What is xG? Expected Goals in football explained

Expected Goals has been added to WhoScored.com and not a moment too soon!
Here, Sam Tighe explains what xG is and outlines the pros and cons of the stat itself. He gives examples of players and teams that are over or underperforming their xG in their respective leagues this season and why that may be the case.
The over and underperformance of Expected Goals is one of the impressive new features on WhoScored.com that allows users to sort the players or teams by those performing better than expected, or those fluffing their lines.
That's not to say xG is a perfect way to measure the quality of a chance, but we hope Sam Tighe is able to explain the stat itself and why it's such an important tool in modern football.
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Not a bad metric to use but I will always lean to basic stats and most importantly EYE TEST.