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.
The score matched the game: Real Sociedad was the better side by chances too.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad | 2 | 2.92 | −0.9 | 2.46 |
| Espanyol | 1 | 0.93 | +0.1 | 0.40 |
Real Sociedad: +2.0 for the season (8 in the table). Espanyol: −2.6 (15). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.