Real Sociedad — Espanyol 2:1

Real Sociedad

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: Real Sociedad was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Real Sociedad	2	2.92	−0.9	2.46
Espanyol	1	0.93	+0.1	0.40

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
3'	Ander Barrenetxea	Real Sociedad	0.09	Mikel Oyarzabal
44'	Roberto Fernández	Espanyol	0.40	Javi Hernández
60'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.56	Mikel Oyarzabal

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
71'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.65	saved
60'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.56	goal
41'	Mikel Oyarzabal	Real Sociedad	0.42	blocked, from a corner

Shots: Real Sociedad 17, Espanyol 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 5 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Real Sociedad 0.62, Espanyol 0.49: about even. In the second half xG was Real Sociedad 2.68, Espanyol 0.44: a big edge for Real Sociedad.

How it fits the season

Real Sociedad: +7.1 for the season (5 in the table). Espanyol: −3.1 (13). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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