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Random question. FBRef has xG stats for women's football. Does anyone know if they use a different data set? One thing people often point out is that goalkeepers in women's football don't have the size or reach of male 'keepers so it can be a little easier to score.
I'm guessing they don't seeing as:
9 out of 12 teams in the WSL have scored more than their xG. 349 goals from 291.5 xG.
14 out 16 in Liga F have. 546 from 481.6.
10 out of 12 in Ligue 1 Feminine have. 402 from 341.
10 out of 12 in the Frauen Bundesliga have. 315 from 269.2.
It's only women's Serie A and A-League where half the teams have scored less than their xG. Even then there's more goals than xG. 261 from 233.2 and 405 from 395.4.
Looks like they need a new model for women's football. I only thought of this because I started considering if there should be different models for different standards of league. Women's football seemed like an obvious testing ground.
Should the Premier League use a different xG model to Eredivisie or MLS? I don't have an answer to that but I don't think they do as a rule.
I'm guessing they don't seeing as:
9 out of 12 teams in the WSL have scored more than their xG. 349 goals from 291.5 xG.
14 out 16 in Liga F have. 546 from 481.6.
10 out of 12 in Ligue 1 Feminine have. 402 from 341.
10 out of 12 in the Frauen Bundesliga have. 315 from 269.2.
It's only women's Serie A and A-League where half the teams have scored less than their xG. Even then there's more goals than xG. 261 from 233.2 and 405 from 395.4.
Looks like they need a new model for women's football. I only thought of this because I started considering if there should be different models for different standards of league. Women's football seemed like an obvious testing ground.
Should the Premier League use a different xG model to Eredivisie or MLS? I don't have an answer to that but I don't think they do as a rule.
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