Championship finishing: goals vs xG 2026/2027
The Championship players whose non-penalty goals have run furthest from the chances behind them, either way. Penalties come out of both halves: a penalty is awarded rather than created, and it is a separate skill.
Andri Guðjohnsen is furthest above his chances, 5.91 ahead of them: 8 non-penalty goals from 2.09 npxG. Yousef Salech is furthest below, 2.90 short: 3 non-penalty goals from 5.90 npxG.
15 players on the two lists
Most above xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andri Guðjohnsen | Blackburn Rovers | 702 | 16 | 8 | 2.09 | +5.91 | +0.37 |
| 2 | Mohamed Touré | Norwich City | 456 | 11 | 5 | 2.06 | +2.94 | +0.27 |
| 3 | Kieffer Moore | Wrexham | 800 | 28 | 5 | 2.42 | +2.58 | +0.09 |
| 4 | Cyle Larin | Southampton | 731 | 36 | 7 | 4.48 | +2.52 | +0.07 |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | West Ham United | 938 | 19 | 5 | 2.58 | +2.42 | +0.13 |
| 6 | Will Lankshear | Middlesbrough | 965 | 43 | 11 | 8.95 | +2.05 | +0.05 |
| 7 | Jack Moylan | Cardiff City | 1,014 | 47 | 5 | 3.48 | +1.52 | +0.03 |
| 8 | Fer López | Wolverhampton | 873 | 26 | 5 | 3.76 | +1.24 | +0.05 |
Most below xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yousef Salech | Cardiff City | 790 | 32 | 3 | 5.90 | −2.90 | −0.09 |
| 2 | Jay Stansfield | Birmingham City | 1,011 | 26 | 1 | 3.26 | −2.26 | −0.09 |
| 3 | Kyrell Lisbie | Millwall | 488 | 21 | 1 | 2.66 | −1.66 | −0.08 |
| 4 | Marko Milovanović | Portsmouth | 459 | 14 | 1 | 2.58 | −1.58 | −0.11 |
| 5 | Callum O'Hare | Wrexham | 924 | 24 | 1 | 2.50 | −1.50 | −0.06 |
| 6 | Joseph Opoku | Swansea City | 668 | 11 | 2 | 3.43 | −1.43 | −0.13 |
| 7 | Callum Doyle | Wrexham | 990 | 14 | 1 | 2.15 | −1.15 | −0.08 |
Over a season, most finishing gaps of this size shrink. Shot quality, shot selection and finishing skill all move this number; so does chance.
About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show Hide
- Min
- Minutes played.
- Shots
- Shots he has taken in this competition this season.
- npG
- Goals with penalties taken out.
- npxG
- Expected goals with penalties taken out.
- npG − npxG
- Non-penalty goals less non-penalty xG.
- Per shot
- npG − npxG divided by the shots he took.
A player is listed once the median Championship club has played 6 matches, with at least 450 minutes and 2.0 non-penalty xG, and only where his non-penalty goals are 1.0 or more from his non-penalty xG — the 10 furthest each way. Every count is summed over the matches we hold per-player figures for, and penalties are taken out of both halves on the shot feed's flag.
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