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.
Alavés created more (2.27 xG against 1.38) and left with nothing.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Santander | 2 | 1.38 | +0.6 | 0.88 |
| Alavés | 1 | 2.27 | −1.3 | 1.92 |
Racing Santander: −1.1 for the season (16 in the table). Alavés: −0.5 (6). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.