AWS real-time stats give Bundesliga players fewer excuses

FILE PHOTO: Players are seen in action as a scoreboard is displayed during a march at Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany February 6, 2021 in this still image from a video obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2021. Bundesliga/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - When Erling Haaland scored his 25th Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund in his 25th game for the club the 20-year-old striker had certainly exceeded expectations but for the first time analysts were able to calculate by exactly how much.

Haaland had taken 73 shots on goal for an Expected Goals (xGoals) tally of 18.15, which means he had scored seven more goals than expected, underlining his world class efficiency in converting shots from difficult situations.