Premier Division (Ireland) xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Premier Division (Ireland) 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.
St. Patrick's Athletic allow the least, 0.93 expected goals against a match over 32 matches with xG. That is 0.18 a match clear of Bohemian FC. Sligo Rovers allow the most, 1.88 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | npxGA | npxGA/match | GA − xGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Patrick's Athletic STP | 32 | 25 | 29.61 | 0.93 | −4.61 |
| 2 | Bohemian FC BOH | 31 | 37 | 33.05 | 1.10 | +2.95 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers SHA | 31 | 31 | 35.28 | 1.14 | −4.28 |
| 4 | Derry City DER | 32 | 42 | 37.62 | 1.18 | +4.38 |
| 5 | Shelbourne SHE | 32 | 45 | 38.42 | 1.20 | +6.58 |
| 6 | Galway United GAL | 32 | 48 | 48.25 | 1.51 | −0.25 |
| 7 | Dundalk FC DUN | 32 | 53 | 48.69 | 1.57 | +1.31 |
| 8 | Drogheda United DRO | 32 | 51 | 51.20 | 1.60 | −0.20 |
| 9 | Waterford FC WAT | 32 | 54 | 56.77 | 1.77 | −2.77 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers SLI | 32 | 54 | 60.05 | 1.88 | −6.05 |
xG is available for 30 of 31 matches for Bohemian FC. xG is available for 31 of 32 matches for Dundalk FC. For those clubs every expected figure counts only the matches with xG, and the goals it is compared with come from those same matches.
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.
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.
Shot figures are available for competitions with shot data. This one carries none, so the shot columns are not drawn.