Paris Saint-Germain — Lyon 2:0

Paris Saint-Germain

2:0

Lyon

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
Paris Saint-Germain	2	1.03	+1.0	1.81
Lyon	0	0.47	−0.5	0.84

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
71'	Senny Mayulu	Paris Saint-Germain	0.03	Mika Godts
83'	Mika Godts	Paris Saint-Germain	0.12	Quentin Ndjantou

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
88'	Noah Nartey	Lyon	0.13	blocked
52'	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	0.12	off target
56'	Ferrán Torres	Paris Saint-Germain	0.12	saved

Shots: Paris Saint-Germain 17, Lyon 8; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 0 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Paris Saint-Germain 0.40, Lyon 0.15: about even. In the second half xG was Paris Saint-Germain 0.62, Lyon 0.31: a small edge for Paris Saint-Germain.

How it fits the season

Paris Saint-Germain: +2.9 for the season (1 in the table). Lyon: +0.8 (5). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

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