Racing Santander — Villarreal 2:2

Racing Santander

2:2

Villarreal

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

A draw, but Racing Santander created more (1.96 xG against 0.77) — points dropped.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Racing Santander	2	1.96	+0.0	2.17
Villarreal	2	0.77	+1.2	0.62

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
20'	Andrés Martín (penalty)	Racing Santander	0.74
33'	Sergio Martínez	Racing Santander	0.03
44'	Pape Alassane Gueye	Villarreal	0.02	Alberto Moleiro
45'	Nicolas Pepe	Villarreal	0.04	Georges Mikautadze

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
50'	Álvaro Mantilla	Racing Santander	0.34	off target, header
59'	Santiago Mouriño	Villarreal	0.23	saved
52'	Andrés Martín	Racing Santander	0.14	off target

Shots: Racing Santander 17, Villarreal 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Racing Santander 1.17, Villarreal 0.21: a clear edge for Racing Santander. In the second half xG was Racing Santander 0.79, Villarreal 0.55: about even. Villarreal scored 2 from 0.77 xG: more than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Racing Santander: +0.3 for the season (10 in the table). Villarreal: −7.0 (8). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Espanyol — Levante 3:0

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