Brest — Paris Saint-Germain 0:1

Brest

0:1

Paris Saint-Germain

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: Paris Saint-Germain was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Brest	0	1.24	−1.2	1.30
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1.33	−0.3	1.43

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
4'	Ferrán Torres	Paris Saint-Germain	0.02	Ousmane Dembélé

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
68'	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	0.30	saved, header
8'	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Paris Saint-Germain	0.29	off target
49'	Kamory Doumbia	Brest	0.29	hit the woodwork

Shots: Brest 16, Paris Saint-Germain 15; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 0 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Brest 0.23, Paris Saint-Germain 0.64: a small edge for Paris Saint-Germain. In the second half xG was Brest 1.01, Paris Saint-Germain 0.69: a small edge for Brest. The edge in chances passed from Paris Saint-Germain to Brest. Brest scored 0 from 1.24 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Brest: −3.8 for the season (9 in the table). Paris Saint-Germain: +2.9 (1). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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