Levante — Athletic Club 3:1
Levante3:1
Athletic ClubThe 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.
Score3:1
Home xG1.84Levante
Away xG1.71Athletic Club
Expected points1.47 : 1.31
Who deserved it
The score matched the game: Levante was the better side by chances too.
The numbers
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levante | 3 | 1.84 | +1.2 | 1.47 |
| Athletic Club | 1 | 1.71 | −0.7 | 1.31 |
Goals
| Minute | Goal | Team | Shot xG | Assist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19' | Roger Brugué | Levante | 0.09 | Daniel Requena |
| 21' | Roger Brugué | Levante | 0.53 | |
| 66' | Alex Berenguer (penalty) | Athletic Club | 0.74 | |
| 97' | Etta Eyong | Levante | 0.83 |
Key chances
| Minute | Player | Team | xG | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97' | Etta Eyong | Levante | 0.83 | goal |
| 21' | Roger Brugué | Levante | 0.53 | goal |
| 92' | Yeray Álvarez | Athletic Club | 0.13 | off target, from a corner |
Shots: Levante 12, Athletic Club 21; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 1.
How the game went
In the first half xG was Levante 0.87, Athletic Club 0.46: a small edge for Levante. In the second half xG was Levante 1.40, Athletic Club 1.25: about even. Levante scored 3 from 1.84 xG: more than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.
How it fits the season
Levante: −0.3 for the season (17 in the table). Athletic Club: −4.2 (7). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.