2.69 to 0.67: The xG gap that made Villa's cup night look easy
Villa produced four times Coventry's expected goals and finally converted, with two goals from corners and a Tammy Abraham brace. The numbers behind the win.
17.09.26, 12:10 Updated 17.09.26, 12:10 7 Minute Read
Andrea Locorotondo
The story in brief
- Aston Villa beat Coventry City 3-1 at the Coventry Building Society Arena to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round.
- Villa generated 2.69 expected goals to Coventry's 0.67, and registered 29 touches in the opposition box to 20.
- Two of the three goals came from corners, a route to goal Villa had barely used before this week.
Villa finally created plenty and finished it, and the expected-goals gap tells the story.
The xG gap: 2.69 to 0.67
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Andrea Locorotondo SJA and AIPS member. Aston Villa In-Ground correspondent for Opta. Football writer and commentator. If you are coming to Villa Park, you will always find me on seat E12 in the press box.