The metric xG is predominantly used for strikers to measure how good they are. xA is used to credit creative players with the quality of their key passes. But what about the pass leading to the assist, the pre-assist? And the pre-pre-assist? And so on, do they not deserve credit for xG? By looking at …
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xG explained
In previous posts I have mentioned xG and xA but not everyone knows what they are, xG is expected goals and xA is expected assists but what do they mean? In basic, xG measures the quality of shot being taken and the probability of it going in (out of 1). A simple xG model can …
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