Like most of life’s better ideas, the genesis of this article was in the pub. It came via a discussion about the merits or otherwise of Tottenham Hotspur’s football team. You know the drill: they’re ...

xG is a relatively new metric in football data analysis, but what is it about and how does it relate to assessing the betting options ahead of a game? Recently you may have heard the phrase "Expected ...

Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where, each week, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens: this time, it’s a festive glance at xG ...