Best players in the world by xG: Expected Goals rankings - February 2019

#4 Ondrej Duda (Hertha Berlin)

Ondrej Duda(L) might not be a household name, but he won't take much time to be so

For all the emphatic displays he has been putting in, Ondrej Duda deserves a standing ovation for his peerless contribution to Hertha Berlin's 2018/19 campaign. Make no mistake, the Slovakian is the only midfielder to make this list amidst a pool of world-class strikers.

The 24-year-old, deployed in a No.10 role, has found the net nine times in 18 games for Hertha Berlin.

He has racked an xG value of 3.76 but exceeds it massively by a margin of 5.24 points. Simply put, he should have scored only three goals with the number of shots he has taken but has netted nine times so far.

Duda might not be a household name at the moment, but going by his xG stats, it is clear he won't take much time to be so.