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Scottish Premiership expected goal involvement 2026/2027

Every Scottish Premiership player ranked on both halves of his output added: the chances he took and the chances he made for somebody else, with each half printed beside the total.

Benjamin Nygren tops the competition on 4.88 expected goal involvement, from 486 minutes. That is 0.93 clear of Ryan Don Naderi. Of that, 3.55 is the chances he took himself and 1.33 the chances he made.

Showing 51–100 of 281 players

Scottish Premiership expected goal involvement 2026/2027
# Player Club Min xG xA xGI G+A xGI/90
51 James Forrest Celtic 133 0.76 0.46 1.22 0 0.83
52 Ethan Ross Falkirk FC 480 0.67 0.53 1.20 1 0.23
53 Taylor Steven St. Johnstone 311 0.61 0.57 1.18 0 0.34
54 Blair Spittal Heart of Midlothian 274 0.21 0.92 1.13 1 0.37
54 Finley Barbrook Falkirk FC 506 0.62 0.51 1.13 0 0.20
56 Colby Donovan Celtic 503 0.60 0.49 1.09 0 0.20
56 Michael Schjønning-Larsen Kilmarnock 614 0.14 0.95 1.09 1 0.16
58 Dujon Sterling Rangers 450 0.07 1.00 1.07 0 0.21
58 Michael Forbes Dundee United 630 0.92 0.15 1.07 1 0.15
58 Adam Mayor Hibernian 464 0.25 0.82 1.07 1 0.21
61 Arne Engels Celtic 180 0.26 0.78 1.04 1 0.52
61 Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Motherwell 231 0.96 0.08 1.04 1 0.41
63 Findlay Curtis Rangers 392 0.54 0.49 1.03 0 0.24
64 Samuel Ramos St. Mirren 251 0.79 0.21 1.00 3 0.36
64 Emmanuel Fernandez Rangers 629 0.42 0.58 1.00 0 0.14
66 Bradley Fink Dundee FC 247 0.89 0.08 0.97 2 0.35
66 Ismeal Kabia St. Mirren 393 0.32 0.65 0.97 0 0.22
68 Tyreece John-Jules Kilmarnock 391 0.78 0.18 0.96 0 0.22
69 Badredine Bouanani Rangers 78 0.13 0.81 0.94 0 1.08
69 Toyosi Olusanya Aberdeen 503 0.63 0.31 0.94 0 0.17
71 Josh Campbell Hibernian 186 0.86 0.07 0.93 1 0.45
71 Ben Krauhaus Falkirk FC 468 0.47 0.46 0.93 1 0.18
73 Owen Bevan Dundee FC 630 0.68 0.24 0.92 1 0.13
74 Eseosa Sule St. Mirren 284 0.76 0.15 0.91 0 0.29
75 Findlay Marshall Aberdeen 205 0.05 0.85 0.90 0 0.40
75 Joe Bevan Dundee FC 431 0.72 0.18 0.90 2 0.19
77 Jerome Williams Heart of Midlothian 118 0.81 0.07 0.88 0 0.67
78 Ibrahim Said Motherwell 412 0.64 0.22 0.86 1 0.19
79 Calvin Ramsay St. Mirren 393 0.43 0.42 0.85 0 0.19
79 Sam Stanton St. Johnstone 466 0.62 0.23 0.85 1 0.16
81 Jamie McGrath Hibernian 303 0.38 0.44 0.82 0 0.24
82 James Penrice Rangers 418 0.19 0.62 0.81 0 0.17
83 Youssef Chermiti Rangers 81 0.70 0.10 0.80 0 0.89
84 Regan Charles-Cook Motherwell 291 0.68 0.11 0.79 1 0.24
84 Chris Mochrie St. Mirren 429 0.28 0.51 0.79 0 0.17
84 Laurent Mendy Heart of Midlothian 492 0.59 0.20 0.79 1 0.14
84 Paul Nsio St. Mirren 540 0.52 0.27 0.79 1 0.13
88 Ashley Hay Dundee FC 55 0.77 0.01 0.78 0 1.28
88 Thelo Aasgaard Rangers 112 0.29 0.49 0.78 1 0.63
88 Daisuke Yokota Rangers 117 0.23 0.55 0.78 0 0.60
88 Callum McGregor Celtic 540 0.54 0.24 0.78 0 0.13
92 Tomas Magnusson Heart of Midlothian 294 0.25 0.52 0.77 0 0.24
93 Abdoulaye Yoro Dundee United 184 0.45 0.31 0.76 1 0.37
93 Aaron Tshibola Kilmarnock 299 0.31 0.45 0.76 0 0.23
93 Erik Ring Kilmarnock 456 0.12 0.64 0.76 0 0.15
96 Stuart Armstrong Aberdeen 382 0.13 0.62 0.75 0 0.18
96 Declan John St. Mirren 539 0.32 0.43 0.75 1 0.13
98 Dan Neil Rangers 397 0.12 0.62 0.74 0 0.17
99 Panutche Camará Dundee United 366 0.14 0.59 0.73 0 0.18
100 Luke Thomas St. Mirren 145 0.44 0.28 0.72 0 0.45
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About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show
Min
Minutes played.
xG
Expected goals: the quality of the chances he took, summed.
xA
Expected assists: the quality of the chances he created for others, summed.
xGI
Expected goal involvement: expected goals and expected assists added.
G+A
Goals and assists added.
xGI/90
Expected goal involvement per 90 minutes played.

Appearances, minutes, goals, assists and shots on this page are summed over the Scottish Premiership 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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