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.
The score matched the game: Real Madrid was the better side by chances too.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanyol | 1 | 1.02 | −0.0 | 0.55 |
| Real Madrid | 2 | 2.56 | −0.6 | 2.28 |
Espanyol: −2.6 for the season (15 in the table). Real Madrid: −1.5 (4). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.