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Leicester were unluckiest team in league until last night. xG and open play goals before this wkend (for method see medium.com/@Soccermatics/)

6:23 AM · Feb 28, 2017 from Stockholm, Sweden

Here is the same table for last season. Leicester wern't the luckiest team in open play, but they did get a lot of penalties.

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Brandon Anderson

wow so your stats have man city as the best defense in the league??

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Yes, in terms of not conceding chances. Thing is that they let these chances in!

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Which team has the best defence in the Premier League?

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Really good point. Over such a long period it is real goals and not xG which measure performance best.

Mohamed Osama 

they were stating 🆙 nevertheless.

According to this table, Man Utd have the best xG goal difference in the entire league. Wow, what could have been.