Which players are scoring more than their chances deserved, and which are due a goal.
Updated 25 October 2026, after the last game
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. What is a good xG?
J. Thompson of Orenburg has had the most xG in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, 2.66 from five appearances, and has scored 3 goals from it. Pablo Solari is next on 2.33.
Maksim Glushenkov of Zenit is the biggest xG overperformer in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with 10 goals from chances worth 2.26 xG, a gap of 7.74. Aleksandr Sobolev is next on 7.52.
Yuriy Gorshkov of Krylya Sovetov is the biggest xG underperformer in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, with no goals from chances worth 1.39 xG, a shortfall of 1.39. Daniil Fomin is next on 0.74.
German Onugkha of Rodina Moskva has the highest xG per 90 in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, 0.32 from 379 minutes across six appearances, the best of anyone past 360 minutes. Nikolay Komlichenko is next on 0.26.
Egas Cacintura of Akhmat Grozny has had the most xG of any midfielder in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, 1.06 from ten appearances, and has scored 3 goals from it. Ivan Oblyakov is next on 0.98.
Yuriy Gorshkov of Krylya Sovetov has had the most xG of any defender in the Russian Premier League in 2026/2027, 1.39 from nine appearances, and has scored no goals from it. K. Andrade is next on 0.79.
Yes. Russian Premier League players have scored 252 goals in 2026/2027 from chances worth 71.8 xG, 351% of what they deserved and 180.2 goals to the good.