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.
Major League Soccer (Vereinigte Staaten) finishes best: 1,08 goals for every one its chances were worth.
| League | Goals per expected goal | Expected goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Major League Soccer Vereinigte Staaten | 1.08 | 150.586 |
| 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Deutschland | 1.07 | 89.525 |
| 3. Eredivisie Niederlande | 1.07 | 87.156 |
| 4. Primeira Liga Portugal | 1.06 | 74.119 |
| 5. Serie A Italien | 1.05 | 92.815 |
| 6. Süper Lig Türkei | 1.04 | 96.333 |
| 7. Superliga Dänemark | 1.04 | 42.449 |
| 8. Fotbollsallsvenskan Schweden | 1.03 | 45.834 |
| 9. Premier League England | 1.02 | 109.519 |
| 10. Serie A Brasilien | 1.02 | 91.017 |
| 11. Primera División Spanien | 1.02 | 98.005 |
| 12. Super League China | 1.01 | 62.475 |
| 13. Championship England | 1.01 | 135.853 |
| 14. Liga Profesional Argentina Argentinien | 0.987 | 77.701 |
| 15. HNL Kroatien | 0.985 | 21.417 |
| 16. Ligue 1 Frankreich | 0.985 | 92.500 |
| 17. J1 League Japan | 0.979 | 91.400 |
| 18. Eliteserien Norwegen | 0.952 | 59.579 |
| 19. Ekstraklasa Polen | 0.938 | 69.624 |
| 20. Liga 1 Rumänien | 0.928 | 53.537 |
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.