Well, it's definitely "better than a finger in the air guesstimate of someone watching"
because finger in the air isn't a comparison based on millions of data points.
Not your point btw, but I do find people's distaste for xG incredibly weird.
It has absolutely zero impact on anyone's enjoyment of the game and yet some will bang on about it like it's VAR or hydration breaks.
Posted By: norwaay on September 7th 2026 at 10:27:36
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- Can someone explain xg to me? (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Sep 7, 07:31:24
- Oh I see... (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 7, 13:34:40
- It ascribes a two decimal place figure to the likelihood of goals being scored (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 7, 09:18:06
- The idiots won't like this... (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 7, 15:07:10
- Well, it's definitely "better than a finger in the air guesstimate of someone watching" (NCFC) - norwaay, Sep 7, 10:27:36
- 'millions of data points'? (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 7, 19:45:00
- Somewhere, probably at sea, a man is finishing off a bottle of moscatel. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 7, 13:01:52
- Nah defo a glitch (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 09:36:18
- Pythagorean nonsense (n/m) (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 7, 09:02:01
- Pinkun Connor talking of that in this morn's newsletter.... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 7, 08:59:22
- Yes that was what prompted me to look (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Sep 7, 12:27:42
- Must be a glitch with their xG (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 08:14:37
- Actually fotmob had it the same (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 09:46:55
- They all use Opta stats. (n/m) (NCFC) - Boyer, Sep 7, 12:05:08
- Hmmmm retire Opta (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 12:22:43
- They all use Opta stats. (n/m) (NCFC) - Boyer, Sep 7, 12:05:08
- Actually fotmob had it the same (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 7, 09:46:55
- 0.97 is basically an open goal (n/m) (NCFC) - Duck, Sep 7, 07:49:16
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