epl teams best defence xg this season

Brighton & Hove Albion have the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 3.47 expected goals.

CLUBxGSEASONMWDLGGCSHSOTPASS-ATTPASSFOULYCRC
1
Brighton Brighton
3.47
2026-27
41
30
6
5
5
20
30
8
1,772
1,571
41
7
1
2
Arsenal Arsenal
2.85
2026-27
40
36
0
4
1
22
22
4
1,606
1,443
30
2
0
3
Leeds Leeds
2.52
2026-27
32
9
18
5
3
23
23
12
946
756
25
4
0
4
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2.44
2026-27
33
4
11
18
0
36
26
3
976
795
39
7
0
5
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2.42
2026-27
31
5
12
14
0
52
15
4
1,333
1,121
35
9
0
6
Brentford Brentford
2.32
2026-27
34
9
20
5
2
26
20
4
794
653
26
4
0
7
Ipswich Ipswich
2.03
2026-27
27
11
0
16
3
59
12
4
1,103
932
19
3
0
8
Sunderland Sunderland
2.01
2026-27
38
5
6
27
0
63
29
7
1,294
1,036
39
7
2
9
Hull City Hull City
1.96
2026-27
38
13
16
9
2
29
16
5
752
619
17
5
0
10
Man United Man United
1.95
2026-27
40
7
23
10
0
46
35
6
1,563
1,368
31
8
0
11
Man City Man City
1.90
2026-27
28
28
0
0
2
24
13
6
1,809
1,679
23
3
0
12
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
1.86
2026-27
30
8
3
19
3
55
13
7
919
784
18
1
1
13
Tottenham Tottenham
1.73
2026-27
31
5
13
13
2
33
19
5
1,665
1,491
24
4
0
14
Fulham Fulham
1.71
2026-27
41
6
12
23
1
46
23
6
2,102
1,832
37
6
1
15
Coventry Coventry
1.54
2026-27
41
12
0
29
2
71
22
4
1,061
889
35
7
0
16
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1.34
2026-27
44
12
13
19
0
52
16
2
1,581
1,383
38
5
0
17
Chelsea Chelsea
0.86
2026-27
45
26
7
12
0
64
16
5
1,486
1,299
25
5
0
18
Everton Everton
0.82
2026-27
24
7
14
3
1
21
11
4
1,080
913
12
2
0
19
Liverpool Liverpool
0.74
2026-27
37
14
17
6
0
32
10
4
1,586
1,377
31
9
0
20
Newcastle Newcastle
0.37
2026-27
25
6
8
11
1
40
9
3
994
854
16
4
0
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Team Leaders

G

3

Groß

Pascal Groß

A

4

Groß

Pascal Groß

RTG

7.51

De Cuyper

Maxim De Cuyper
Team Rankings

GF

23

1st

GA

5

1st

GD

18

1st

FORM

WWWWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
Last Game
BHA Brighton

W5 D1 L1

5

Final

0

CRY Crystal Palace

W2 D1 L4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

5

Kane

Harry Kane
Rating Leaders

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Atlético Madrid

19
Goals Against Rankings
Roma

3

Lazio

4

Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Bayern

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

12

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
7
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
8
Everton Everton
7
2
4
1
1
10
9
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
10
Ipswich Ipswich
7
3
0
4
-4
9
11
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7
2
2
3
-4
8
13
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
14
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
16
Tottenham Tottenham
7
1
3
3
-4
6
17
Coventry Coventry
7
2
0
5
-8
6
18
Fulham Fulham
7
1
2
4
-3
5
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7
1
2
4
-4
5
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
7
1
1
11
22
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
9
3
2
4
3
11
8
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
9
Deportivo Deportivo
9
2
5
2
1
11
10
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
11
Levante Levante
9
2
4
3
-2
10
12
Villarreal Villarreal
9
2
3
4
0
9
13
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
3
3
-1
9
14
Rayo Rayo
8
2
3
3
-5
9
15
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
16
Espanyol Espanyol
9
2
2
5
-1
8
17
Racing Racing
9
2
2
5
-12
8
18
Elche Elche
9
1
4
4
-6
7
19
Valencia Valencia
9
1
3
5
-9
6
20
Málaga Málaga
9
0
4
5
-12
4
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
2
Dortmund Dortmund
6
4
2
0
7
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Mainz Mainz
6
3
1
2
4
10
6
Elversberg Elversberg
6
3
1
2
1
10
7
Leipzig Leipzig
6
3
0
3
5
9
8
Werder Werder
6
2
3
1
0
9
9
Hamburg Hamburg
6
3
0
3
-9
9
10
Augsburg Augsburg
6
2
2
2
4
8
11
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6
2
2
2
-6
8
12
Köln Köln
6
2
1
3
-3
7
13
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6
2
0
4
-2
6
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Schalke Schalke
6
1
2
3
-3
5
16
Paderborn Paderborn
6
1
2
3
-4
5
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6
1
2
3
-12
5
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6
0
0
6
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
2
Lazio Lazio
7
6
1
0
10
19
3
Roma Roma
7
5
2
0
13
17
4
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
5
Como Como
7
4
2
1
5
14
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Cagliari Cagliari
7
4
1
2
-1
13
8
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Napoli Napoli
7
3
1
3
3
10
10
Torino Torino
7
3
1
3
1
10
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Sassuolo Sassuolo
7
2
2
3
-2
8
14
Monza Monza
7
2
1
4
-2
7
15
Bologna Bologna
7
1
2
4
-4
5
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7
1
1
5
-9
4
19
Parma Parma
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
Paris FC Paris FC
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
5
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
6
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
7
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
8
Lens Lens
7
3
1
3
3
10
9
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
10
Brest Brest
7
2
3
2
3
9
11
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
13
Nice Nice
7
2
2
3
-3
8
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/7
RSO RSO
@
ELC ELC
3-2
Fri
9/11
S04 S04
@
UNB UNB
3-1
Fri
9/11
FIO FIO
@
VEN VEN
4-2
Fri
9/11
MAR MAR
@
REN REN
0-1
Fri
9/11
VAL VAL
@
SEV SEV
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM