padzilla
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I have a broad idea about how it is calculated. Is it the likelihood of a player scoring a goal when they take a shot?
The XG is higher depending on the angle of the shot and how far from goal?
But who decides on the XG value of a chance? Is there like a committee assigning value to chances, which makes it sound like it's someone's opinion rather than an exact stat.
Also does opportunities like were a player only needs to make to a simple pass for an assist, when it's 3 on 2, but makes the wrong choice have an XG rating?
What about crosses that are somehow scrambled away or goalmouth drama where the defenders make last ditch clearances but an attacking player doesn't connect have an XG rating?
The XG is higher depending on the angle of the shot and how far from goal?
But who decides on the XG value of a chance? Is there like a committee assigning value to chances, which makes it sound like it's someone's opinion rather than an exact stat.
Also does opportunities like were a player only needs to make to a simple pass for an assist, when it's 3 on 2, but makes the wrong choice have an XG rating?
What about crosses that are somehow scrambled away or goalmouth drama where the defenders make last ditch clearances but an attacking player doesn't connect have an XG rating?