Espanyol right now
Espanyol sit 15th in La Liga. A -0.81 xG difference sits behind 7 points from 7 matches, which suggests the results have fallen short of fairly even performances. They have slightly outscored their 8.71 xG (+1.29), while conceding close to the 9.52 xG against them. They have taken 2.45 fewer points than their chances were worth (9.45), so the table undersells them.
How Espanyol compares
Next match La Liga · Fri 09/10
Away Málaga
- Málaga
- 35%
- Draw
- 32%
- Espanyol
- 33%
Data coverage: Thin One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.
Last result La Liga · Fri 18/09
Home Elche
1:3 Loss
- Expected goals
- 1.05 – 1.61
- xG difference
- -0.56
Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 16/08 | Levante UD | Home | 3:0 | 1.55 | 0.28 | +1.27 | 3 |
| Sat 22/08 | Real Madrid | Home | 1:2 | 1.05 | 2.71 | -1.66 | 1 |
| Sat 29/08 | Real Sociedad | Away | 1:2 | 0.91 | 1.82 | -0.91 | 1 |
| Sun 06/09 | Sevilla | Home | 1:1 | 1.23 | 0.53 | +0.70 | 1 |
| Sat 12/09 | Osasuna | Away | 2:0 | 1.43 | 1.05 | +0.38 | 2 |
| Tue 15/09 | Rayo Vallecano | Away | 1:2 | 1.49 | 1.52 | -0.03 | 1 |
| Fri 18/09 | Elche | Home | 1:3 | 1.05 | 1.61 | -0.56 | 1 |
| The season so far | 8.71 | 9.52 | 10 | ||||
Finishing
+1.29
Goals vs xG
Defending
+0.48
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-2.45
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 31/99
- Defence
- 36/99
- Attack
- 64/99
- Defence
- 67/99
- Attack
- 43/99
- Defence
- 23/99
- Attack
- 64/99
- Defence
- 54/99
- Attack
- 38/99
- Defence
- 42/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.