
Are Standard xG Stats Dead? Why You Need Possession-Aware Metrics in 2026
For a long time, Expected Goals (xG) was the “holy grail” for football bettors. It allowed us to see past

For a long time, Expected Goals (xG) was the “holy grail” for football bettors. It allowed us to see past

Form-Based xG; in the world of football betting, the quest for the “perfect” metric is unending. For years, savvy punters

xG; in the world of sports betting, the final score of a football match is often the least reliable piece

xG; for decades, football traders relied on a mixture of “the eye test” and basic statistics like possession percentages or

If you’ve spent more than five minutes in a football betting forum or scrolling through sports on X lately, you’ve

If you’ve spent any time in the sports betting world over the last five years, you’ve heard of Expected Goals

If you have spent any time watching a post-match analysis or scrolling through football Twitter lately, you have undoubtedly seen