Sentences with phrase «expected goals per game»

A remarkably small number given that he's averaging 0.78 expected goals per game.

Verdict: Manchester United have been on average just 0.1 expected goals per game better than Liverpool, yet have won all four matches.

The xGChain90 statistic is the total expected goals per game that come from a series of play where the player is involved.

Not exact matches

The facts are that there are always lots of goals against City, with the last 7 meetings averaging an amazing 4 goals per game, and Wenger certainly doesn't expect that to change tomorrow.

He has managed an actual goal average of 0.51 per game, meaning that he is slightly underperforming his expected goals statistic (89.5 %).

The meeting earlier in the campaign produced a remarkably entertaining 3 - 2 victory for Bristol and it is likely to expect a similar high - scoring game, as Bristol have scored at 2 goals per home game over the last six.

His 0.97 goals per game last season was tied for second - highest in Europe's top five leagues (a mark only bested by Lionel Messi), and so far this season his expected non-penalty goals per game sits at 1.13, again only behind Messi in Europe.

Both have played teams that you would not expect to be challenging for honours, both have only managed one goal per game, and Spurs have not yet scored from open play.

First of all, Liverpool were significantly better under Klopp — their expected - goal differential per game with Klopp was 0.53, and 0.33 with Rodgers — even if the results didn't show it.

Stoke have averaged just over a goal per game on home soil, so again, don't expect this one to be a goal fest.

We can see here that, based alone on the expected goals (xG) and expected assists (xA), Lallana's performances would have led to an average output of 0.19 goals per game and 0.22 assists.

Their attacking prowess was suddenly halted — they went from 6.7 shots on target per game to 5.25 — but more worrying was their defence, with their xGA90 (expected goals against per 90) increasing from 0.61 to 1.89.

Looked really solid at the back, there were a couple of times where City got in behind, but you come to expect that from a side that had averaged three goals per game.

His xG90 (expected goals per 90, based on where the shot was taken from) has the Brazilian finding himself in high quality positions which equate to an expected goal every three games.

Over the last four seasons, he's run up 0.45 expected goals per 90 minutes of game time.

They aren't a high scoring side and have averaged a goal per game away from home but they are pretty solid at the back and you never expect them to give up too much.

That's a great return from them at an average of four goals per home game and 75 % of their home fixtures have gone over 2.5 goals as you would expect.