Málaga — Real Sociedad 2:5

Málaga

2:5

Real Sociedad

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 Sociedad was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Málaga	2	1.92	+0.1	1.06
Real Sociedad	5	2.57	+2.4	1.76

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
2'	Takefusa Kubo	Real Sociedad	0.02	Hector Fort
25'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.38
53'	Adrián Niño	Málaga	0.36	Pablo Martínez
58'	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	0.08	Takefusa Kubo
65'	Pablo Martínez	Málaga	0.05
66'	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	0.05	Jon Martín
72'	Gonçalo Guedes	Real Sociedad	0.51

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
72'	Gonçalo Guedes	Real Sociedad	0.51	goal
20'	Adrián Niño	Málaga	0.42	saved
25'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.38	goal

Shots: Málaga 17, Real Sociedad 21; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Málaga 0.54, Real Sociedad 1.10: a small edge for Real Sociedad. In the second half xG was Málaga 1.40, Real Sociedad 1.46: about even. Real Sociedad scored 5 from 2.57 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Málaga: −4.5 for the season (20 in the table). Real Sociedad: +7.1 (5). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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