First thing to remember is that our research is focused on the Premier League Team Analysis. Altogether, we analyze all the teams in the Premier League 24/25 up to the present day on this two key stats.
Assessing all the teams, we expect the top teams with the highest xG total. As a matter of fact, even in terms of ball possession, the top teams are normally the ones with the highest average %. Particularly in terms of the underperforming teams, this Premier League team analysis will allow us to draw more conclusions.
🔹 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 %
🥇 Manchester City (60.7%)
🥈 Chelsea (58.1%)
🥉 Liverpool (57.1%)
📉 Nottingham Forest (40.0%)
🔸 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐱𝐆)
🥇 Liverpool (65.0)
🥈 Chelsea (55.9)
🥉 Bournemouth (52.9)
📉 Leicester City (25.7)
𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬:
🔴 Liverpool
Clear top team in terms of Expected Goals (xG). We can see that the second team with the most xG is 9 xG behind Liverpool.
🔵 Chelsea
Despite being the second team with the most xG and Average Possession %, Chelsea are not matching up in terms of results.
🔴⚫️ Bournemouth
Surprisingly, Bournemouth has a higher xG total than Manchester City!
🔴 Brentford
Also in a surprising way, Brentford has a higher xG total than Arsenal!
🔴 Nottingham Forest
Despite being in third place, Nottingham Forest are the team with the lowest Average Possession % in the Premier League.
🔵 Ipswich Town
🔴 Southampton
🔵 Leicester City
The three teams with the fewest points are the ones with the lowest xG total.
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Data from FBref.