Villarreal — Deportivo La Coruña 2:3

Villarreal

2:3

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

Deportivo La Coruña won against the run of chances: Villarreal created more (3.64 xG against 2.44).

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Villarreal	2	3.64	−1.6	1.97
Deportivo La Coruña	3	2.44	+0.6	0.88

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
18'	Nicolas Pepe	Villarreal	0.21	Ayoze Pérez
18'	Nicolas Pepe	Villarreal	0.21	Ayoze Pérez
42'	Luismi Cruz	Deportivo La Coruña	0.41	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
42'	Luismi Cruz	Deportivo La Coruña	0.41	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
75'	Adama Traoré (own goal)	Villarreal	—
75'	Adama Traoré (own goal)	Villarreal	—
78'	Zakaria Eddahchouri	Deportivo La Coruña	0.06	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
78'	Zakaria Eddahchouri	Deportivo La Coruña	0.06	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
87'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.36
87'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.36

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
33'	Gerard Moreno	Villarreal	0.54	blocked, from a set piece
42'	Luismi Cruz	Deportivo La Coruña	0.41	goal
87'	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Deportivo La Coruña	0.36	goal

Shots: Villarreal 31, Deportivo La Coruña 16; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Villarreal 1.92, Deportivo La Coruña 1.42: a small edge for Villarreal. In the second half xG was Villarreal 1.73, Deportivo La Coruña 1.04: a small edge for Villarreal. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Villarreal scored 2 from 3.64 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Villarreal: −7.0 for the season (8 in the table). Deportivo La Coruña: −1.5 (9). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Athletic Club — Atlético Madrid 3:0Rayo Vallecano — Racing Santander 3:2

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