Liga Portugal xG table 2026/2027
Expected goals per match for every Liga Portugal club — the chance quality each side has built — with the goals that came of them beside it.
Showing non-penalty xG. Penalties are removed from the expected-goal columns; goals, G − xG and the rates taken from goals are unchanged.
Benfica make the most, 2.11 expected goals a match over 7 matches with xG. That is 0.19 a match clear of FC Porto. Benfica have scored 5.78 more than their chances were worth: 22 goals from 16.22 xG. Vitória SC have scored 7.36 fewer than their chances were worth: 5 goals from 12.36 xG.
Ranked on xG per match
| # | Team | P | GF | npxG | npxG/match | G − xG | Shots | npxG/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica BEN | 7 | 22 | 14.77 | 2.11 | +5.78 | 134 | 0.11 |
| 2 | FC Porto FCP | 7 | 18 | 13.41 | 1.92 | +2.17 | 112 | 0.12 |
| 3 | Sporting SPO | 7 | 17 | 13.11 | 1.87 | +2.91 | 94 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Vitória SC VIT | 7 | 5 | 11.57 | 1.65 | −7.36 | 134 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Académico Viseu FC ACA | 7 | 9 | 9.46 | 1.35 | −0.10 | 65 | 0.15 |
| 6 | FC Alverca FCA | 7 | 9 | 9.11 | 1.30 | −0.77 | 83 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Santa Clara SAN | 7 | 11 | 8.84 | 1.26 | +1.53 | 92 | 0.10 |
| 8 | Sporting Braga SPO | 6 | 7 | 7.28 | 1.21 | −0.50 | 75 | 0.10 |
| 9 | CF Estrela Amadora CFE | 7 | 14 | 8.28 | 1.18 | +5.38 | 92 | 0.09 |
| 10 | FC Arouca FCA | 7 | 10 | 8.13 | 1.16 | +1.31 | 76 | 0.11 |
| 11 | CD Nacional CDN | 7 | 7 | 7.36 | 1.05 | −1.07 | 75 | 0.10 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente GIL | 6 | 5 | 6.11 | 1.02 | −2.87 | 84 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Famalicão FAM | 7 | 9 | 6.24 | 0.89 | +2.06 | 67 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Marítimo MAR | 7 | 8 | 5.78 | 0.83 | +1.42 | 73 | 0.08 |
| 15 | Estoril Praia EST | 7 | 3 | 5.66 | 0.81 | −2.96 | 89 | 0.06 |
| 16 | Casa Pia CAS | 7 | 3 | 4.69 | 0.67 | −3.26 | 72 | 0.07 |
| 17 | Moreirense MOR | 7 | 8 | 3.98 | 0.57 | +3.26 | 51 | 0.08 |
| 18 | Rio Ave RIO | 7 | 5 | 3.12 | 0.45 | +1.22 | 50 | 0.06 |
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GF
- — Goals scored
- npxG
- — Non-penalty expected goals: xG with penalties removed
- npxG/match
- — Non-penalty expected goals per match with xG data
- G − xG
- — Goals scored minus xG, over the matches with xG. Always all xG, because goals include penalties.
- Shots
- — Shots taken in the matches with shot data
- npxG/shot
- — Average non-penalty expected goals per shot taken
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.