Valencia right now
Valencia have made a difficult start and sit 19th in La Liga. A -5.44 xG difference sits behind 4 points from 7 matches, which suggests the results reflect poor underlying performances. They have scored 2.06 fewer than their 6.06 xG, while conceding slightly more than the 11.50 xG against them (+1.50). They have taken 2.40 fewer points than their chances were worth (6.40), so the table undersells them.
How Valencia compares
Next match La Liga · Sun 11/10
Away Racing de Santander
- Racing de Santander
- 41%
- Draw
- 31%
- Valencia
- 29%
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 · Sun 20/09
Home Real Sociedad
2:3 Loss
- Expected goals
- 1.55 – 2.65
- xG difference
- -1.10
Outplayed on the chances
Every result →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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 22/08 | Celta Vigo | Home | 0:0 | 0.58 | 0.66 | -0.08 | 0 |
| Tue 25/08 | Real Betis | Home | 0:1 | 1.12 | 0.71 | +0.41 | 0 |
| Sun 30/08 | Deportivo La Coruña | Away | 1:3 | 1.40 | 1.42 | -0.02 | 1 |
| Sun 06/09 | Barcelona | Home | 0:5 | 0.66 | 4.08 | -3.42 | 0 |
| Fri 11/09 | Sevilla | Away | 0:1 | 0.10 | 0.93 | -0.83 | 0 |
| Tue 15/09 | Deportivo Alavés | Away | 1:0 | 0.65 | 1.05 | -0.40 | 1 |
| Sun 20/09 | Real Sociedad | Home | 2:3 | 1.55 | 2.65 | -1.10 | 2 |
| The season so far | 6.06 | 11.50 | 4 | ||||
Finishing
-2.06
Goals vs xG
Defending
+1.50
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-2.40
Points vs xPts
The run ahead
- Attack
- 43/99
- Defence
- 23/99
- Attack
- 58/99
- Defence
- 82/99
- Attack
- 64/99
- Defence
- 54/99
- Attack
- 38/99
- Defence
- 39/99
- Attack
- 79/99
- Defence
- 66/99
Key players
xGI = xG + xA ⓘ
Expected Goal Involvement combines expected goals and expected assists.