xG (Expected Goals)

Mason Greenwood

Scoring difficult chances, as well as those that are handed to you on a plate, is another indication as to whether a player is a top drawer finisher.

xG measures how many goals a player should score given the chances provided to them. For Greenwood that number this season is 8.52. With his goal total standing at 12, it means he has overperformed by three to four goals; something only elite strikers do.


David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.