Ligue 1

Ligue 1 xG leaders 2026/2027

Every Ligue 1 player ranked on the expected goals of the chances he took, with how many shots that took, what the average one was worth and the goals that came of them.

Louis Mafouta has taken the best chances in the competition, 3.80 expected goals from 423 minutes.

Showing 1–50 of 394 players

Ligue 1 xG leaders 2026/2027
#	Player	Club	Min	Shots	xG	npxG	xG/shot	xG/90	G
1	Louis Mafouta	Le Mans	423	13	3.80	2.98	0.29	0.81	3
2	Lassine Sinayoko	Paris FC	435	17	3.58	1.94	0.21	0.74	4
3	Kamory Doumbia	Stade Brestois	407	12	3.55	2.73	0.30	0.79	4
4	Florian Thauvin	RC Lens	450	16	3.38	0.92	0.21	0.68	3
5	Paris Brunner	AS Monaco	390	16	2.95	2.95	0.18	0.68	4
6	Esteban Lepaul	Stade Rennais	376	19	2.82	2.00	0.15	0.67	3
7	Amine Gouiri	Olympique de Marseille	448	13	2.59	1.77	0.20	0.52	4
8	Casper Tengstedt	Toulouse	142	10	2.56	1.74	0.26	1.62	3
9	Loïs Openda	Olympique Lyonnais	334	16	2.41	2.41	0.15	0.65	1
10	Marquinhos	Paris Saint-Germain	450	4	2.00	2.00	—	0.40	3
11	Ernest Nuamah	Olympique Lyonnais	307	14	1.96	1.96	0.14	0.57	3
12	Prosper Peter	Angers	158	6	1.90	1.90	0.32	1.08	1
13	Josh Maja	Le Havre	269	7	1.89	1.89	0.27	0.63	1
13	Dame Gueye	Le Mans	297	6	1.89	1.89	0.32	0.57	1
15	Ayase Ueda	Lille	194	9	1.84	1.84	0.20	0.85	2
15	Ally Samatta	Le Havre	428	20	1.84	1.84	0.09	0.39	2
17	Cameron Archer	Auxerre	254	7	1.77	1.77	0.25	0.63	3
18	Jacen Russell Rowe	Toulouse	342	10	1.73	1.73	0.17	0.46	1
19	Thomas Jørgensen	Toulouse	438	10	1.67	1.67	0.17	0.34	2
20	Ferran Torres	Paris Saint-Germain	252	9	1.60	1.60	0.18	0.57	4
21	João Neves	Paris Saint-Germain	330	10	1.58	1.58	0.16	0.43	0
21	Christ Tapé	Toulouse	444	5	1.58	1.58	0.32	0.32	1
23	Patrick Zabi	Paris FC	50	2	1.53	1.53	—	2.75	0
24	Jérémy Le Douaron	Troyes	197	8	1.50	1.50	0.19	0.69	1
25	Ousmane Dembélé	Paris Saint-Germain	211	16	1.48	1.48	0.09	0.63	0
26	Mamadou Koné	Lorient	249	8	1.34	1.34	0.17	0.48	1
26	Danny Namaso	Auxerre	406	10	1.34	0.52	0.13	0.30	1
28	Rayan Fofana	Le Havre	124	6	1.33	0.51	0.22	0.97	1
29	Ludovic Blas	Stade Rennais	217	11	1.31	1.31	0.12	0.54	0
29	Renaud Ripart	Troyes	275	8	1.31	0.49	0.16	0.43	1
31	Matthieu Udol	RC Lens	384	6	1.29	1.29	0.22	0.30	1
32	Adil Bourabaa	Le Mans	398	7	1.23	1.23	0.18	0.28	3
33	Kaïl Boudache	Olympique Lyonnais	194	7	1.20	1.20	0.17	0.56	0
33	Angel Gomes	Olympique de Marseille	372	10	1.20	1.20	0.12	0.29	1
35	Jean Victor Makengo	Lorient	418	7	1.18	1.18	0.17	0.25	1
36	Ludovic Ajorque	Stade Brestois	446	17	1.16	1.16	0.07	0.23	1
37	Adrien Thomasson	Stade Rennais	373	4	1.15	1.15	—	0.28	1
37	Amine Sbai	Angers	427	12	1.15	1.15	0.10	0.24	1
39	Pathé Mboup	Stade Brestois	397	19	1.13	1.13	0.06	0.26	1
40	Jacobo Ortega	RC Strasbourg	302	6	1.08	1.08	0.18	0.32	1
41	Michaël Cuisance	RC Lens	307	5	1.06	1.06	0.21	0.31	0
41	Diogo Sousa	RC Strasbourg	384	5	1.06	1.06	0.21	0.25	1
41	Ilan Kebbal	Paris FC	405	11	1.06	1.06	0.10	0.24	1
44	Zachary Athekame	Olympique Lyonnais	450	3	1.05	1.05	—	0.21	2
45	Lucas Tousart	Stade Brestois	142	4	1.03	1.03	—	0.65	0
46	Ethan Mbappé	Lille	263	9	1.02	1.02	0.11	0.35	1
47	Anthony Bermont	Angers	183	6	1.00	1.00	0.17	0.49	0
47	Raphaël Le Guen	Stade Brestois	450	9	1.00	1.00	0.11	0.20	0
49	Gessime Yassine	RC Strasbourg	434	9	0.98	0.98	0.11	0.20	2
50	Jonathan Clauss	Nice	428	12	0.97	0.97	0.08	0.20	0

goals 2+ above xG
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About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show

Min: Minutes played.
Shots: Shots he has taken in this competition this season.
xG: Expected goals: the quality of the chances he took, summed.
npxG: Expected goals with penalties taken out.
xG/shot: Expected goals per shot taken — the average chance he gets on the end of. Shown from 5 shots.
xG/90: Expected goals per 90 minutes played.
G: Goals scored, penalties included.

Appearances, minutes, goals, assists and shots on this page are summed over the Ligue 1 matches we hold per-player figures for — the same matches the expected figures are summed over, so the two can be read against each other.

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