Ligue 1 xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Ligue 1 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.
Paris FC allow the least, 0.65 expected goals against a match over 5 matches with xG. That is 0.49 a match clear of Paris Saint-Germain. Olympique de Marseille allow the most, 2.28 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | xGA | xGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris FC PFC | 5 | 3 | 3.23 | 0.65 | −0.23 | 48 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain PSG | 5 | 7 | 5.69 | 1.14 | +1.31 | 50 | 0.11 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais LYO | 5 | 2 | 5.84 | 1.17 | −3.84 | 56 | 0.10 |
| 4 | Stade Brestois BRE | 5 | 8 | 5.95 | 1.19 | +2.05 | 58 | 0.09 |
| 5 | AS Monaco ASM | 5 | 3 | 6.53 | 1.31 | −3.53 | 76 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Lorient LOR | 5 | 6 | 6.96 | 1.39 | −0.96 | 66 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Angers ANG | 5 | 5 | 7.06 | 1.41 | −2.06 | 82 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Le Havre HAC | 5 | 7 | 8.05 | 1.61 | −1.05 | 72 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Toulouse TFC | 5 | 9 | 8.22 | 1.64 | +0.78 | 76 | 0.10 |
| 10 | Lille LIL | 5 | 4 | 8.77 | 1.75 | −4.77 | 80 | 0.11 |
| 10 | Nice NIC | 5 | 6 | 8.77 | 1.75 | −2.77 | 65 | 0.12 |
| 12 | Le Mans LMA | 5 | 9 | 9.55 | 1.91 | −0.55 | 81 | 0.09 |
| 13 | RC Lens RCL | 5 | 9 | 9.61 | 1.92 | −0.61 | 56 | 0.16 |
| 14 | RC Strasbourg RCS | 5 | 10 | 9.81 | 1.96 | +0.19 | 87 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Troyes TRO | 5 | 11 | 9.81 | 1.96 | +1.19 | 69 | 0.15 |
| 16 | Auxerre AUX | 5 | 12 | 10.23 | 2.05 | +1.77 | 68 | 0.13 |
| 17 | Stade Rennais REN | 5 | 9 | 11.35 | 2.27 | −2.35 | 78 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Olympique de Marseille MAR | 5 | 8 | 11.40 | 2.28 | −3.40 | 85 | 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.