Sevilla — Barcelona 1:3

Sevilla

1:3

Barcelona

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: Barcelona was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Sevilla	1	0.76	+0.2	0.21
Barcelona	3	3.56	−0.6	2.70

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
18'	Youssouf Fofana	Sevilla	0.53	Felix Correia
21'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.07	Andreas Christensen
51'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.43	Lamine Yamal
68'	Raphinha	Barcelona	0.37	Lamine Yamal

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
77'	Anthony Gordon	Barcelona	0.65	off target
63'	Rodri	Barcelona	0.62	off target, from a corner
18'	Youssouf Fofana	Sevilla	0.53	goal, header

Shots: Sevilla 7, Barcelona 24; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 5.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Sevilla 0.66, Barcelona 0.35: a small edge for Sevilla. In the second half xG was Sevilla 0.10, Barcelona 3.22: a big edge for Barcelona. The edge in chances passed from Sevilla to Barcelona.

How it fits the season

Sevilla: +2.5 for the season (6 in the table). Barcelona: +3.7 (1). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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