Celtic have recorded 16 expected goals (xG) across 6 Scottish Premiership games in 2026/2027, averaging 2.7 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 2.7 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 Rangers on 20.09.2026.
Celtic average 2.7 expected goals (xG) per Scottish Premiership game in 2026/2027, based on 6 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 2.7 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 11.3 points more than their chances warranted over 20 games: -3.7 goals against their xG, and +1.0 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 | 47.74 | 44 | -3.74 | 21.96 | 21 | +0.96 | 40.66 | 52 | +11.34 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 25.50 | 25 | -0.50 | 10.05 | 8 | +2.05 | 21.40 | 30 | +8.60 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 14.18 | 13 | -1.18 | 5.59 | 3 | +2.59 | 10.59 | 15 | +4.41 |
| Home | 10 | 20.47 | 22 | +1.53 | 8.17 | 8 | +0.17 | 21.26 | 27 | +5.74 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 Feb | Scottish Premiership | Livingston (H) | 2-1 | 2.97 | 1.09 | 2.39 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | midfielder | 11 | 566 | 0.77 | 2 | +1.23 | 0.12 |
| 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 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | defender | 11 | 214 | 0.07 | 1 | +0.93 | 0.03 |
| Kieran Tierney | defender | 18 | 1292 | 2.26 | 3 | +0.74 | 0.16 |
| Camilo Durán | attacker | 6 | 387 | 2.36 | 3 | +0.64 | 0.55 |
| Julián Araujo | defender | 5 | 435 | 0.36 | 1 | +0.64 | 0.07 |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 14 | 1085 | 6.49 | 7 | +0.51 | 0.54 |
| Mika Baur | attacker | 4 | 280 | 0.49 | 1 | +0.51 | 0.16 |
| Liam Scales | defender | 18 | 1617 | 0.67 | 1 | +0.33 | 0.04 |
| Luke McCowan | midfielder | 11 | 280 | 0.77 | 1 | +0.23 | 0.25 |
| Benjamin Nygren | attacker | 20 | 1500 | 7.41 | 7 | -0.41 | 0.44 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | attacker | 18 | 825 | 1.45 | 1 | -0.45 | 0.16 |
| Kasper Høgh | attacker | 3 | 258 | 3.53 | 3 | -0.53 | 1.23 |
| Arne Engels | midfielder | 9 | 689 | 1.55 | 1 | -0.55 | 0.20 |
| Auston Trusty | defender | 16 | 1337 | 0.63 | 0 | -0.63 | 0.04 |
| Haissem Hassan | attacker | 4 | 284 | 0.68 | 0 | -0.68 | 0.22 |
| James Forrest | attacker | 17 | 355 | 1.43 | 0 | -1.43 | 0.36 |
| Reo Hatate | midfielder | 10 | 484 | 2.51 | 1 | -1.51 | 0.47 |
| Callum McGregor | midfielder | 18 | 1558 | 1.74 | 0 | -1.74 | 0.10 |
| Tomáš Čvančara | attacker | 7 | 391 | 3.60 | 1 | -2.60 | 0.83 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 6 | 16.7 | 14 | 6.2 | 3 | 13.1 | 18 | +4.9 |
| 2 | Hearts | 6 | 10.8 | 13 | 8.4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | +2 |
| 3 | St. Mirren | 6 | 10.1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8.6 | 10 | +1.4 |
| 4 | Dundee | 6 | 7.3 | 7 | 11.1 | 6 | 6.4 | 7 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Rangers | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6.7 | 4 | 12.5 | 13 | +0.5 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 6 | 6.9 | 6 | 9.4 | 7 | 6.7 | 7 | +0.3 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 6 | 5.5 | 5 | 11.3 | 8 | 4.7 | 5 | +0.3 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 6 | 9.5 | 8 | 11.5 | 9 | 8.1 | 8 | -0.1 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 6 | 9.6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7.9 | 7 | -0.9 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 6 | 7.2 | 5 | 15.4 | 14 | 5.1 | 4 | -1.1 |
| 11 | Dundee United | 6 | 10.7 | 6 | 11.1 | 11 | 7.9 | 5 | -2.9 |
| 12 | Hibernian | 6 | 11.4 | 7 | 9.7 | 10 | 9.4 | 6 | -3.4 |