What is xG? | How to actually calculate it! | Corridor of Uncertainty 16

Welcome to the Corridor of Uncertainty, a new podcast at the intersection of maths & sport. Hosted by Dr Jess Hargreaves & Dr Rich Bingham, two mathematicians at the University of York. xG or the expected goals is a stat that is cited frequently in football these days, but what does it actually mean? Jess & Rich discuss whether it is useful and show how it can be actually calculating using a massive dataset! #maths #stats #football #xG #dataanalysis #footballanalysis #premierleague #epl 3:53 The xG league table 7:05 The basic definition 10:58 The data 18:56 Defenders & Keepers matter! 27:02 Our calculated xG 30:10 (Some of) the final formula