Celtic have recorded 17 expected goals (xG) across 7 Scottish Premiership games in 2026/2027, averaging 2.4 per match. B. Nygren leads the squad with 2 expected goals (xG) - 0.49 per game. H. Yang is next with 1.
Over their last 10 games, Celtic are averaging 2.4 expected goals (xG) per match - K. Høgh leads that period with 3. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Celtic vs Motherwell on 11.10.2026.
Celtic average 2.4 expected goals (xG) per Scottish Premiership game in 2026/2027, based on 7 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 2.4 per match.
B. Nygren leads Celtic for expected goals (xG) in 2026/2027 with 2 in Scottish Premiership - an average of 0.49 per game. H. Yang is second with 1.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Celtic's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026/2027.
Celtic have taken 10.2 points more than their chances warranted over 20 games: -3.2 goals against their xG, and +1.4 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20 | 20 | 45.17 | 42 | -3.17 | 22.44 | 21 | +1.44 | 38.78 | 49 | +10.22 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 22.97 | 23 | +0.03 | 11.05 | 8 | +3.05 | 19.27 | 27 | +7.73 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 8.83 | 8 | -0.83 | 6.07 | 3 | +3.07 | 8.59 | 12 | +3.41 |
| Home | 10 | 17.90 | 20 | +2.10 | 8.65 | 8 | +0.65 | 19.38 | 24 | +4.62 |
| Away | 10 | 27.27 | 22 | -5.27 | 13.79 | 13 | +0.79 | 19.40 | 25 | +5.60 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Scottish Premiership | Rangers (H) | 0-1 | 0.40 | 1.57 | 0.51 | 0 | L |
| 9 Sep | Scottish Premiership | St. Johnstone (A) | 0-1 | 1.83 | 1.05 | 1.90 | 3 | W |
| 5 Sep | Scottish Premiership | St. Mirren (A) | 1-2 | 2.86 | 2.12 | 1.78 | 3 | W |
| 2 Sep | Scottish Premiership | Aberdeen (H) | 3-0 | 2.01 | 0.90 | 2.10 | 3 | W |
| 29 Aug | Scottish Premiership | Falkirk (H) | 2-1 | 1.73 | 0.43 | 2.30 | 3 | W |
| 9 Aug | Scottish Premiership | Kilmarnock (A) | 1-5 | 5.75 | 1.09 | 2.51 | 3 | W |
| 3 Aug | Scottish Premiership | Dundee (H) | 1-0 | 2.56 | 0.59 | 2.53 | 3 | W |
| 16 May | Scottish Premiership | Hearts (H) | 3-1 | 2.56 | 0.69 | 2.47 | 3 | W |
| 13 May | Scottish Premiership | Motherwell (A) | 2-3 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 3 | L |
| 10 May | Scottish Premiership | Rangers (H) | 3-1 | 1.88 | 1.21 | 1.81 | 3 | W |
| 3 May | Scottish Premiership | Hibernian (A) | 1-2 | 2.93 | 0.57 | 2.64 | 3 | W |
| 25 Apr | Scottish Premiership | Falkirk (H) | 3-1 | 1.12 | 1.49 | 1.11 | 3 | L |
| 11 Apr | Scottish Premiership | St. Mirren (H) | 1-0 | 0.83 | 0.35 | 1.75 | 3 | W |
| 5 Apr | Scottish Premiership | Dundee (A) | 1-2 | 2.47 | 1.80 | 1.77 | 3 | W |
| 22 Mar | Scottish Premiership | Dundee Utd (A) | 2-0 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 1.18 | 0 | L |
| 14 Mar | Scottish Premiership | Motherwell (H) | 3-1 | 2.13 | 0.62 | 2.35 | 3 | W |
| 4 Mar | Scottish Premiership | Aberdeen (A) | 1-2 | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.45 | 3 | W |
| 1 Mar | Scottish Premiership | Rangers (A) | 2-2 | 3.83 | 1.67 | 2.35 | 1 | W |
| 22 Feb | Scottish Premiership | Hibernian (H) | 1-2 | 2.68 | 0.80 | 2.45 | 0 | W |
| 15 Feb | Scottish Premiership | Kilmarnock (A) | 2-3 | 3.54 | 1.28 | 2.46 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 13 | 1007 | 5.77 | 7 | +1.23 | 0.52 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | attacker | 18 | 1354 | 4.78 | 6 | +1.22 | 0.32 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | attacker | 8 | 228 | 1.92 | 3 | +1.08 | 0.76 |
| Julián Araujo | defender | 4 | 357 | 0.31 | 1 | +0.69 | 0.08 |
| Kieran Tierney | defender | 18 | 1334 | 2.33 | 3 | +0.67 | 0.16 |
| Camilo Durán | attacker | 7 | 458 | 2.36 | 3 | +0.64 | 0.46 |
| Mika Baur | attacker | 5 | 370 | 0.49 | 1 | +0.51 | 0.12 |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | midfielder | 10 | 554 | 0.69 | 1 | +0.31 | 0.11 |
| Liam Scales | defender | 18 | 1616 | 0.76 | 1 | +0.24 | 0.04 |
| Luke McCowan | midfielder | 12 | 326 | 0.77 | 1 | +0.23 | 0.21 |
| Benjamin Nygren | attacker | 20 | 1473 | 6.83 | 7 | +0.17 | 0.42 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | attacker | 18 | 754 | 1.30 | 1 | -0.30 | 0.16 |
| Arne Engels | midfielder | 8 | 657 | 1.52 | 1 | -0.52 | 0.21 |
| Kasper Høgh | attacker | 4 | 302 | 3.53 | 3 | -0.53 | 1.05 |
| Colby Donovan | defender | 11 | 708 | 0.60 | 0 | -0.60 | 0.08 |
| Auston Trusty | defender | 16 | 1337 | 0.63 | 0 | -0.63 | 0.04 |
| Haissem Hassan | attacker | 5 | 303 | 0.68 | 0 | -0.68 | 0.20 |
| James Forrest | attacker | 17 | 370 | 1.34 | 0 | -1.34 | 0.33 |
| Callum McGregor | midfielder | 18 | 1558 | 1.41 | 0 | -1.41 | 0.08 |
| Reo Hatate | midfielder | 9 | 426 | 2.51 | 1 | -1.51 | 0.53 |
| Tomáš Čvančara | attacker | 6 | 330 | 2.85 | 1 | -1.85 | 0.78 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 7 | 17.1 | 14 | 7.8 | 4 | 13.6 | 18 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Dundee | 7 | 8.9 | 9 | 12.2 | 7 | 8.1 | 10 | +1.9 |
| 3 | Rangers | 7 | 16.6 | 8 | 7.1 | 4 | 14.8 | 16 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Hearts | 7 | 12.7 | 14 | 8.8 | 8 | 12.4 | 13 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 7 | 7.7 | 7 | 11.1 | 8 | 7.5 | 8 | +0.5 |
| 6 | St. Mirren | 7 | 11.4 | 8 | 11.6 | 9 | 9.7 | 10 | +0.3 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 7 | 6.8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 6.5 | 6 | -0.5 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 7 | 7.6 | 6 | 17.4 | 15 | 5.5 | 5 | -0.5 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 7 | 10.3 | 9 | 11.3 | 10 | 8.7 | 8 | -0.7 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 7 | 10.5 | 9 | 13.1 | 11 | 9.1 | 8 | -1.1 |
| 11 | Dundee United | 7 | 12.3 | 9 | 12.4 | 11 | 9.5 | 8 | -1.5 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 7 | 13.1 | 8 | 10.5 | 11 | 11.4 | 7 | -4.4 |