Levante — Barcelona 2:4

Levante

2:4

Barcelona

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

Levante created more (2.67 xG against 2.47) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Levante	2	2.67	−0.7	1.51
Barcelona	4	2.47	+1.5	1.31

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
4'	Xavi Espart	Barcelona	0.07	Raphinha
18'	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	0.57	Raphinha
47'	Lamine Yamal (penalty)	Barcelona	0.74
78'	Iván Romero	Levante	0.81
87'	Roger Brugué	Levante	0.53
92'	Karim Adeyemi	Barcelona	0.49	Marc Bernal

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
78'	Iván Romero	Levante	0.81	goal
18'	Lamine Yamal	Barcelona	0.57	goal
87'	Roger Brugué	Levante	0.53	goal

Shots: Levante 13, Barcelona 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 3.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Levante 0.65, Barcelona 0.72: about even. In the second half xG was Levante 2.15, Barcelona 1.76: a small edge for Levante. Barcelona scored 4 from 2.47 xG: well above what 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). Barcelona: +3.7 (1). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Celta Vigo — Málaga 1:1Getafe — Deportivo La Coruña 1:1Real Sociedad — Atlético Madrid 0:3

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