Real Sociedad — Deportivo La Coruña 3:2

Real Sociedad

3:2

Deportivo La Coruña

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

Real Sociedad won against the run of chances: Deportivo La Coruña created more (2.34 xG against 1.33).

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Real Sociedad	3	1.33	+1.7	0.82
Deportivo La Coruña	2	2.34	−0.3	1.99

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
28'	Jon Martín	Real Sociedad	0.29	Carlos Soler
33'	Arsen Zakharyan	Real Sociedad	0.06
53'	Gonçalo Guedes	Real Sociedad	0.14	Ander Barrenetxea
60'	Mario Soriano	Deportivo La Coruña	0.04	Riki Rodríguez
68'	Yeremay Hernández (penalty)	Deportivo La Coruña	0.74

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
86'	Riki Rodríguez	Deportivo La Coruña	0.47	saved
82'	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	0.45	saved
58'	Bil Nsongo	Deportivo La Coruña	0.31	saved, header

Shots: Real Sociedad 12, Deportivo La Coruña 21; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 3.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Real Sociedad 0.54, Deportivo La Coruña 0.27: about even. In the second half xG was Real Sociedad 0.78, Deportivo La Coruña 2.07: a clear edge for Deportivo La Coruña. Real Sociedad scored 3 from 1.33 xG: well above what 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). Deportivo La Coruña: −1.5 (9). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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