Eliteserien expected points table 2026/2027
Every Eliteserien club ranked on the points its match-by-match chances were worth, with the position the real table gives it and the distance between the two.
Bodø/Glimt lead on expected points with 47.05 over 21 matches with xG. That is 5.75 clear of Viking FK. KFUM Oslo sit 6 places higher in the table than their chances place them: 10 against 16 on expected points. IK Start sit 6 places lower in the table than their chances place them: 16 against 10 on expected points.
Table against xPts
- Higher in the table than on xPts
- Lower in the table than on xPts
- Fewer than 3 places apart
Ranked on expected points
| # | Team | P | Pts | xPts | Pts vs xPts | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt BOD | 21 | 50 | 47.05 | +2.95 | 2 | 1 place below its expected-points rank |
| 2 | Viking FK VIK | 21 | 50 | 41.29 | +8.71 | 1 | 1 place above its expected-points rank |
| 3 | Molde FK MOL | 21 | 36 | 37.81 | −1.81 | 4 | 1 place below its expected-points rank |
| 4 | Tromsø IL TRO | 21 | 38 | 35.18 | +2.82 | 3 | 1 place above its expected-points rank |
| 5 | Rosenborg BK ROS | 21 | 33 | 31.88 | +1.12 | 5 | Same place as on expected points |
| 6 | Lillestrøm SK LIL | 21 | 32 | 30.76 | +1.24 | 6 | Same place as on expected points |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 SAR | 21 | 25 | 30.35 | −5.35 | 9 | 2 places below its expected-points rank |
| 8 | SK Brann SKB | 21 | 29 | 29.42 | −0.42 | 7 | 1 place above its expected-points rank |
| 9 | Vålerenga IF VÅL | 21 | 23 | 27.97 | −4.97 | 12 | 3 places below its expected-points rank |
| 10 | IK Start IKS | 21 | 16 | 24.99 | −8.99 | 16 | 6 places below its expected-points rank |
| 11 | Fredrikstad FK FRE | 21 | 28 | 23.13 | +4.87 | 8 | 3 places above its expected-points rank |
| 12 | Sandefjord Fotball SAN | 21 | 23 | 22.93 | +0.07 | 11 | 1 place above its expected-points rank |
| 13 | HamKam HAM | 21 | 23 | 22.14 | +0.86 | 13 | Same place as on expected points |
| 14 | Aalesunds FK AAL | 21 | 21 | 21.84 | −0.84 | 14 | Same place as on expected points |
| 15 | Kristiansund BK KRI | 21 | 19 | 19.88 | −0.88 | 15 | Same place as on expected points |
| 16 | KFUM Oslo KFU | 21 | 25 | 19.79 | +5.21 | 10 | 6 places above its expected-points rank |
- Higher in the table than on xPts
- Lower in the table than on xPts
A gap can come from finishing, goalkeeping, game state or chance. xG and xPts are model estimates, not the result a team deserved.
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- Pts
- — Points
- 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.
- Actual
- — Position in the real table
- Diff
- — Places between this ranking and the real table. Up is a club higher in the real table than its expected points place it.
Every club with expected goals behind it is ranked here: these are season totals rather than rates, so a club is not held back by having played fewer matches. The ranking opens once the median club has played 3.