What is xG? | By The Numbers

xG, or Expected Goals, is the current metric of choice for the football stats community and has gained some wider traction with its appearance on the BBC’s Match of the Day, as well as plenty of comment from pundits and analysts who feel it’s either ruined or solved football. Here we explain what it all means. Subscribe to Tifo Football at http://bit.ly/TifoSubscribe and follow Tifo Football elsewhere: Website: http://tifofootball.com Twitter:   / tifofootball_   Facebook:   / tifofootball   Instagram:   / tifofootball_   Podcasts | iTunes Tifo Football Podcast: http://bit.ly/TifoFootPod This Football Life: http://bit.ly/ThisFootLife Podcasts | SoundCloud Tifo Football Podcast:   / tifo-football-podcast   This Football Life:   / thisfootballlife   Produced by Tifo Studios: Taking an illustrated look into the beautiful game.