Championship away xG table 2026/2027
Championship clubs ranked by away xG difference (xGD) per match in 2026/2027, counting away matches alone. Middlesbrough currently lead away from home, +1.45 xGD per match across 6 away matches.
Every figure counts matches at this venue alone. A club is ranked once it has 2 of them with xG.
Ranked on xG difference per away match
- Creates more than it allows
- Allows more than it creates
| # | Team | P | GF | GA | Pts | xG | xGA | xGD | xGD/match | xPts | Pts vs xPts | vs Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough MID | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 14.06 | 5.37 | +8.69 | +1.45 | 13.56 | −2.56 | +0.60 |
| 2 | Birmingham City BIR | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10.63 | 7.24 | +3.39 | +0.56 | 10.63 | −0.63 | +0.40 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton WOL | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9.02 | 6.63 | +2.39 | +0.40 | 10.04 | −0.04 | −0.82 |
| 4 | Southampton SOU | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9.47 | 7.76 | +1.71 | +0.29 | 9.59 | −1.59 | −0.40 |
| 5 | Millwall MIL | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9.87 | 8.36 | +1.51 | +0.25 | 9.25 | −2.25 | −0.36 |
| 6 | West Ham United WHU | 6 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 10.70 | 9.56 | +1.14 | +0.19 | 8.58 | +3.42 | −1.42 |
| 7 | Norwich City NOR | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 9.49 | 8.92 | +0.57 | +0.10 | 9.02 | −3.02 | +0.29 |
| 8 | Bristol City BRI | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8.76 | 8.31 | +0.45 | +0.07 | 8.73 | +0.27 | +0.19 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers QUE | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7.55 | 7.53 | +0.02 | +0.00 | 8.21 | +0.79 | −1.06 |
| 10 | Portsmouth POR | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6.00 | 6.33 | −0.33 | −0.06 | 7.93 | +0.07 | −0.47 |
| 10 | Burnley BUR | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 10.08 | 10.45 | −0.37 | −0.06 | 8.12 | −4.12 | +0.53 |
| 10 | Wrexham WRE | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6.57 | 6.96 | −0.39 | −0.06 | 8.76 | −2.76 | −0.06 |
| 13 | Sheffield United SHE | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.07 | 7.69 | −0.62 | −0.10 | 7.93 | +0.07 | +0.35 |
| 14 | Swansea City SWA | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7.79 | 9.17 | −1.38 | −0.23 | 7.71 | +4.29 | −0.80 |
| 15 | Preston North End PRE | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7.63 | 9.92 | −2.29 | −0.38 | 6.79 | −5.79 | −0.31 |
| 16 | Lincoln City LIN | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5.20 | 8.75 | −3.55 | −0.59 | 5.71 | +4.29 | −0.88 |
| 17 | Cardiff City CAR | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7.64 | 11.39 | −3.75 | −0.63 | 6.10 | −4.10 | −1.95 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion WES | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6.94 | 10.81 | −3.87 | −0.65 | 5.68 | +4.32 | −1.06 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers BOL | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7.19 | 11.45 | −4.26 | −0.71 | 5.47 | +2.53 | −0.33 |
| 20 | Derby County DER | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5.35 | 10.04 | −4.69 | −0.78 | 6.15 | −1.15 | −0.07 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic CHA | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6.26 | 12.01 | −5.75 | −0.96 | 4.80 | +0.20 | −0.73 |
| 22 | Stoke City STO | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5.67 | 13.09 | −7.42 | −1.24 | 4.37 | +5.63 | −0.96 |
| 23 | Watford WAT | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4.95 | 12.75 | −7.80 | −1.30 | 3.28 | −2.28 | −0.95 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers BLA | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3.73 | 12.79 | −9.06 | −1.51 | 2.36 | +3.64 | −1.64 |
What the data shows
- Middlesbrough are 0.88 xGD per away match clear of Birmingham City, in second.
- Cardiff City differ most between the two: −0.63 a match away, 1.95 from what they manage at home.
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GF
- — Goals scored
- GA
- — Goals conceded
- Pts
- — Points
- xG
- — Expected goals: the summed chance quality of the shots a team took
- xGA
- — Expected goals against: the summed chance quality of the shots a team allowed
- xGD
- — xG minus xGA
- xGD/match
- — xG minus xGA, per match with xG data
- xPts
- — Expected points: the points a team's match-by-match xG would be worth on average.
- Pts vs xPts
- — Actual points minus expected points based on match xG.
- vs Home
- — This venue's xGD per match minus the other venue's
A club is ranked at this venue once it has 2 matches with xG there. Below that its row stays in the table, its rates are dashed and it sorts last.