Turkey’s Arda Guler has taken the most shots at the tournament so far, although the fact that his eight attempts amounted to just 0.26 xG in total shows how optimistic his shooting was against Australia.
While the Real Madrid youngster is obviously far more talented than the average player, the quality of shots he took means that historically a player would score once every 31 attempts.
South Korea’s Son Heung-min was the worst finisher in the opening round based on expected goals as he failed to score from six chances totalling 1.0 xG – a surprising fact given that the former Tottenham man was one of most ruthless finishers during his time in the Premier League.
24 players have a 100% shot conversion rate so far but only two have taken more than one shot – Sweden’s Yasin Ayari and New Zealand’s Elijah Just, who have both scored twice.
Seven players created five chances in their opening game but only Germany’s Joshua Kimmich saw his teammates take advantage as he claimed two assists in the 7-1 win against Curaçao.
