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xG Chelsea 7-0 Norwich October 2021 | Expected Goals Match Stats CFC NCFC

October 30, 2021October 23, 2021

Here is a look at the xG stats from Chelsea vs Norwich on October 23, 2021. Chelsea won this game 7-0 thanks to a Mount hat trick against the poor Canaries, who finished the game with ten men. Norwich had only 3 shots in the entire game- only one on target, and that is reflected in the expected goals metrics. CFC were pretty clinical here.

xG Chelsea 2.99-0.21 Norwich City shots map (Actual score CFC 7-0 NCFC)

xG of individual Chelsea goals against Norwich 2021

1-0 Mount goal xG 0.05
2-0 Hudson Odoi goal xG 0.35
3-0 James goal xG 0.35
4-0 Chilwell goal xG 0.03
5-0 Aarons own goal so no xG
6-0 Mount penalty goal xG 0.80
7-0 Mount hat trick goal xG 0.43

xG West Ham Genk Europa League 2021 | Expected Goals Shots Map & Match Stats WHUFC KRC

October 26, 2021October 22, 2021

Here is a look at the xG stats for West Ham vs Genk in the Europa League on 21 October, 2021. West Ham won 3-0- their third straight win in this year’s competition, and had more possession and shots, but Genk actually edged this on the expected goals metric- the quality of their chances were … Read more

Dark horses for the CL- A look at 3 teams who’ve impressed so far

November 4, 2021October 22, 2021

Now that we are a few games into yet another exciting Champions League tournament (half way through the group stages actually!), we figured it’s about time to look at teams are outside favourites for the title- specifically looking at teams who have impressed so far and could cause a few surprises in this year’s event. After all, talking about the favorites is never as exciting as talking about the dark horses.

It’s been an odd tournament so far- Barcelona have been particularly shocking, losing to both Bayern and Benfica and edging Dynamo Kyiv 1-0. AC Milan have failed to secure a point in this year’s competition, while Sheriff Tiraspol are on top of a group that has both Real Madrid and Inter Milan!