Liverpool and Netherlands star Cody Gakpo leads Euro 2024's xG overperformers

After taking a look at Euro 2024’s biggest xG underperformers on Monday, it’s only right that we take a look at which players overperformed in front of goal in Germany.

Included in the top 10 are players from Austria, Germany, Slovenia, England, Romania, Spain, Slovakia and the Netherlands. 

10. Romano Schmid (Austria) - 0.92 xG overperformance 

Austria attacker Romano Schmid scored with his only shot on goal at Euro 2024, an attempt which had an 8% chance of finding the net, according to Expected Goals. 

9. Emre Can (Germany) - 0.93 xG overperformance 

Like Schmid, Germany midfielder Emre Can managed to find the net with his only attempt on goal at the tournament. Can’s strike had an xG value of just 0.07. 

8. Erik Janza (Slovenia) - 0.94 xG overperformance 

Slovenia left-back Erik Janza is in at eighth, having found the net with a shot worth just 0.01 xG against Denmark. Janza fired off two further attempts on goal, bringing his overperformance down to 0.94. 

7. Jude Bellingham (England) - 1.05 xG overperformance 

England’s Jude Bellingham overperformed his Expected Goals by just over one goal, and everybody will know precisely why. The 21-year-old’s remarkable overhead kick against Slovakia will go some way to explaining that, while he also headed home England’s first goal of the tournament in the win over Serbia. 

6. Razvan Marin (Romania) - 1.05 xG overperformance 

Romanian midfielder Razvan Marin found the net against both Ukraine and Slovakia in Group E. The 28-year-old fired off six shots in total, over performing his xG by just over one goal. 

5. Dani Olmo (Spain) - 1.28 xG overperformance 

One of the stars for Spain on their way to European Championship glory was Dani Olmo, whose three goals at the tournament saw him take home the shared Golden Boot award. Olmo scored three times, when the chances he was offered suggest he should have only scored once. 

4. Florian Wirtz (Germany) - 1.33 xG overperformance 

The second of three Germany players in our top 10 is Florian Wirtz, who netted twice on home soil at Euro 2024. Wirtz scored in the hosts’ first and last matches, overperforming his xG by 1.33 goals.

3. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) - 1.64 xG overperformance 

Another recipient of Euro 2024’s six-way Golden Boot award was Slovakian attacker Ivan Schranz, who scored against Belgium, Ukraine and England. Schranz’s goals came from chances worth just over one expected goal.  

2. Jamal Musiala (Germany) - 1.69 xG overperformance 

Second place goes to Germany star Jamal Musiala, who also netted three goals at the tournament. Musiala’s three strikes came from 10 shots on goal, worth a collective 1.31 xG. 

1. Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) - 1.77 xG overperformance 

With three goals to his name from an expected total of just 1.23, Cody Gakpo was the biggest xG overperformer at Euro 2024. The Liverpool attacker scored against Poland, Austria and Romania, firing off 13 shots in total, each worth 0.09 xG on average.