How The U.S. Survived Against Spain

But the U.S. is winning the expected goals battle, 1.23 to 0.12.

22 minutes in, and it’s still tied at 1 goal apiece. The U.S. has 60 percent possession right now, which is lower than it has generally experienced in this tournament so far.

According to those same fancy Opta stats, the Americans have created two big chances. Spain has created zero. (Scoring a goal off a defensive miscue isn’t tantamount to creation, I guess.)