Can someone please explain wtf is expected goalsFor someone who has played and watched football for over 50 years who does not have any idea why we need so many statistics or analysis of the game
Err thanks - i thinkCan now someone explain what he just said as well
Quote from: Hookeysmith on December 31, 2020, 03:43:20 PMErr thanks - i thinkCan now someone explain what he just said as well It rates your chances. You can say "We had 20 shots" but if they're all by Ashley Westwood from 25 yards it counts for shit, whereas if you'd Ronnie Rosentahl-ed 20, you've had the better of the game but just shit the bed in front of goal.
It's certainly not an exact science as some of the percentages given to certain chances on some models is way off imo. I do however think it can be a good indicator for possible future performance and highlight teams that are maybe stronger/weaker than a lot of people think. For anyone that doesn't know much about it I think the article below regarding Reading a few seasons back is a good one, it highlights how their fall from 3rd in 16/17 to 20th the following season wasn't that much of a surprise when you looked at the underlying numbers.https://www.infogol.net/en/blog/analysis/ups-and-downs-of-reading-fc
How are we doing in the xG table? Better than Lawro's Predictions I hope.