Real Betis — Osasuna 5:2

Real Betis

5:2

Osasuna

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 Betis was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Real Betis	5	2.66	+2.3	2.25
Osasuna	2	1.15	+0.9	0.59

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
9'	Isco (penalty)	Real Betis	0.74
30'	Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	Real Betis	0.35	Juan Camilo Hernández
47'	Ante Budimir (own goal)	Real Betis	—
50'	Ante Budimir	Osasuna	0.35	Rubén García
55'	Raul García	Osasuna	0.50	Alejandro Catena
66'	Isco	Real Betis	0.44
95'	José Antonio Morante	Real Betis	0.04	Héctor Bellerín

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
55'	Raul García	Osasuna	0.50	goal, from a corner
66'	Isco	Real Betis	0.44	goal
30'	Abdessamad Ezzalzouli	Real Betis	0.35	goal

Shots: Real Betis 20, Osasuna 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Real Betis 1.72, Osasuna 0.20: a big edge for Real Betis. In the second half xG was Real Betis 0.95, Osasuna 0.94: about even. Real Betis scored 5 from 2.66 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Real Betis: +7.9 for the season (4 in the table). Osasuna: −2.8 (16). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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