Real Sociedad — Levante 2:1

Real Sociedad

2:1

Levante

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	2.56
Levante	1	0.75	+0.2	0.32

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
5'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.55
22'	Nacho Pérez	Levante	0.26	Thiago Fernández
26'	Beñat Turrientes	Real Sociedad	0.08	Gonçalo Guedes

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
5'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.55	goal
28'	Orri Óskarsson	Real Sociedad	0.38	off target
66'	Gonçalo Guedes	Real Sociedad	0.38	off target

Shots: Real Sociedad 17, Levante 6; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 5 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Real Sociedad 1.99, Levante 0.47: a big edge for Real Sociedad. In the second half xG was Real Sociedad 0.97, Levante 0.29: a small edge for Real Sociedad. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

How it fits the season

Real Sociedad: +7.1 for the season (5 in the table). Levante: −0.3 (17). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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