highest xg for a defender in the pl this season

Maxim De Cuyper has the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 1.40 expected goals.

	NAME	xG	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper	1.40	2026-27	Brighton	9.04	1	1	77	1	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	0	0
2	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	0.89	2026-27	Man City	9.16	1	1	90	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
3	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	0.87	2026-27	Brentford	8.31	1	1	75	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
4	Semi Ajayi S. Ajayi	0.81	2026-27	Hull City	7.95	1	1	63	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0
5	Nathan Collins N. Collins	0.50	2026-27	Brentford	7.24	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
6	Patrick Dorgu P. Dorgu	0.47	2026-27	Man United	4.92	1	1	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
7	Nobel Mendy N. Mendy	0.28	2026-27	Hull City	8.01	1	1	63	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0
8	Daniel Muñoz D. Muñoz	0.25	2026-27	Crystal Palace	5.47	1	1	54	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
9	Noussair Mazraoui N. Mazraoui	0.23	2026-27	Man United	7.03	1	1	79	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
10	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	0.21	2026-27	Liverpool	6.76	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	11	0	1	0
11	Joško Gvardiol J. Gvardiol	0.19	2026-27	Man City	7.10	1	1	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0
12	Luka Vušković L. Vušković	0.19	2026-27	Brighton	7.22	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
13	Rico Lewis R. Lewis	0.17	2026-27	Man City	6.34	1	1	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
14	Kristoffer Ajer K. Ajer	0.16	2026-27	Brentford	7.64	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	8	1	0	0
15	Jaka Bijol J. Bijol	0.13	2026-27	Leeds	7.07	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	9	1	0	0
16	Ayden Heaven A. Heaven	0.12	2026-27	Man United	6.51	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
17	Nikola Milenković N. Milenković	0.11	2026-27	Nottm Forest	6.74	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0
18	Ben White B. White	0.09	2026-27	Arsenal	8.29	1	1	90	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0
19	Bobby Thomas B. Thomas	0.09	2026-27	Coventry	6.91	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	2	0	0
20	Riccardo Calafiori R. Calafiori	0.08	2026-27	Arsenal	7.55	1	1	80	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
21	Thomas Meunier T. Meunier	0.08	2026-27	Sunderland	6.41	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0
22	Costinha	0.08	2026-27	Brighton	7.31	1	0	27	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
23	Cody Drameh C. Drameh	0.06	2026-27	Hull City	6.63	1	0	21	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
24	Noah Sadiki N. Sadiki	0.06	2026-27	Sunderland	7.94	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
25	Harry Maguire H. Maguire	0.05	2026-27	Man United	7.01	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0

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2

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RTG

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Team Rankings

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FORM

last 5

2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	GD	PTS
1	Brighton	1	1	4	3
2	Arsenal	1	1	3	3
3	Brentford	1	1	3	3
4	Everton	1	1	2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	2	3

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Brighton

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Final

Aston Villa

W0 D0 L1

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Goals Leaders

2

Gouiri

2

Thauvin

2

Férnandez

Assists Leaders

2

Cherki

2

Hernández

2

Diouf

Rating Leaders

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.47

Díaz

9.29

Højbjerg

Take-ons Leaders

7

Pépé

5

Mikautadze

5

Tel

Big Chances Created Leaders

2

Martínez

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Foden

2

Nketiah

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

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Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Man City	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Ipswich	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Leeds	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Liverpool	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Newcastle	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Bournemouth	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Nottm Forest	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Man United	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Tottenham	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Coventry	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	3	6
2	Alavés	2	1	1	0	3	4
3	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	2	4
4	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	2	3
5	Real Madrid	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Real Betis	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	0	2
8	Racing	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Deportivo	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Elche	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Valencia	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Celta Vigo	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Rayo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Osasuna	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	Athletic Club	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Málaga	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Levante	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Getafe	1	0	0	1	-3	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	M'gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hamburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
2	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
3	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Juventus	1	1	0	0	1	3
5	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Udinese	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Como	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Fiorentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lazio	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Milan	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Atalanta	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Torino	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Bologna	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Sassuolo	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Parma	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	Frosinone	1	0	0	1	-1	0
18	Genoa	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Venezia	1	0	0	1	-2	0
20	Monza	1	0	0	1	-3	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Lille	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	PSG	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Rennes	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Le Havre	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Toulouse	1	0	0	1	-2	0
16	Angers	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Auxerre	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Strasbourg	1	0	0	1	-4	0