Scottish Premiership finishing: goals vs xG 2026/2027
The Scottish Premiership 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.
Tawanda Maswanhise is furthest below, 1.14 short: 1 non-penalty goal from 2.14 npxG.
2 players on the two lists
Most above xG
Nobody who qualifies has scored a goal or more above his non-penalty xG.
Most below xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tawanda Maswanhise | Motherwell | 484 | 15 | 1 | 2.14 | −1.14 | −0.08 |
| 2 | Cláudio Braga | Heart of Midlothian | 581 | 30 | 1 | 2.09 | −1.09 | −0.04 |
Over a season, most finishing gaps of this size shrink. Shot quality, shot selection and finishing skill all move this number; so does chance.
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- 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 Scottish Premiership 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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