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League

Premier Division (Ireland) 2025/2026

Ireland 14 teams
Matches
186 / 186
Season complete
Goals
449
2.41 per match
Finished first
Shamrock Rovers
66 points

League leaders

What the Premier Division (Ireland) numbers say

Shamrock Rovers finished first on 66 points. Bohemian FC created the most, at 1.38 xG per match. Shamrock Rovers conceded the least, allowing 0.82 xGA per match. Cork City finished with 24 points from 35.23 xPts, the furthest below expected in the league.

Table

The top five of the Premier Division (Ireland) 2025/2026 table
# Team P Pts xG xGA xGD xPts
1 Shamrock Rovers 36 66 44.86 29.64 +15.22 59.64
2 Derry City 36 63 45.01 37.30 +7.71 52.89
3 Shelbourne 36 59 46.56 34.17 +12.39 58.27
4 Bohemian FC 36 54 49.66 36.01 +13.65 58.03
5 St. Patrick's Athletic 36 52 47.11 32.57 +14.54 59.91

Where the table and the chances disagree

Actual vs xPts position

Higher in the table than on xPts

Lower in the table than on xPts

Points and goals against the chances

  • Most points above xPts DER

    +10.11

    63 pts from 52.89 xPts

  • Most points below xPts COR

    −11.23

    24 pts from 35.23 xPts

  • Most goals above xG SHA

    +11.14

    56 goals from 44.86 xG

  • Fewest conceded vs xGA DRO

    −7.22

    38 conceded from 45.22 xGA

  • Better than the chances
  • Worse than the chances

A gap can come from finishing, goalkeeping, game state or chance. xG and xPts are model estimates, not the result a team deserved.

Attack and defence

Premier Division (Ireland): every club's xG per match against its xGA per match Shamrock Rovers St. Patrick's Athletic STP Bohemian FC Shelbourne Derry City Galway United Drogheda United Sligo Rovers SLI Cork City COR Waterford FC Treaty United FC University College Dublin Bray Wanderers Cobh Ramblers FC COB
Every Premier Division (Ireland) club's xG, xGA and xGD per match, by xGD per match
Club xG/match xGA/match xGD/match
SHA 1.25 0.82 +0.42
STP 1.31 0.90 +0.40
BOH 1.38 1.00 +0.38
SHE 1.29 0.95 +0.34
DER 1.25 1.04 +0.21
GAL 1.28 1.30 −0.01
DRO 0.95 1.26 −0.30
SLI 1.19 1.49 −0.31
COR 0.87 1.41 −0.54
WAT 1.04 1.64 −0.60
TRE 3 with xG 1.13 0.79 +0.34
UNI 2 with xG 1.23 1.06 +0.18
BRA 3 with xG 1.00 1.19 −0.19
COB 2 with xG 0.74 1.14 −0.40
  • Top 3 in the table
  • Other clubs
  • Hollow: fewer than 27 matches with xG.
  • Above average at both ends
  • Below average at both ends

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