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Aston Villa Were Not the Premier League’s Biggest xG Overperformers

Aston Villa finished fourth in the Premier League with 65 points and a positive goal difference of seven. Their expected-goal numbers told a very different story. Villa scored 56 goals from 48.46 xG and conceded 49 from 55.75 xGA. Put those numbers together and their expected goal difference was -7.29. Their actual goal difference was…