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.
Estéban Lepaul of Rennes had the most xG in Ligue 1 in 2025/2026, 14.68 from 34 appearances, and scored 21 goals from it. Mason Greenwood was next on 14.26.
Estéban Lepaul of Rennes overperformed xG by more than any other player in Ligue 1 in 2025/2026, with 21 goals from chances worth 14.68 xG, a gap of 6.32. Ousmane Dembélé was next on 3.69.
Issa Soumaré of Le Havre underperformed xG by more than any other player in Ligue 1 in 2025/2026, with 8 goals from chances worth 13.68 xG, a shortfall of 5.68. Danny Namaso was next on 3.57.
Ansu Fati of Monaco had the highest xG per 90 in Ligue 1 in 2025/2026, 0.77 from 1088 minutes across 25 appearances, the best of anyone past 1020 minutes. Gonçalo Ramos and Bamba Dieng were next on 0.65.
Corentin Tolisso of Olympique Lyonnais had the most xG of any midfielder in Ligue 1 in 2025/2026, 11.42 from 30 appearances, and scored 11 goals from it. Pavel Sulc was next on 7.86.
Matthieu Udol of Lens had the most xG of any defender in Ligue 1 in 2025/2026, 4.47 from 34 appearances, and scored 1 goal from it. Charlie Cresswell was next on 3.70.
No. Ligue 1 players scored 845 goals in 2025/2026 from chances worth 865.3 xG, 98% of what they deserved and 20.3 goals short. That is up from 97% in 2024/2025.