Monaco — Marseille 2:0

Monaco

2:0

Marseille

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: Monaco was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Monaco	2	1.61	+0.4	1.62
Marseille	0	1.25	−1.2	1.14

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
12'	Paris Brunner	Monaco	0.43	Aleksandr Golovin
52'	Paris Brunner	Monaco	0.36	Eric Dier

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
93'	Faris Moumbagna	Marseille	0.59	blocked
12'	Paris Brunner	Monaco	0.43	goal, header, from a set piece
52'	Paris Brunner	Monaco	0.36	goal

Shots: Monaco 11, Marseille 13; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 3 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Monaco 0.88, Marseille 0.20: a small edge for Monaco. In the second half xG was Monaco 0.74, Marseille 1.05: a small edge for Marseille. The edge in chances passed from Monaco to Marseille. Marseille scored 0 from 1.25 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Monaco: +4.3 for the season (7 in the table). Marseille: +5.6 (4). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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