Marseille — Paris Saint-Germain 1:2

Marseille

1:2

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
Marseille	1	1.87	−0.9	0.38
Paris Saint-Germain	2	4.67	−2.7	2.52

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
65'	Ferrán Torres	Paris Saint-Germain	0.40	Désiré Doué
71'	Angel Gomes	Marseille	0.46	Amine Gouiri
73'	Marquinhos	Paris Saint-Germain	0.18

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
55'	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	0.54	off target, header
95'	Naif Aguerd	Marseille	0.50	off target, header
61'	Neal Maupay	Marseille	0.49	blocked

Shots: Marseille 12, Paris Saint-Germain 31; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 7.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Marseille 0.18, Paris Saint-Germain 1.09: a clear edge for Paris Saint-Germain. In the second half xG was Marseille 1.69, Paris Saint-Germain 3.67: a big edge for Paris Saint-Germain. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Paris Saint-Germain scored 2 from 4.67 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Marseille: +5.6 for the season (4 in the table). Paris Saint-Germain: +2.9 (1). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Auxerre — Brest 2:1Nice — Lille 2:1

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