Lazio — Genoa 1:0

Lazio

1:0

Genoa

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: Lazio was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Lazio	1	2.11	−1.1	2.26
Genoa	0	0.74	−0.7	0.55

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
24'	Davide Frattesi	Lazio	0.38	Nuno Tavares

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
10'	Danilho Doekhi	Lazio	0.52	off target, header, from a corner
74'	Danilho Doekhi	Lazio	0.42	off target, from a corner
78'	Ethan Meichtry	Genoa	0.42	off target

Shots: Lazio 15, Genoa 8; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 4 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Lazio 1.26, Genoa 0.07: a clear edge for Lazio. In the second half xG was Lazio 0.86, Genoa 0.68: about even. Lazio scored 1 from 2.11 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Lazio: +11.0 for the season (1 in the table). Genoa: +0.7 (13). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Napoli — Como 1:2Cagliari — Inter 0:1

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