Netherlands have recorded 11 expected goals (xG) across 4 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 2.8 per match. M. Meerdink leads the squad with 3 expected goals (xG) - 0.8 per game. T. Reijnders is next with 1.
Over their last 10 games, Netherlands are averaging 2.8 expected goals (xG) per match - M. Meerdink 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 Netherlands vs Greece on 13.11.2026.
Netherlands average 2.8 expected goals (xG) per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 4 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 2.8 per match.
M. Meerdink leads Netherlands for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 3 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 0.8 per game. T. Reijnders is second with 1.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Netherlands's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.
Netherlands have taken 1.8 points fewer than their chances warranted over 8 games: -1.8 goals against their xG, and +0.8 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. The performances are better than the results, which is the side of this table where prices tend to be generous.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 8 | 8 | 17.76 | 16 | -1.76 | 9.82 | 9 | +0.82 | 14.81 | 13 | -1.81 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 11.59 | 8 | -3.59 | 5.68 | 4 | +1.68 | 9.49 | 8 | -1.49 |
| Home | 4 | 11.49 | 12 | +0.51 | 6.53 | 5 | +1.53 | 7.97 | 8 | +0.03 |
| Away | 4 | 6.27 | 4 | -2.27 | 3.29 | 4 | -0.71 | 6.84 | 5 | -1.84 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Serbia (A) | 1-2 | 3.65 | 1.14 | 2.54 | 3 | W |
| 24 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Germany (H) | 1-1 | 2.93 | 1.67 | 2.06 | 1 | W |
| 19 Nov | UEFA Nations League | Bosnia (A) | 1-1 | 1.39 | 0.69 | 1.89 | 1 | W |
| 16 Nov | UEFA Nations League | Hungary (H) | 4-0 | 3.50 | 1.13 | 2.52 | 3 | W |
| 14 Oct | UEFA Nations League | Germany (A) | 1-0 | 0.12 | 1.05 | 0.48 | 0 | L |
| 11 Oct | UEFA Nations League | Hungary (A) | 1-1 | 1.11 | 0.41 | 1.93 | 1 | W |
| 10 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Germany (H) | 2-2 | 1.65 | 2.79 | 0.81 | 1 | L |
| 7 Sep | UEFA Nations League | Bosnia (H) | 5-2 | 3.41 | 0.94 | 2.58 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denzel Dumfries | defender | 7 | 596 | 1.65 | 3 | +1.35 | 0.25 |
| Wout Weghorst | attacker | 4 | 127 | 1.42 | 2 | +0.58 | 1.01 |
| Cody Gakpo | attacker | 8 | 508 | 2.59 | 3 | +0.41 | 0.46 |
| Brian Brobbey | attacker | 5 | 278 | 0.74 | 1 | +0.26 | 0.24 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | attacker | 4 | 242 | 0.75 | 1 | +0.25 | 0.28 |
| Xavi Simons | midfielder | 4 | 335 | 0.82 | 1 | +0.18 | 0.22 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | midfielder | 7 | 556 | 2.11 | 2 | -0.11 | 0.34 |
| Donyell Malen | attacker | 5 | 190 | 0.62 | 0 | -0.62 | 0.29 |
| Virgil van Dijk | defender | 6 | 529 | 0.73 | 0 | -0.73 | 0.12 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 3.2 | 3 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.4 | 6 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Greece | 2 | 3.6 | 3 | 2.7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | 2.6 | 5 | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 2 | 1.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | 1.4 | 4 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Spain | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 2.1 | 3 | 3.5 | 6 | +2.5 |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | +1.8 |
| 8 | Austria | 2 | 4.6 | 6 | 1.7 | 2 | 4.3 | 6 | +1.7 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 2 | 4.6 | 5 | 1.9 | 3 | 4.3 | 6 | +1.7 |
| 10 | Albania | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 6 | +1.5 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 2 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 4.7 | 6 | +1.3 |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2.3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 2 | 1.7 | 2 | 3.1 | 4 | 1.8 | 3 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Slovenia | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | 4 | +1.1 |
| 15 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 2 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.2 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Belgium | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 2.3 | 3 | +0.7 |
| 18 | Malta | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Croatia | 2 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.4 | 5 | 2.8 | 3 | +0.2 |
| 20 | Italy | 2 | 3.8 | 4 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | +0.2 |
| 21 | Estonia | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | +0.2 |
| 22 | Gibraltar | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | 1 | +0.2 |
| 23 | Lithuania | 2 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.4 | 1 | 3.9 | 4 | +0.1 |
| 24 | Armenia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 3 | +0.1 |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Iceland | 2 | 3.7 | 4 | 1.6 | 1 | 4.2 | 4 | -0.2 |
| 27 | Denmark | 2 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| 28 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | -0.4 |
| 30 | England | 2 | 3.2 | 4 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | -0.5 |
| 31 | Latvia | 2 | 1.4 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 32 | Belarus | 2 | 1.3 | 0 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | -0.5 |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2 | 6.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 2 | 4.6 | 4 | -0.6 |
| 34 | San Marino | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 5.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 | -0.6 |
| 35 | Finland | 2 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.7 | 4 | -0.7 |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | -0.7 |
| 37 | Kosovo | 2 | 3.8 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | -0.9 |
| 38 | Faroe Islands | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 2 | -0.9 |
| 39 | Serbia | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 0 | -0.9 |
| 40 | Norway | 2 | 4.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| 41 | Israel | 2 | 0.8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 42 | Andorra | 2 | 1.7 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| 43 | Moldova | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.3 | 1 | -1.3 |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | -1.3 |
| 45 | Scotland | 2 | 1.6 | 0 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 46 | Cyprus | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | -1.4 |
| 47 | Wales | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.6 | 0 | -1.6 |
| 48 | Germany | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | -1.8 |
| 49 | Poland | 2 | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 |
| 50 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.9 | 6 | 2.1 | 0 | -2.1 |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2 | 3.2 | 1 | -2.2 |
| 52 | Hungary | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 3.5 | 1 | -2.5 |
| 53 | Georgia | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 1.4 | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | -2.7 |
| 54 | Turkey | 2 | 2.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 5 | 2.7 | 0 | -2.7 |