Lorient — Troyes 1:2

Lorient

1:2

Troyes

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: Troyes was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Lorient	1	1.02	−0.0	0.93
Troyes	2	1.68	+0.3	1.83

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
28'	Renaud Ripart (penalty)	Troyes	0.76
37'	Lucas Maronnier	Troyes	0.47	Antoine Mille
50'	Jean-Victor Makengo	Lorient	0.03

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
37'	Lucas Maronnier	Troyes	0.47	goal
9'	Mamadou Koné	Lorient	0.37	saved
5'	Renaud Ripart	Troyes	0.09	blocked

Shots: Lorient 15, Troyes 11; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Lorient 0.54, Troyes 1.53: a clear edge for Troyes. In the second half xG was Lorient 0.51, Troyes 0.15: a small edge for Lorient. The edge in chances passed from Troyes to Lorient.

How it fits the season

Lorient: −0.4 for the season (10 in the table). Troyes: −2.8 (17). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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