Which leagues finish above their chances?
Goals scored against goals expected. Above one means a league puts away more than the quality of its chances suggests; below one, less.
Primeira Liga (Portugal) finishes best: 1,07 goals for every one its chances were worth.
| League | Goals per expected goal | Expected goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.07 | 242.440 |
| 2. Eredivisie Niederlande | 1.06 | 286.774 |
| 3. Süper Lig Türkei | 1.05 | 282.384 |
| 4. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.05 | 336.770 |
| 5. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 1.04 | 483.093 |
| 6. Championship England | 1.03 | 431.635 |
| 7. Serie A Brasilien | 1.02 | 295.211 |
| 8. Super League China | 1.01 | 176.529 |
| 9. Serie A Italien | 1.01 | 343.413 |
| 10. Superliga Dänemark | 1 | 143.408 |
| 11. Premier League England | 1 | 403.875 |
| 12. Primera División Spanien | 0.998 | 368.619 |
| 13. Eliteserien Norwegen | 0.991 | 198.974 |
| 14. Super League Schweiz | 0.974 | 186.288 |
| 15. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 0.97 | 328.261 |
| 16. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 0.963 | 160.473 |
| 17. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 0.957 | 161.410 |
| 18. Ekstraklasa Polen | 0.957 | 221.076 |
| 19. Division 1A Belgien | 0.955 | 283.258 |
| 20. Liga 1 Rumänien | 0.951 | 207.355 |
Showing the major competitions. Include every competition
Expected goals are recorded for far fewer matches than anything else here — recent seasons in the larger leagues — so this list is shorter and younger than the rest.