Africa Cup of Nations Player xG Stats 2025

Brahim Díaz of Morocco leads the Africa Cup of Nations expected goals charts in 2025, with 3.6 xG from 7 appearances. Riyad Mahrez has scored furthest above their chances, 3 goals from 1.2 xG. Franck Kessié sits furthest below, 0 goals from chances worth 1.1 xG. The boards here cover 544 players and sort on every column; expected goals for each club, with expected points, are on the Africa Cup of Nations xG table.

Africa Cup of Nations player expected goals 2025

#	Player	Team	Apps	Goals	xG	Goals minus xG
1	Brahim Díaz	Morocco	7	5	3.6	+1.4
2	Victor Osimhen	Nigeria	6	4	3.6	+0.4
3	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	6	4	2.5	+1.5
4	Akor Adams	Nigeria	7	2	2.1	-0.1
5	Nicolas Jackson	Senegal	5	2	2.0	0.0
6	Cherif Ndiaye	Senegal	5	2	1.9	+0.1
7	Amad Diallo	Côte d'Ivoire	5	3	1.9	+1.1
8	Lassine Sinayoko	Mali	5	3	1.8	+1.3
9	Ismael Saibari	Morocco	7	1	1.6	-0.6
10	Gaël Kakuta	Congo DR	2	2	1.6	+0.4
11	Ayoub El Kaabi	Morocco	7	3	1.5	+1.5
12	Théo Bongonda	Congo DR	4	1	1.4	-0.4
13	Sadio Mané	Senegal	7	2	1.3	+0.7
14	Ademola Lookman	Nigeria	6	3	1.3	+1.7
15	Omar Marmoush	Egypt	6	2	1.3	+0.7
16	Riyad Mahrez	Algeria	4	3	1.2	+1.8
17	Pape Gueye	Senegal	6	2	1.2	+0.8
18	Simon Msuva	Tanzania	4	1	1.2	-0.2
19	Emilio Nsue	Equatorial Guinea	2	1	1.2	-0.2
20	Ibrahim Maza	Algeria	5	2	1.2	+0.8
21	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	2	1	1.2	-0.2
22	Al-Gozoli Nooh	Sudan	3	0	1.2	-1.2
23	Christian Kofane	Cameroon	4	2	1.2	+0.9
24	Jodel Dossou	Benin	2	1	1.1	-0.1
25	Cédric Bakambu	Congo DR	3	1	1.1	-0.1
26	Franck Kessié	Côte d'Ivoire	5	0	1.1	-1.1
27	Ismaël Gharbi	Tunisia	4	1	1.0	0.0
28	Iliman Ndiaye	Senegal	6	1	1.0	0.0
29	Abde Ezzalzouli	Morocco	7	0	1.0	-1.0
30	Guela Doué	Côte d'Ivoire	5	1	1.0	0.0
31	Dango Ouattara	Burkina Faso	4	0	1.0	-1.0
32	Farès Chaïbi	Algeria	5	1	0.9	+0.1
33	Allan Okello	Uganda	3	0	0.9	-0.9
34	Neil El Aynaoui	Morocco	7	0	0.9	-0.9
35	Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	5	0	0.9	-0.9
36	El Bilal Touré	Mali	4	0	0.9	-0.9
37	Ali Abdi	Tunisia	4	1	0.9	+0.1
38	Paul Onuachu	Nigeria	5	2	0.8	+1.2
39	Habib Diallo	Senegal	3	1	0.8	+0.2
40	Soufiane Rahimi	Morocco	3	0	0.8	-0.8
41	Emam Ashour	Egypt	6	0	0.7	-0.7
42	Steve Mounié	Benin	2	0	0.7	-0.7
43	Danny Namaso	Cameroon	5	0	0.7	-0.7
44	Meschack Elia	Congo DR	4	0	0.7	-0.7
45	Mohamed Amoura	Algeria	4	0	0.7	-0.7
46	Moses Simon	Nigeria	7	0	0.7	-0.7
47	Georgi Minoungou	Burkina Faso	4	1	0.7	+0.3
48	Lassana Coulibaly	Mali	4	0	0.7	-0.7
49	Gelson Dala	Angola	3	1	0.6	+0.4
50	Mabululu	Angola	3	0	0.6	-0.6

How these player xG numbers are calculated

Expected goals measure the quality of the chances a player gets, with every shot scored between 0 and 1 by how often shots like it are converted. A player's xG is those values added up, so the gap between the goals they scored and their xG shows whether they finished better or worse than their chances deserved. Underlying data is supplied by Sportmonks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is player xG?

Expected goals measures the quality of the chances a player gets. Every shot is scored between 0 and 1 by how often shots like it are converted, and a player's xG is those values added up. A player on 8 xG has had chances a typical finisher would score about eight times from.

What does the +/- column mean?

Goals minus xG. A positive number means the player has scored more than the quality of their chances suggested, a negative number means fewer. It is the quickest way to see who is finishing well and who is not.

Will a player below their xG start scoring again?

Usually. Finishing skill is real but small and hard to sustain, so across a full season most players end up close to their expected goals. A large gap either way is more likely to close than to carry on, which makes it a guide rather than a guarantee.

Where does the Africa Cup of Nations player xG data come from?

Shot-level data is supplied by Sportmonks and updates after every finished match, usually within a few hours of full time. Each shot is credited to the player who took it. Providers train their models on different data, so our numbers will not match another site's exactly.