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Cup — xG (Expected Goals)

Russia · 2026/27

Expected Goals (xG)

xG data available for 3 games
#TeamMPxGFxGF/gxGAxGA/gGFGADiff
1Nizhny Novgorod37.92.642.30.7782+0.1
2Spartak Moscow36.62.204.01.32145+7.4
3Ska-khabarovsk36.32.094.01.3271+0.7
4FC Rostov36.32.092.60.88135+6.7
5FC Krasnodar35.61.875.61.8755-0.6
6Zenit35.61.874.31.4393+3.4
7Krylia Sovetov35.31.763.00.9943-1.3
8Fakel35.01.654.61.5444-1
9Volga Ulyanovsk34.61.541.60.5551+0.4
10Rubin34.61.543.61.21312-1.6
11CSKA Moscow34.61.545.31.7685+3.4
12Baltika34.31.435.01.6555+0.7
13Spartak Kostroma34.01.325.31.7653+1
14Dynamo34.01.324.01.3274+3
15Chelyabinsk23.61.821.60.8321-1.6
16FC Orenburg33.31.104.01.32129+8.7
17Rodina Moskva33.31.106.32.091013+6.7
18Leningradets33.00.991.30.4442+1
19Dinamo Makhachkala33.00.995.91.983100
20Akhmat33.00.993.31.1047+1
21Ryazan12.62.642.01.9833+0.4
22Murom22.61.322.31.1640+1.4
23Akron32.60.883.31.10311+0.4
24Lokomotiv32.30.774.61.5436+0.7
25Volna Nizhegorodskaya32.30.772.60.8894+6.7
26FK Neftekhimik12.32.310.30.3311-1.3
27Dinamo St. Petersburg22.31.161.60.8363+3.7
28Dinamo Kirov22.31.162.61.3276+4.7
29Tekstilshchik22.00.992.00.99220
30Chertanovo Moscow32.00.666.62.20119+9
31Shinnik Yaroslavl22.00.994.62.31240
32Luki-Energiya21.60.833.01.4985+6.4
33Enisey31.60.553.31.1043+2.4
34FC UFA11.61.651.00.9901-1.6
35Ural11.61.651.31.3212-0.6
36Znamya Noginsk21.30.663.01.4956+3.7
37Arsenal Tula11.31.321.00.9901-1.3
38Dinamo Barnaul11.00.991.31.3273+6
39Veles11.00.992.01.9801-1
40Rotor Volgograd11.00.991.31.3202-1
41Kaluga21.00.502.31.1683+7
42FC Sochi11.00.992.01.9802-1
43Novosibirsk10.70.660.30.3322+1.3
44Druzhba10.70.660.30.3332+2.3
45KDV10.30.330.70.6689+7.7
46Dinamo Stavropol10.30.331.00.9943+3.7
47Dinamo Bryansk10.30.330.30.3302-0.3
48Torpedo Moskva10.30.330.70.6602-0.3
49KAMAZ10.00.000.30.33010
50Volgar Astrakhan10.00.000.00.0050+5
51FK Sokol Saratov10.00.000.70.6653+5
xGF = xG For (created)xGA = xG Against (conceded)Diff = GF − xGF (over/under-performing)
* xG estimated from shots on goal using the league's average conversion rate. API xG data is not available for this league.
xG Attack Ranking
Nizhny NovgorodHigh xGF2.64
RyazanHigh xGF2.64
FK NeftekhimikHigh xGF2.31
FK Sokol SaratovLow xGF0.00
Volgar AstrakhanLow xGF0.00
KAMAZLow xGF0.00

LEAGUE xG STATS

51 teams with xG data
League avg xGF/g: 1.16
League avg xGA/g: 1.18
Best overperformer: Chertanovo Moscow (+9.0)
Biggest underperformer: FC UFA (-1.6)

Cup (Russia) — Expected Goals (xG) Analysis

The Cup (Russia) averages 1.40 xG per game this season. Nizhny Novgorod creates the most chances with 2.64 xGF per game, while Enisey creates the fewest with 0.55 xGF per game. Chertanovo Moscow is over-performing their xG (11 goals vs 2.0 xGF) — regression likely. Rubin is under-performing (3 goals vs 4.6 xGF) — improvement expected.

Betting Angle — xG & Regression Markets

xG is the most powerful predictor of future performance — teams that consistently over-perform their xG (scoring more than expected) tend to regress. Look for under-performing high-xG teams as value opportunities in match result markets, especially Asian Handicap and Both Teams To Score.

Expected Goals (xG) — Russia