1986 World Cup results and statistics

Event data

Expected goals in 1986

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Finishing, measured

Goals against the expected goals of the chances each player took.

Player	Nation	Shots	xG	Goals	+/−
Diego Armando Maradona	Argentina	17	2.27	4	+1.73
Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellano	Argentina	7	1.06	1	-0.06
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Germany	2	0.68	1	+0.32
Jorge Luis Burruchaga	Argentina	7	0.62	1	+0.38
Rudi Völler	Germany	4	0.54	1	+0.46
Gary Lineker	England	2	0.53	1	+0.47
José Luis Brown	Argentina	2	0.12	1	+0.88
Franky Vercauteren	Belgium	3	0.62	0	-0.62
Carlos Daniel Tapia	Argentina	1	0.25	0	-0.25
Héctor Adolfo Enrique	Argentina	4	0.21	0	-0.21

Results least like the chances

Where the scoreline diverged most from the expected-goals margin.

• Argentina2–0BelgiumxG 1.82–1.03margin +2 v +0.79
• Argentina3–2GermanyxG 1.31–1.46margin +1 v -0.15
• Argentina2–1EnglandxG 1.61–0.89margin +1 v +0.73

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