Rayo Vallecano — Espanyol 2:1

Rayo Vallecano

2:1

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: Rayo Vallecano was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Rayo Vallecano	2	1.83	+0.2	1.82
Espanyol	1	1.16	−0.2	0.95

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
2'	Álvaro García	Rayo Vallecano	0.60
25'	Adrià Pedrosa	Rayo Vallecano	0.10	Álvaro García
53'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.18	Javi Hernández

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
2'	Álvaro García	Rayo Vallecano	0.60	goal
46'	Sergio Camello	Rayo Vallecano	0.43	hit the woodwork
53'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.18	goal

Shots: Rayo Vallecano 16, Espanyol 19; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Rayo Vallecano 1.11, Espanyol 0.25: a clear edge for Rayo Vallecano. In the second half xG was Rayo Vallecano 0.71, Espanyol 0.91: about even.

How it fits the season

Rayo Vallecano: −1.5 for the season (14 in the table). Espanyol: −3.1 (13). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

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