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.
Showing non-penalty xG. Penalties are removed from the expected-goal columns; goals, G − xG and the rates taken from goals are unchanged.
Paris FC allow the least, 0.67 expected goals against a match over 5 matches with xG. That is 0.31 a match clear of Stade Brestois. Olympique de Marseille allow the most, 2.11 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | npxGA | npxGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris FC PFC | 5 | 3 | 3.37 | 0.67 | −0.23 | 48 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Stade Brestois BRE | 5 | 8 | 4.94 | 0.99 | +2.05 | 58 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Lorient LOR | 5 | 6 | 5.12 | 1.02 | −0.96 | 66 | 0.08 |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain PSG | 5 | 7 | 5.72 | 1.14 | +1.31 | 50 | 0.11 |
| 5 | Olympique Lyonnais LYO | 5 | 2 | 5.75 | 1.15 | −3.84 | 56 | 0.10 |
| 6 | AS Monaco ASM | 5 | 3 | 6.05 | 1.21 | −3.53 | 76 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Angers ANG | 5 | 5 | 6.29 | 1.26 | −2.06 | 82 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Le Havre HAC | 5 | 7 | 6.43 | 1.29 | −1.05 | 72 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Le Mans LMA | 5 | 9 | 7.68 | 1.54 | −0.55 | 81 | 0.09 |
| 10 | Nice NIC | 5 | 6 | 7.74 | 1.55 | −2.77 | 65 | 0.12 |
| 11 | RC Strasbourg RCS | 5 | 10 | 7.81 | 1.56 | +0.19 | 87 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Toulouse TFC | 5 | 9 | 7.93 | 1.59 | +0.78 | 76 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Auxerre AUX | 5 | 12 | 8.63 | 1.73 | +1.77 | 68 | 0.13 |
| 14 | RC Lens RCL | 5 | 9 | 8.86 | 1.77 | −0.61 | 56 | 0.16 |
| 15 | Lille LIL | 5 | 4 | 8.89 | 1.78 | −4.77 | 80 | 0.11 |
| 16 | Stade Rennais REN | 5 | 9 | 9.94 | 1.99 | −2.35 | 78 | 0.13 |
| 17 | Troyes TRO | 5 | 11 | 10.02 | 2.00 | +1.19 | 69 | 0.15 |
| 18 | Olympique de Marseille MAR | 5 | 8 | 10.54 | 2.11 | −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
- 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.