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.
A draw, but Paris Saint-Germain created more (1.78 xG against 1.16) — points dropped.
| Team | Goals | xG | Goals − xG | Expected points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 2 | 1.16 | +0.8 | 0.98 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1.78 | +0.2 | 1.79 |
Lille: +3.9 for the season (4 in the table). Paris Saint-Germain: −1.7 (6). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.