Real Sociedad — Atlético Madrid 0:3

Real Sociedad

0:3

Atlético Madrid

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: Atlético Madrid was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Real Sociedad	0	0.61	−0.6	0.57
Atlético Madrid	3	1.83	+1.2	2.22

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
83'	Álex Grimaldo (penalty)	Atlético Madrid	0.74
89'	Jonathan Christian David	Atlético Madrid	0.34	Álex Grimaldo
94'	Giuliano Simeone	Atlético Madrid	0.27	David Hancko

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
33'	Luka Sucic	Real Sociedad	0.38	off target, from a corner
89'	Jonathan Christian David	Atlético Madrid	0.34	goal
94'	Giuliano Simeone	Atlético Madrid	0.27	goal

Shots: Real Sociedad 8, Atlético Madrid 13; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Real Sociedad 0.53, Atlético Madrid 0.18: a small edge for Real Sociedad. In the second half xG was Real Sociedad 0.07, Atlético Madrid 1.65: a big edge for Atlético Madrid. The edge in chances passed from Real Sociedad to Atlético Madrid. Atlético Madrid scored 3 from 1.83 xG: more than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Real Sociedad: +7.1 for the season (5 in the table). Atlético Madrid: +7.0 (3). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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