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xG Argentina Saudi Arabia 2022 World Cup | Expected Goals Match Stats Arg 1-2 KSA

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Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Argentina vs Saudi Arabia. A stunning upset in front of 88,012 fans at the Lusail Stadium. Only two shots on target for Saudi Arabia, and they scored from both.

xG Argentina 2.29-0.15 Saudi Arabia shots map (Actual score ARG 1-2 KSA)

While Argentina had more xG by virtue of having more shots, their two biggest ones were the Messi spot kick and the Enzo/Tagliafico chance after the hour mark. They also had three goals disallowed through offside in the first half.

1-0 Messi penalty goal vs Saudi Arabia xG 0.80
1-1 Al-Shehri goal vs Argentina xG 0.06
1-2 Al-Dawsari goal vs Argentina xG 0.05

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Argentina vs Saudi Arabia Attendance 88,012 World Cup 2022 | Crowd figure Lusail Stadium

An official attendance of 88,012 was registered at the Argentina vs Saudi Arabia Group C World Cup game at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on November 22, 2022. The match also saw a famous upset- KSA beat an Argentine side that had Lionel Messi 2-1 in front of this 88012 strong crowd.

The Argentina v KSA game is also the match with the highest crowd attendance at the 2022 World Cup so far, beating the 67,372 who turned up for the tournament opener, and almost 2x the crowd figure for England against Iran yesterday.

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