Expected goals (xG) from scratch, and why the scoreboard lies
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On 22 November 2022, Argentina, one of the favourites to win the whole World Cup, lost their opening game to Saudi Arabia, a team almost nobody gave a chance. One to two. It went down as one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history, and the story everyone told was simple: Saudi Arabia were the better team that day. They weren't. Not even close. And you can prove it with a single number that quietly runs modern football: expected goals , or xG . The final score is the most important…
1Key Takeaways
- On 22 November 2022, Argentina, one of the favourites to win the whole World Cup, lost their opening game to Saudi Arabia, a team almost nobody gave a chance.
- It went down as one of the biggest upsets in the tournament's history, and the story everyone told was simple: Saudi Arabia were the better team that day.
- And you can prove it with a single number that quietly runs modern football: expected goals , or xG .
- The final score is the most important….
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Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — ML reports that on 22 November 2022, Argentina, one of the favourites to win the whole World Cup, lost their opening game to Saudi Arabia, a team almost nobody gave a chance.
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