Brest — Angers 5:1

Brest

5:1

Angers

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: Brest was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Brest	5	4.04	+1.0	2.64
Angers	1	1.19	−0.2	0.27

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
8'	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	0.60	Hugo Magnetti
16'	Lucas Tousart	Brest	0.44	Joris Chotard
29'	Kenny Lala (penalty)	Brest	0.76
44'	Mama Baldé	Brest	0.43	Pathé Mboup
46'	Prosper Peter	Angers	0.63	Joseph Kalulu
53'	Pathé Mboup	Brest	0.39	Ludovic Ajorque

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
46'	Prosper Peter	Angers	0.63	goal, header
94'	Djylian N'Guessan	Brest	0.61	saved
8'	Ludovic Ajorque	Brest	0.60	goal, header

Shots: Brest 19, Angers 9; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 7 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Brest 2.68, Angers 0.31: a big edge for Brest. In the second half xG was Brest 1.42, Angers 0.88: a small edge for Brest. The edge in chances lasted the whole match.

How it fits the season

Brest: −3.8 for the season (9 in the table). Angers: −1.6 (16). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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