'millions of data points'?
CICO
It's been picked up as a prompt to get people talking, but the way it's presented is entirely the kind of thing which makes people cynical about science, data and accuracy.
If people don't understand how something is calculated, or the variance (which for xG is ludicrous) then they're talking waffle.
Posted By: Cardiff Canary on September 7th 2026 at 19:45:00
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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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