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Non-penalty expected goals

npxG · release 2026-09-02
Stats explained · Modeled

In plain language

Expected goals with penalties removed.

Definition

The same model as xG, with penalty kicks excluded. Usually the more informative of the two, because penalty volume is a function of team and role rather than of the shooter.

Modeled

An estimate from a model we built. Useful, but not a fact — every modeled stat's page says where it's weak.

What would prove this wrong

Inherits the xG falsifier; additionally, if penalty conversion across a release differs from the flat penalty rate by enough to move any season leaderboard ordering, the flat-rate assumption is wrong.