Includes

The "Includes" parameter allows you to specify additional information to be included in the API response. For xG values, we offer two primary includes: xGLineup and xGFixture.

Expected by player

To retrieve the xG values by player for a fixture, we've introduced an include to use. You can use xGLineup on the Fixture entities, to retrieve the xG values for players participating in a match. You can use this include as follows:

Request

https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/fixtures/date/2024-03-03?include=xGLineup

Response

        {
          "id": 8193384466,
          "sport_id": 1,
          "fixture_id": 18842545,
          "player_id": 154421,
          "team_id": 9,
          "position_id": 27,
          "formation_field": "5:1",
          "type_id": 11,
          "formation_position": 11,
          "player_name": "Erling Haaland",
          "jersey_number": 9,
          "expected": [
            {
              "id": 1068406356,
              "fixture_id": 18842545,
              "player_id": 154421,
              "team_id": 9,
              "lineup_id": 8193384466,
              "type_id": 5304,
              "data": {
                "value": 1.1634
              }
            },
            {
              "id": 1068406358,
              "fixture_id": 18842545,
              "player_id": 154421,
              "team_id": 9,
              "lineup_id": 8193384466,
              "type_id": 5305,
              "data": {
                "value": 1.1634
              }
            }
          ]

Expected by Team

To retrieve the xG values by team for a fixture, we've introduced an include to use. You can use xGFixture on the Fixture entities, to retrieve the xG values for teams participating in a match. You can use this include as follows:

Request

https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/fixtures/date/2024-03-03??include=xGFixture

Response

      "expected": [
        {
          "id": 27141258,
          "fixture_id": 18842545,
          "type_id": 5304,
          "participant_id": 9,
          "data": {
            "value": 3.6439
          },
          "location": "home"
        },
        {
          "id": 27141259,
          "fixture_id": 18842545,
          "type_id": 5304,
          "participant_id": 14,
          "data": {
            "value": 0.3841
          },
          "location": "away"
        },
        {
          "id": 27141260,
          "fixture_id": 18842545,
          "type_id": 5305,
          "participant_id": 9,
          "data": {
            "value": 4.4602
          },
          "location": "home"
        },
        {
          "id": 27141261,
          "fixture_id": 18842545,
          "type_id": 5305,
          "participant_id": 14,
          "data": {
            "value": 0.2255
          },
          "location": "away"
        }
      ]
    }

If you've got any questions or comments about using tese includes, feel free to reach out to us at [e-mail].