Roma — Genoa 2:0

Roma

2:0

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: Roma was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Roma	2	1.41	+0.6	2.05
Genoa	0	0.51	−0.5	0.67

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
49'	Santiago Castro	Roma	0.08
67'	Emanuele Lulli	Roma	0.56

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
67'	Emanuele Lulli	Roma	0.56	goal
86'	Santiago Castro	Roma	0.14	blocked
30'	Rodrigo Mora	Roma	0.13	saved, header

Shots: Roma 15, Genoa 9; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 0.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Roma 0.43, Genoa 0.33: about even. In the second half xG was Roma 1.04, Genoa 0.18: a clear edge for Roma.

How it fits the season

Roma: +3.4 for the season (3 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

Venezia — Napoli 1:0Bologna — Inter 1:3

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