Real Sociedad — Celta Vigo 0:0

Real Sociedad

0:0

Celta Vigo

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 fair draw: the xG gap is only 0.39.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Real Sociedad	0	1.02	−1.0	1.66
Celta Vigo	0	0.63	−0.6	1.00

Goals

There were no goals in this match.

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
20'	Takefusa Kubo	Real Sociedad	0.54	off target
79'	Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo	0.35	saved
48'	Andrés Antañón	Celta Vigo	0.13	off target

Shots: Real Sociedad 16, Celta Vigo 7; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Real Sociedad 0.77, Celta Vigo 0.09: a small edge for Real Sociedad. In the second half xG was Real Sociedad 0.28, Celta Vigo 0.54: about even. Real Sociedad scored 0 from 1.02 xG: fewer 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). Celta Vigo: −2.7 (11). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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