Spain xG 2026

Spain Expected Goals (xG) Stats 2026

Spain have recorded 5 expected goals (xG) across 3 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 1.7 per match. L. Yamal leads the squad with 1 expected goals (xG) - 0.34 per game.

Spain Expected Goals (xG): Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Spain are averaging 1.7 expected goals (xG) per match - L. Yamal leads that period with 1. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Spain vs Croatia on 06.10.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many expected goals (xG) do Spain average per game?

Spain average 1.7 expected goals (xG) per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 3 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.7 per match.

Who leads Spain for expected goals (xG)?

L. Yamal leads Spain for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 1 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 0.34 per game.

How do Spain's expected goals (xG) break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Spain's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.

Spain expected goals 2026: last 8

Games: 8
Expected goals (xG): 15.94
Goals scored: 20
Goals minus xG: +4.06
Expected goals against (xGA): 7.30
Goals conceded: 7
xGA minus goals conceded: +0.30
Expected points (xPts): 15.94
Points: 22
Points minus xPts: +6.06
Verdict: Riding their luck

Are Spain overperforming their expected goals?

Spain have taken 6.1 points more than their chances warranted over 8 games: +4.1 goals against their xG, and +0.3 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.

Next opponent: Croatia expected goals

Games: 8
Croatia xG per game: 1.48
Croatia xGA per game: 1.09
Points minus xPts: -1.82
Verdict: A bit unlucky

Spain results against expected goals by form window and venue

Window	Games	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xGA	Conceded	xGA minus conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
Last 8	8	15.94	20	+4.06	7.30	7	+0.30	15.94	22	+6.06
Last 5	5	11.54	15	+3.46	4.77	6	-1.23	10.37	15	+4.63
Home	4	9.91	11	+1.09	2.49	3	-0.51	9.58	12	+2.42
Away	4	6.03	9	+2.97	4.81	4	+0.81	6.36	10	+3.64

Spain expected goals match by match, last 8

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	4-1	1.43	0.51	2.06	3	W
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	England (A)	2-3	1.67	1.55	1.46	3	W
18 Nov	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	3-2	3.49	1.60	2.30	3	W
15 Nov	UEFA Nations League	Denmark (A)	1-2	1.31	0.85	1.70	3	W
15 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (H)	3-0	3.64	0.26	2.85	3	W
12 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Denmark (H)	1-0	1.35	0.12	2.37	3	W
8 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (A)	1-4	1.79	1.54	1.55	3	W
5 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (A)	0-0	1.26	0.87	1.65	1	W

Spain players: goals against expected goals, last 8

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
Álex Baena	attacker	5	270	0.56	2	+1.44	0.19
Lamine Yamal	attacker	5	384	1.57	3	+1.43	0.37
Fabián Ruiz	midfielder	8	575	0.92	2	+1.08	0.14
Aymeric Laporte	defender	6	540	0.14	1	+0.86	0.02
Mikel Oyarzabal	attacker	6	400	1.31	2	+0.69	0.30
Martín Zubimendi	midfielder	6	443	0.42	1	+0.58	0.09
Ferran Torres	attacker	3	107	0.71	1	+0.29	0.59
Nico Williams	attacker	6	298	0.75	1	+0.25	0.23
Joselu	attacker	4	122	1.29	1	-0.29	0.95
Álvaro Morata	attacker	4	223	2.04	1	-1.04	0.82
Pedri	midfielder	8	270	1.20	0	-1.20	0.40

UEFA Nations League 2026: every team's points against expected points

#	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

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