La Liga finishing: goals vs xG 2025/2026
The La Liga 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.
Pablo Fornals is furthest above his chances, 5.45 ahead of them: 9 non-penalty goals from 3.55 npxG. Iñaki Williams is furthest below, 3.96 short: 2 non-penalty goals from 5.96 npxG.
20 players on the two lists
Most above xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Fornals | Real Betis | 2,865 | 43 | 9 | 3.55 | +5.45 | +0.13 |
| 2 | Tajon Buchanan | Villarreal | 1,836 | 27 | 7 | 2.08 | +4.92 | +0.18 |
| 3 | Vedat Muriqi | Mallorca | 3,134 | 116 | 18 | 13.88 | +4.12 | +0.04 |
| 4 | Gonçalo Guedes | Real Sociedad | 1,840 | 46 | 8 | 3.98 | +4.02 | +0.09 |
| 5 | Carlos Espí | Levante UD | 1,351 | 57 | 11 | 7.27 | +3.73 | +0.07 |
| 6 | Alberto Moleiro | Villarreal | 2,491 | 46 | 10 | 6.32 | +3.68 | +0.08 |
| 7 | Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | 2,268 | 117 | 13 | 9.39 | +3.61 | +0.03 |
| 8 | Orri Óskarsson | Real Sociedad | 843 | 27 | 9 | 5.48 | +3.52 | +0.13 |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth | Atlético Madrid | 1,982 | 68 | 13 | 9.73 | +3.27 | +0.05 |
| 10 | Carlos Romero | Espanyol | 3,195 | 42 | 6 | 2.76 | +3.24 | +0.08 |
Most below xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iñaki Williams | Athletic Club | 2,168 | 57 | 2 | 5.96 | −3.96 | −0.07 |
| 2 | Oihan Sancet | Athletic Club | 1,803 | 48 | 2 | 5.16 | −3.16 | −0.07 |
| 3 | Bryan Gil | Girona FC | 1,597 | 27 | 0 | 3.15 | −3.15 | −0.12 |
| 4 | Pablo Ibáñez | Deportivo Alavés | 2,253 | 47 | 1 | 4.14 | −3.14 | −0.07 |
| 5 | Lucas Beltrán | Valencia | 1,366 | 34 | 1 | 4.09 | −3.09 | −0.09 |
| 6 | Mateo Joseph | Mallorca | 1,710 | 33 | 2 | 4.92 | −2.92 | −0.09 |
| 7 | Roberto Fernández | Espanyol | 2,387 | 59 | 6 | 8.77 | −2.77 | −0.05 |
| 8 | Pablo Durán | Celta Vigo | 1,433 | 37 | 2 | 4.71 | −2.71 | −0.07 |
| 9 | Álex Berenguer | Athletic Club | 2,164 | 44 | 2 | 4.42 | −2.42 | −0.06 |
| 10 | Carles Aleñá | Deportivo Alavés | 1,995 | 29 | 0 | 2.32 | −2.32 | −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 La Liga 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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