Lens — Paris FC 2:1

Lens

2:1

Paris FC

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

Paris FC created more (0.71 xG against 0.70) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Lens	2	0.70	+1.3	1.30
Paris FC	1	0.71	+0.3	1.32

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
46'	Luca Koleosho	Paris FC	0.11	Lassine Sinayoko
62'	Florian Thauvin	Lens	0.04	Thorgan Hazard
82'	Thorgan Hazard	Lens	0.36	Florian Thauvin

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
52'	Ilan Kebbal	Paris FC	0.53	off target
82'	Thorgan Hazard	Lens	0.36	goal
46'	Luca Koleosho	Paris FC	0.11	goal

Shots: Lens 9, Paris FC 4; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Lens 0.23, Paris FC 0.03: about even. In the second half xG was Lens 0.47, Paris FC 0.68: about even. Lens scored 2 from 0.70 xG: more than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Lens: −1.9 for the season (11 in the table). Paris FC: +0.2 (3). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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