#expected-goals

#expected-goals

West Ham missed the chance to move level on points with 17th-place Nottingham Forest after playing out a 0-0 draw with Bournemouth. A win for Nuno Espirito Santo's side would have provided a huge boost in their bid to retain their Premier League status, but they could not find a decisive goal despite a decent showing at London Stadium. Axel Disasi saw a header brilliantly kept out by Djordje Petrovic just 44 seconds in, before his follow-up was deflected onto the roof of the net.

Three Barcelona goals were ruled out. A penalty was given and then taken away. Dani Olmo hit the post twice in the same sequence. Jules Koundé and Robert Lewandowski rattled the frame as well. Alex Remiro was outstanding, producing saves that kept Real Sociedad alive long enough to punish the smallest errors. And the numbers back up the eye test. Barcelona finished with around 3.67 expected goals.

Hull are now within two points of second-place Boro after Darko Gyabi's early goal proved decisive at the Riverside on Monday. Coventry lost to Ipswich Town earlier on but Boro could not close the gap on Frank Lampard's team, and they have now gone three Championship games without a win. Hull, meanwhile, have won four of their last five fixtures to put themselves firmly in the race for automatic promotion.

The establishment of expected goals, or xG, showed, among other things, that the best goal-scorers score lots of goals mostly because they take lots of high-value shots. Finishing skill matters, but only at the margins. The ability to find space or create space near the goal, over and over again, is the unifying skill among all the best scorers on the planet.

However, the game burst into life in the 57th minute, courtesy of a tidy finish from Burke. After being played into the box by Jeong Woo-yeong, Burke cut inside past Castello Lukeba and curled his effort into the top-left corner to give Union the lead. Leipzig head coach Ole Werner responded by immediately subbing on Gomis, and the decision paid dividends on the hour mark.

Paris Saint-Germain put in an underwhelming display as the Champions League holders were held to a goalless draw by Athletic Club in Wednesday's contest at San Mames. PSG created the better openings and saw Bradley Barcola hit the crossbar in the second half, but a mix of poor finishing and fine goalkeeping from Unai Simon meant the visitors had to settle for a point. Fabian Ruiz volleyed over the bar in the 20th minute, while at the other end, Alex Berenguer's curling effort drew a smart from Matvey Safonov.

Alex Berenguer scored a late winner as Athletic Club inflicted Atletico Madrid's second LaLiga defeat in four days, with Ernesto Valverde's side triumphing 1-0 at San Mames. Having lost 3-1 to Barcelona at Camp Nou on Tuesday, Diego Simeone's side lost further ground at the top of the table as they slipped up in a game of few clear-cut chances. Athletic had the better of a low-key first half, but Gorka Guruzeta shot wide following a flowing move 10 minutes in, while Nico Williams curled narrowly wide from distance.

Poland almost went ahead after just 70 seconds when Matty Cash picked out Nicola Zalewski with a brilliant cross, but the Atalanta wing-back failed to hit the target from inside the six-yard area. However, he looked to have been bailed out by Kaminski moments before half-time after the 23-year-old finished through the legs of Bart Verbruggen after a give-and-go with Robert Lewandowski.

It's easy to find a lot of negative with the Rangers, so we try to focus on the positive. Though it's only 11 games, the Rangers have a lot of both going on. The defensive process as a whole is strong, with the Rangers looking like a top-10 team in terms of puck possession and play driving at 5v5. The problem is the offense is non-existent due to a number of factors, some that will work themselves out and some that won't.

Yes, I understand that. But I'm getting to the chance. I'd be more worried if we didn't get any chances, if I don't get that chance, if we don't get those chances. It's frustrating for us. It's frustrating for me. How many looks did we have? Not just this game, just overall. I honestly don't know what else to do.

Napoli had the ball in the back of the net in the 27th minute after Adrian Semper's stop from Rasmus Hojlund's shot fell kindly for Eljif Elmas to nod in from close range. However, the goal was ruled out for an offside in the build-up by Hojlund as he darted in behind the Pisa defence, but Napoli soon got themselves ahead.

The hosts opened the scoring after 12 minutes through Alba. Yannick Bright and Messi dispossessed Cristian Roldan in the attacking half and the Argentinian forward drove to the edge of the box before putting the ball on a plate for Alba to finish. Messi then struck the woodwork on the half-hour mark before doubling the lead four minutes before the break.

Michael Keane headed over the bar early on off a lovely set-piece cross from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, while former Villa star Jack Grealish, who created a game-leading five chances, saw a stinging volley saved by Martinez. James Garner set up Keane for another header, but the defender failed to find the target before Youri Tielemans nearly turned the ball into his own net off an Everton corner.

Al-Ahli started strong in the first half, and kept their hosts under early pressure, with Marek Rodak making saves to deny Galeno, Ivan Toney and Franck Kessie. They came closest to taking the lead in the 35th minute through Merih Demiral as he rose highest to meet Alvaro Medran's corner, but his effort struck the top of the goal frame. Just moments later, Georginio Wijnaldum had a glorious opportunity to score after being played in behind, but he skewed his shot well wide of the far post.

Expected Goals is a statistical term that quantifies scoring chances, measuring the likelihood of a shot resulting in a goal, with values assigned between 0 and 1.