Lucky and unlucky
Bundesliga: who the table flatters after matchday 8
Elversberg have +5.3 points more than their chances deserved; Hoffenheim -4.9.
Published by The90Pro · 1 min read
+5.3
Elversberg, points above expected
Expected points replay every game with the same chances: each shot's xG decides how often it goes in. Teams above zero have more points than their chances earned, teams below have fewer.
Elversberg+5.3
Borussia Dortmund+5.1
Werder Bremen+3.7
Hamburger SV+2.1
Freiburg+2
Paderborn+1.2
Bayer Leverkusen+0.7
Eintracht Frankfurt+0.6
Schalke 04+0.6
Augsburg+0.5
Union Berlin−0.8
RB Leipzig−1
VfB Stuttgart−1.7
1. FC Köln−2.4
Borussia Mönchengladbach−4
Bayern München−4.1
Mainz 05−4.6
Hoffenheim−4.9
In points.
Elversberg are the biggest overachievers (13 points from 7.7 expected). Hoffenheim have the hardest luck (9 from 13.9).
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