La Liga xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every La Liga 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.
Showing non-penalty xG. Penalties are removed from the expected-goal columns; goals, G − xG and the rates taken from goals are unchanged.
Atlético Madrid allow the least, 0.79 expected goals against a match over 7 matches with xG. That is 0.06 a match clear of Deportivo Alavés. Elche allow the most, 1.89 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | npxGA | npxGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid ATM | 7 | 7 | 5.52 | 0.79 | −0.11 | 68 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Deportivo Alavés ALA | 7 | 6 | 5.94 | 0.85 | −2.32 | 85 | 0.07 |
| 3 | Getafe GET | 7 | 7 | 6.81 | 0.97 | −1.87 | 93 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Athletic Club ATH | 6 | 6 | 5.86 | 0.98 | −2.15 | 57 | 0.10 |
| 5 | Real Madrid RMA | 7 | 8 | 6.98 | 1.00 | +0.40 | 89 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Barcelona BAR | 7 | 7 | 7.69 | 1.10 | −0.62 | 51 | 0.15 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruña DEP | 7 | 8 | 7.87 | 1.12 | −0.03 | 90 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo CEL | 7 | 6 | 8.05 | 1.15 | −2.84 | 87 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Villarreal VIL | 7 | 12 | 8.20 | 1.17 | +3.23 | 90 | 0.09 |
| 10 | Sevilla SEV | 7 | 9 | 8.93 | 1.28 | −0.13 | 79 | 0.11 |
| 11 | Espanyol ESP | 7 | 10 | 9.35 | 1.34 | +0.48 | 84 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano RAY | 7 | 16 | 10.09 | 1.44 | +3.65 | 116 | 0.09 |
| 13 | Osasuna OSA | 7 | 13 | 10.21 | 1.46 | +3.29 | 89 | 0.11 |
| 14 | Málaga MAL | 7 | 12 | 10.48 | 1.50 | +0.35 | 104 | 0.10 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad RSO | 7 | 13 | 10.60 | 1.51 | +1.21 | 111 | 0.10 |
| 16 | Valencia VAL | 7 | 13 | 11.23 | 1.60 | +1.50 | 107 | 0.10 |
| 17 | Levante UD LEV | 6 | 12 | 10.76 | 1.79 | −0.48 | 91 | 0.12 |
| 18 | Racing de Santander RAC | 7 | 21 | 12.68 | 1.81 | +5.59 | 117 | 0.11 |
| 19 | Real Betis BET | 7 | 7 | 12.80 | 1.83 | −6.00 | 110 | 0.12 |
| 20 | Elche ELC | 7 | 17 | 13.25 | 1.89 | +2.93 | 107 | 0.12 |
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GA
- — Goals conceded
- npxGA
- — Non-penalty expected goals against: xGA with penalties removed
- npxGA/match
- — Non-penalty 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.