Eredivisie xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Eredivisie club — the chance quality each side has allowed — with the goals that came of them beside it. The best defence in the competition is the first row.
FC Twente allow the least, 0.75 expected goals against a match over 7 matches with xG. That is 0.05 a match clear of Feyenoord. Fortuna Sittard allow the most, 2.42 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | xGA | xGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Twente FCT | 7 | 7 | 5.23 | 0.75 | +1.77 | 70 | 0.06 |
| 2 | Feyenoord FEY | 7 | 7 | 5.60 | 0.80 | +1.40 | 67 | 0.08 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar AZA | 7 | 6 | 6.67 | 0.95 | −0.67 | 57 | 0.12 |
| 4 | AFC Ajax AFC | 7 | 9 | 8.74 | 1.25 | +0.26 | 67 | 0.13 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen SCH | 7 | 9 | 9.55 | 1.36 | −0.55 | 111 | 0.09 |
| 6 | PSV Eindhoven PSV | 7 | 10 | 9.56 | 1.37 | +0.44 | 71 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Excelsior EXC | 7 | 9 | 10.08 | 1.44 | −1.08 | 113 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles GOA | 7 | 14 | 11.39 | 1.63 | +2.61 | 116 | 0.09 |
| 9 | ADO Den Haag ADO | 7 | 17 | 13.32 | 1.90 | +3.68 | 113 | 0.11 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen NEC | 7 | 13 | 13.42 | 1.92 | −0.42 | 81 | 0.17 |
| 11 | FC Groningen FCG | 7 | 13 | 13.53 | 1.93 | −0.53 | 106 | 0.12 |
| 12 | SC Cambuur SCC | 7 | 19 | 14.26 | 2.04 | +4.74 | 111 | 0.11 |
| 13 | SC Telstar SCT | 7 | 12 | 14.35 | 2.05 | −2.35 | 125 | 0.11 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle PEC | 7 | 20 | 14.44 | 2.06 | +5.56 | 143 | 0.10 |
| 15 | Sparta Rotterdam SPA | 7 | 17 | 14.68 | 2.10 | +2.32 | 126 | 0.12 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht FCU | 7 | 24 | 14.77 | 2.11 | +9.23 | 130 | 0.10 |
| 17 | Willem II Tilburg WIL | 7 | 20 | 15.95 | 2.28 | +4.05 | 139 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard FOR | 7 | 14 | 16.96 | 2.42 | −2.96 | 142 | 0.12 |
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GA
- — Goals conceded
- xGA
- — Expected goals against: the summed chance quality of the shots a team allowed
- xGA/match
- — Expected goals against per match with xG data
- GA − xGA
- — Goals conceded minus xGA, over the matches with xG. Negative means fewer conceded than the chances allowed.
- Shots ag.
- — Shots allowed in the matches with shot data
- npxGA/shot
- — Average non-penalty expected goals per shot allowed
A club is ranked once it has 3 matches with xG and at least 75% of what the median club has played. Below that its row stays in the table, its rates are dashed and it sorts last.