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.
Mohamed Touré is furthest above his chances, 2.94 ahead of them: 5 non-penalty goals from 2.06 npxG. Yousef Salech is furthest below, 2.78 short: 2 non-penalty goals from 4.78 npxG.
12 players on the two lists
Most above xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Touré | Norwich City | 456 | 11 | 5 | 2.06 | +2.94 | +0.27 |
| 2 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | West Ham United | 848 | 15 | 5 | 2.33 | +2.67 | +0.18 |
| 3 | Cyle Larin | Southampton | 731 | 36 | 7 | 4.48 | +2.52 | +0.07 |
| 4 | Will Lankshear | Middlesbrough | 886 | 37 | 9 | 7.09 | +1.91 | +0.05 |
| 5 | Jack Moylan | Cardiff City | 927 | 45 | 5 | 3.38 | +1.63 | +0.04 |
| 6 | Fer López | Wolverhampton | 873 | 26 | 5 | 3.76 | +1.24 | +0.05 |
| 7 | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United | 980 | 44 | 5 | 3.89 | +1.11 | +0.03 |
Most below xG
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | npG | npxG | npG − npxG | Per shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yousef Salech | Cardiff City | 700 | 24 | 2 | 4.78 | −2.78 | −0.12 |
| 2 | Jay Stansfield | Birmingham City | 921 | 24 | 1 | 3.15 | −2.15 | −0.09 |
| 3 | Joseph Opoku | Swansea City | 604 | 11 | 2 | 3.43 | −1.43 | −0.13 |
| 4 | Adam Armstrong | Wolverhampton | 605 | 13 | 1 | 2.23 | −1.23 | −0.09 |
| 5 | Callum O'Hare | Wrexham | 834 | 20 | 1 | 2.19 | −1.19 | −0.06 |
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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