Osasuna — Espanyol 0:2

Osasuna

0:2

Espanyol

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: Espanyol was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Osasuna	0	1.10	−1.1	1.15
Espanyol	2	1.41	+0.6	1.59

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
2'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.54	Marcos Fernández
16'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.79	Omar El Hilali

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
16'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.79	goal
2'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.54	goal
84'	Jonathan Dubasin	Osasuna	0.50	saved, from a set piece

Shots: Osasuna 11, Espanyol 6; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Osasuna 0.32, Espanyol 1.40: a clear edge for Espanyol. In the second half xG was Osasuna 0.77, Espanyol 0.01: a small edge for Osasuna. The edge in chances passed from Espanyol to Osasuna. Osasuna scored 0 from 1.10 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Osasuna: −2.8 for the season (16 in the table). Espanyol: −3.1 (13). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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