Liga Portugal xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Liga Portugal 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.
Rio Ave allow the most, 1.92 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | xGA | xGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Braga SPO | 6 | 5 | 3.88 | 0.65 | +1.12 | 52 | 0.06 |
| 1 | Benfica BEN | 7 | 7 | 4.58 | 0.65 | +2.42 | 53 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Santa Clara SAN | 7 | 4 | 4.81 | 0.69 | −0.81 | 57 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Vitória SC VIT | 7 | 8 | 5.42 | 0.77 | +2.58 | 50 | 0.11 |
| 5 | Sporting SPO | 7 | 8 | 5.52 | 0.79 | +2.48 | 60 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente GIL | 6 | 5 | 5.27 | 0.88 | −0.27 | 59 | 0.08 |
| 7 | FC Porto FCP | 7 | 3 | 6.86 | 0.98 | −3.86 | 75 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Famalicão FAM | 7 | 7 | 8.76 | 1.25 | −1.76 | 84 | 0.10 |
| 9 | Marítimo MAR | 7 | 12 | 9.23 | 1.32 | +2.77 | 94 | 0.09 |
| 10 | FC Arouca FCA | 7 | 7 | 9.68 | 1.38 | −2.68 | 104 | 0.09 |
| 11 | Estoril Praia EST | 7 | 10 | 11.31 | 1.62 | −1.31 | 97 | 0.11 |
| 12 | CF Estrela Amadora CFE | 7 | 14 | 11.39 | 1.63 | +2.61 | 81 | 0.12 |
| 13 | Académico Viseu FC ACA | 7 | 9 | 11.95 | 1.71 | −2.95 | 123 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Moreirense MOR | 7 | 14 | 12.13 | 1.73 | +1.87 | 110 | 0.10 |
| 15 | FC Alverca FCA | 7 | 11 | 12.17 | 1.74 | −1.17 | 85 | 0.13 |
| 16 | Casa Pia CAS | 7 | 16 | 12.37 | 1.77 | +3.63 | 110 | 0.10 |
| 17 | CD Nacional CDN | 7 | 15 | 13.10 | 1.87 | +1.90 | 106 | 0.10 |
| 18 | Rio Ave RIO | 7 | 15 | 13.42 | 1.92 | +1.58 | 118 | 0.11 |
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.