valencia — Celta Vigo 0:0

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