WC Qualification South America Player xG Stats 2026

WC Qualification South America player expected goals 2026

#	Player	Team	Apps	Goals	xG	Goals minus xG
1	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	15	6	4.6	+1.4
2	Raphinha	Brazil	13	5	4.0	+1.0
3	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	11	2	3.8	-1.8
4	Miguelito	Bolivia	12	7	3.6	+3.4
5	Luis Díaz	Colombia	17	7	3.3	+3.7
6	Jhon Córdoba	Colombia	10	2	3.3	-1.3
7	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	18	6	3.0	+3.0
8	Lionel Messi	Argentina	12	8	2.9	+5.1
9	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	10	3	2.8	+0.2
10	Jhon Durán	Colombia	10	2	2.3	-0.3
11	James Rodríguez	Colombia	18	3	2.0	+1.0
12	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	18	4	2.0	+2.0
13	Giorgian de Arrascaeta	Uruguay	8	2	1.8	+0.2
14	Gabriel Villamíl	Bolivia	15	0	1.8	-1.8
15	Antonio Sanabria	Paraguay	13	4	1.7	+2.3
16	Josef Martínez	Venezuela	7	1	1.6	-0.6
17	Rodrigo Aguirre	Uruguay	7	3	1.5	+1.5
18	Paolo Guerrero	Peru	12	1	1.5	-0.5
19	Estêvão	Brazil	7	1	1.5	-0.5
20	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	15	1	1.4	-0.4
21	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	17	1	1.4	-0.4
22	Luis Suárez	Colombia	2	4	1.4	+2.6
23	Carmelo Algarañaz	Bolivia	14	2	1.3	+0.7
24	Thiago Almada	Argentina	7	3	1.2	+1.8
25	Matías Galarza Fonda	Paraguay	7	2	1.2	+0.8
26	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	13	5	1.2	+3.8
27	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	15	2	1.2	+0.8
28	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	17	0	1.1	-1.1
29	Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández	Venezuela	9	1	1.1	-0.1
30	Lautaro Martínez	Argentina	14	4	1.1	+2.9
31	Gonzalo Plata	Ecuador	9	2	1.1	+0.9
32	Edison Flores	Peru	10	1	1.0	0.0
33	Lucas Paquetá	Brazil	7	1	0.9	+0.1
34	Rodrigo Echeverría	Chile	17	0	0.9	-0.9
35	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	15	0	0.9	-0.9
36	Federico Valverde	Uruguay	15	2	0.9	+1.1
37	Igor Jesus	Brazil	4	1	0.9	+0.2
38	Jhon Arias	Colombia	17	0	0.8	-0.8
39	Jefferson Savarino	Venezuela	14	2	0.8	+1.2
40	Gabriel Martinelli	Brazil	9	1	0.8	+0.2
41	John Yeboah	Ecuador	9	0	0.8	-0.8
42	Richard Ríos	Colombia	15	0	0.8	-0.8
43	Luiz Henrique	Brazil	8	2	0.8	+1.2
44	Lucas Cepeda	Chile	8	2	0.8	+1.2
45	Enzo Monteiro	Bolivia	6	2	0.8	+1.2
46	Savinho	Brazil	6	0	0.7	-0.7
47	Arturo Vidal	Chile	7	1	0.7	+0.3
48	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	17	0	0.7	-0.7
49	Ramiro Vaca	Bolivia	9	2	0.6	+1.4
50	Federico Viñas	Uruguay	5	1	0.6	+0.4

WC Qualification South America player expected goals per 90 2026

#	Player	Team	Apps	Minutes	Goals	xG per 90
1	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	15	1069	6	0.39
2	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	11	898	2	0.38
3	Miguelito	Bolivia	12	931	7	0.35
4	Raphinha	Brazil	13	1054	5	0.34
5	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	10	798	3	0.32
6	Lionel Messi	Argentina	12	957	8	0.27
7	Antonio Sanabria	Paraguay	13	673	4	0.22
8	Luis Díaz	Colombia	17	1471	7	0.20
9	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	18	1506	6	0.18
10	Paolo Guerrero	Peru	12	789	1	0.17
11	Carmelo Algarañaz	Bolivia	14	746	2	0.16
12	Gonzalo Plata	Ecuador	9	639	2	0.15
13	James Rodríguez	Colombia	18	1244	3	0.14
14	Gabriel Villamíl	Bolivia	15	1126	0	0.14
15	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	18	1347	4	0.13
16	Lautaro Martínez	Argentina	14	737	4	0.13
17	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	17	864	0	0.12
18	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	13	976	5	0.11
19	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	15	1291	1	0.10
20	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	17	1324	1	0.10
21	Jefferson Savarino	Venezuela	14	816	2	0.09
22	Ben Brereton Díaz	Chile	10	591	0	0.09
23	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	15	1274	2	0.08
24	Ramiro Vaca	Bolivia	9	740	2	0.08
25	Diego Valdés	Chile	9	646	1	0.08
26	Alexander Aravena	Chile	12	576	0	0.08
27	Rodrigo Echeverría	Chile	17	1271	0	0.07
28	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	15	1174	0	0.07
29	Jhon Arias	Colombia	17	1156	0	0.07
30	Richard Ríos	Colombia	15	982	0	0.07
31	Darío Osorio	Chile	11	618	0	0.07
32	E. Vargas	Chile	8	624	3	0.07
33	Federico Valverde	Uruguay	15	1286	2	0.06
34	Andy Polo	Peru	13	822	1	0.06
35	Rodrigo Bentancur	Uruguay	9	733	0	0.06
36	Nico González	Argentina	12	723	2	0.06
37	Pedro Vite	Ecuador	9	699	0	0.06
38	Efraín Morales	Bolivia	8	674	0	0.06
39	Eduard Bello	Venezuela	10	572	1	0.06
40	Vicente Tomás Pizarro Durcudoy	Chile	9	564	0	0.06
41	Casemiro	Brazil	7	595	0	0.06
42	Kevin Rodríguez	Ecuador	16	551	1	0.06
43	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	17	1173	0	0.05
44	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentina	14	1049	2	0.05
45	Robson Matheus	Bolivia	11	761	0	0.05
46	Omar Alderete	Paraguay	14	1223	2	0.04
47	Paulo Díaz	Chile	12	1063	0	0.04
48	Felipe Loyola	Chile	13	986	0	0.04
49	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	13	911	1	0.04
50	Héctor Cuellar	Bolivia	14	719	0	0.04

WC Qualification South America player expected goals 2026, at home

#	Player	Team	Apps	Goals	xG	Goals minus xG
1	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	7	5	3.9	+1.1
2	Raphinha	Brazil	7	4	3.6	+0.4
3	Miguelito	Bolivia	7	5	2.7	+2.3
4	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	9	6	2.6	+3.4
5	Lionel Messi	Argentina	7	6	2.3	+3.7
6	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	5	2	2.1	-0.1
7	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	5	1	2.1	-1.1
8	Jhon Córdoba	Colombia	5	1	2.0	-1.0
9	Giorgian de Arrascaeta	Uruguay	5	2	1.7	+0.3
10	James Rodríguez	Colombia	9	3	1.6	+1.4
11	Luis Díaz	Colombia	8	4	1.6	+2.4
12	Jhon Durán	Colombia	6	2	1.6	+0.4
13	Josef Martínez	Venezuela	5	1	1.6	-0.6
14	Antonio Sanabria	Paraguay	7	4	1.5	+2.5
15	Estêvão	Brazil	3	1	1.4	-0.4
16	Bruno Guimarães	Brazil	9	1	1.4	-0.4
17	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	9	3	1.3	+1.7
18	Paolo Guerrero	Peru	6	1	1.2	-0.2
19	Carmelo Algarañaz	Bolivia	8	1	1.1	-0.1
20	Ramón Sosa	Paraguay	9	0	1.0	-1.0
21	Rodrigo Aguirre	Uruguay	4	3	1.0	+2.0
22	Gabriel Villamíl	Bolivia	6	0	1.0	-1.0
23	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	8	0	1.0	-1.0
24	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	8	1	0.9	+0.1
25	Lautaro Martínez	Argentina	7	3	0.9	+2.1
26	Lucas Paquetá	Brazil	3	1	0.9	+0.1
27	Thiago Almada	Argentina	4	2	0.9	+1.1
28	Maxi Araújo	Uruguay	7	0	0.8	-0.8
29	Gabriel Martinelli	Brazil	4	0	0.8	-0.8
30	Gonzalo Plata	Ecuador	4	2	0.8	+1.2
31	Enzo Monteiro	Bolivia	4	2	0.8	+1.2
32	Jhon Arias	Colombia	8	0	0.7	-0.7
33	Edison Flores	Peru	5	1	0.7	+0.3
34	Ben Brereton Díaz	Chile	5	0	0.6	-0.6
35	Jefferson Savarino	Venezuela	7	0	0.6	-0.6
36	Igor Jesus	Brazil	2	0	0.6	-0.6
37	Federico Valverde	Uruguay	8	1	0.6	+0.4
38	Álex Valera	Peru	4	0	0.6	-0.6
39	Alexis Mac Allister	Argentina	7	2	0.5	+1.5
40	Andy Polo	Peru	7	1	0.5	+0.5
41	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	6	3	0.5	+2.5
42	Lucas Cepeda	Chile	4	2	0.5	+1.5
43	Federico Viñas	Uruguay	2	1	0.5	+0.5
44	Luiz Henrique	Brazil	4	1	0.5	+0.5
45	Nico González	Argentina	6	0	0.5	-0.5
46	Luis Ramos	Peru	3	0	0.5	-0.5
47	Darío Osorio	Chile	4	0	0.5	-0.5
48	Facundo Pellistri	Uruguay	9	0	0.5	-0.5
49	Kevin Kelsy	Venezuela	1	0	0.5	-0.5
50	Omar Alderete	Paraguay	8	2	0.4	+1.6

WC Qualification South America player expected goals 2026, away from home

#	Player	Team	Apps	Goals	xG	Goals minus xG
1	Luis Díaz	Colombia	9	3	1.7	+1.3
2	Vinicius Junior	Brazil	6	0	1.7	-1.7
3	Jhon Córdoba	Colombia	5	1	1.3	-0.3
4	Luis Suárez	Colombia	1	4	1.3	+2.7
5	Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández	Venezuela	5	1	1.0	0.0
6	Miguelito	Bolivia	5	2	0.9	+1.1
7	Rodrigo Echeverría	Chile	9	0	0.9	-0.9
8	Gabriel Villamíl	Bolivia	9	0	0.8	-0.8
9	Matías Galarza Fonda	Paraguay	4	1	0.8	+0.2
10	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	5	2	0.8	+1.3
11	Jhon Durán	Colombia	4	0	0.7	-0.7
12	Enner Valencia	Ecuador	8	1	0.7	+0.3
13	Darwin Núñez	Uruguay	7	2	0.7	+1.3
14	Julián Alvarez	Argentina	9	1	0.7	+0.4
15	Lionel Messi	Argentina	5	2	0.6	+1.4
16	Rodrigo Aguirre	Uruguay	3	0	0.6	-0.6
17	Alexander Aravena	Chile	6	0	0.5	-0.5
18	Arturo Vidal	Chile	3	1	0.5	+0.5
19	Miguel Almirón	Paraguay	7	1	0.5	+0.5
20	Salomón Rondón	Venezuela	9	0	0.4	-0.4
21	Raphinha	Brazil	6	1	0.4	+0.6
22	Richard Ríos	Colombia	7	0	0.4	-0.4
23	John Yeboah	Ecuador	3	0	0.4	-0.4
24	Diego Valdés	Chile	5	0	0.4	-0.4
25	James Rodríguez	Colombia	9	0	0.4	-0.4
26	Paulo Díaz	Chile	6	0	0.4	-0.4
27	R. Ramírez	Venezuela	2	1	0.4	+0.6
28	Thiago Almada	Argentina	3	1	0.4	+0.6
29	Cristian Olivera	Uruguay	7	0	0.4	-0.4
30	Edison Flores	Peru	5	0	0.3	-0.3
31	Jefferson Lerma	Colombia	7	0	0.3	-0.3
32	Savinho	Brazil	3	0	0.3	-0.3
33	Federico Valverde	Uruguay	7	1	0.3	+0.7
34	Eduard Bello	Venezuela	5	1	0.3	+0.7
35	Gonzalo Plata	Ecuador	5	0	0.3	-0.3
36	Pedro Vite	Ecuador	4	0	0.3	-0.3
37	Paolo Guerrero	Peru	6	0	0.3	-0.3
38	Nicolás Otamendi	Argentina	8	2	0.3	+1.7
39	Rodrigo De Paul	Argentina	8	0	0.3	-0.3
40	Juan José Cáceres	Paraguay	6	0	0.3	-0.3
41	Gabriel Ávalos	Paraguay	6	0	0.3	-0.3
42	Igor Jesus	Brazil	2	1	0.3	+0.8
43	Luiz Henrique	Brazil	4	1	0.3	+0.8
44	Enzo Fernández	Argentina	7	1	0.2	+0.8
45	Giuliano Simeone	Argentina	3	0	0.2	-0.2
46	Andrés Gómez	Colombia	1	1	0.2	+0.8
47	Lucas Chávez	Bolivia	4	0	0.2	-0.2
48	Lucas Cepeda	Chile	4	0	0.2	-0.2
49	E. Vargas	Chile	4	0	0.2	-0.2
50	Diego Gómez	Paraguay	6	0	0.2	-0.2

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.

WC Qualification South America Player xG Stats Questions

Which WC Qualification South America player has had the most xG in 2026?

Enner Valencia of Ecuador had the most xG in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, 4.61 from 15 appearances, and scored 6 goals from it. Raphinha was next on 3.99.

Which WC Qualification South America player is overperforming their xG the most in 2026?

Lionel Messi of Argentina overperformed xG by more than any other player in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 8 goals from chances worth 2.90 xG, a gap of 5.10. Darwin Núñez was next on 3.80.

Which WC Qualification South America player is underperforming their xG the most in 2026?

Vinicius Junior of Brazil underperformed xG by more than any other player in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with 2 goals from chances worth 3.79 xG, a shortfall of 1.79. Gabriel Villamíl was next on 1.78.

Which WC Qualification South America player has the highest xG per 90 in 2026?

Enner Valencia of Ecuador had the highest xG per 90 in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, 0.39 from 1069 minutes across 15 appearances, the best of anyone past 550 minutes. Vinicius Junior was next on 0.38.

Which WC Qualification South America midfielder has had the most xG in 2026?

Miguelito of Bolivia had the most xG of any midfielder in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, 3.61 from twelve appearances, and scored 7 goals from it. Julio Enciso was next on 2.81.

Which WC Qualification South America defender has had the most xG in 2026?

Maxi Araújo of Uruguay had the most xG of any defender in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, 0.91 from 15 appearances, and scored no goals from it. Omar Alderete was next on 0.60.

Did WC Qualification South America players score more than their xG on average in 2026?

Yes. WC Qualification South America players scored 180 goals in 2026 from chances worth 110.4 xG, 163% of what they deserved and 69.6 goals to the good.