WC Qualification Europe Player xG Stats 2026

Erling Haaland of Norway leads the WC Qualification Europe expected goals charts in 2026, with 9.2 xG from 8 appearances. Nikola Krstović sits furthest below, 2 goals from chances worth 4.2 xG. The boards here cover 1587 players and sort on every column; expected goals for each club, with expected points, are on the WC Qualification Europe xG table.

WC Qualification Europe player expected goals 2026

#	Player	Team	Apps	Goals	xG	Goals minus xG
1	Erling Haaland	Norway	8	16	9.2	+6.8
2	Harry Kane	England	8	8	6.6	+1.4
3	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	5	5	6.0	-1.0
4	Edin Džeko	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9	6	5.5	+0.5
5	Patrik Schick	Czech Republic	8	5	5.3	-0.3
6	Mikel Oyarzabal	Spain	6	6	5.3	+0.7
7	Mateo Retegui	Italy	10	5	5.1	-0.1
8	Kylian Mbappé	France	4	5	5.0	0.0
9	Memphis Depay	Netherlands	8	8	4.8	+3.2
10	Rasmus Højlund	Denmark	7	5	4.8	+0.2
11	Marko Arnautovic	Austria	7	8	4.4	+3.6
12	Nikola Krstović	Montenegro	8	2	4.2	-2.2
13	Alexander Sørloth	Norway	8	5	4.2	+0.8
14	Andrej Kramaric	Croatia	8	6	4.1	+1.9
15	Ioannis Pittas	Cyprus	6	3	4.1	-1.1
16	Joel Pohjanpalo	Finland	8	2	3.8	-1.8
17	Kevin De Bruyne	Belgium	6	6	3.8	+2.2
18	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	9	5	3.6	+1.4
19	Harry Wilson	Wales	6	5	3.5	+1.5
20	Cody Gakpo	Netherlands	8	4	3.5	+0.5
21	Troy Parrott	Republic of Ireland	5	6	3.4	+2.6
22	Marcel Sabitzer	Austria	8	3	3.3	-0.3
23	Hans Vanaken	Belgium	7	2	3.3	-1.3
24	Tomáš Souček	Czech Republic	10	2	3.3	-1.3
25	Bruno Fernandes	Portugal	5	3	3.3	-0.3
26	Dor Peretz	Israel	6	3	3.1	-0.1
27	Pio Esposito	Italy	7	3	3.1	-0.1
28	Benjamin Källman	Finland	8	3	3.0	0.0
29	Mikel Merino	Spain	6	6	3.0	+3.0
30	Rey Manaj	Albania	6	3	2.9	+0.1
31	Ante Budimir	Croatia	5	2	2.9	-0.9
32	Pavel Sulc	Czech Republic	9	2	2.9	-0.9
33	Dušan Vlahović	Serbia	7	2	2.8	-0.8
34	Kerem Aktürkoğlu	Turkey	7	3	2.8	+0.2
35	Michael Gregoritsch	Austria	8	4	2.8	+1.2
36	Christos Tzolis	Greece	6	3	2.8	+0.3
37	Ché Adams	Scotland	6	2	2.7	-0.7
38	Breel Embolo	Switzerland	6	4	2.7	+1.3
39	Jérémy Doku	Belgium	8	5	2.7	+2.4
40	Lovro Majer	Croatia	3	0	2.6	-2.6
41	Viktor Gyökeres	Sweden	6	4	2.6	+1.4
42	Florian Wirtz	Germany	6	1	2.6	-1.6
43	Karol Świderski	Poland	9	4	2.5	+1.5
44	Thelo Aasgaard	Norway	4	5	2.5	+2.5
45	Ferran Torres	Spain	4	2	2.4	-0.4
46	Ivan Perišić	Croatia	8	4	2.4	+1.6
47	Moise Kean	Italy	5	6	2.4	+3.7
48	Dan Biton	Israel	8	2	2.3	-0.3
49	Franjo Ivanović	Croatia	7	2	2.3	-0.3
50	Jakub Kamiński	Poland	10	2	2.3	-0.3

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is player xG?

Expected goals measures the quality of the chances a player gets. Every shot is scored between 0 and 1 by how often shots like it are converted, and a player's xG is those values added up. A player on 8 xG has had chances a typical finisher would score about eight times from.

What does the +/- column mean?

Goals minus xG. A positive number means the player has scored more than the quality of their chances suggested, a negative number means fewer. It is the quickest way to see who is finishing well and who is not.

Will a player below their xG start scoring again?

Usually. Finishing skill is real but small and hard to sustain, so across a full season most players end up close to their expected goals. A large gap either way is more likely to close than to carry on, which makes it a guide rather than a guarantee.

Where does the WC Qualification Europe player xG data come from?

Shot-level data is supplied by Sportmonks and updates after every finished match, usually within a few hours of full time. Each shot is credited to the player who took it. Providers train their models on different data, so our numbers will not match another site's exactly.