Scottish Premiership xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Scottish Premiership 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.
Celtic allow the least, 0.89 expected goals against a match over 7 matches with xG. That is 0.11 a match clear of Rangers. Kilmarnock 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 | Celtic CEL | 7 | 4 | 6.26 | 0.89 | −2.26 | 78 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Rangers RAN | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 1.00 | −3.00 | 64 | 0.10 |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian HEA | 7 | 8 | 8.85 | 1.26 | −0.85 | 68 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Dundee United DUN | 7 | 11 | 10.11 | 1.44 | +0.89 | 110 | 0.08 |
| 5 | St. Johnstone STJ | 7 | 10 | 10.67 | 1.52 | −0.67 | 88 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Hibernian HIB | 7 | 11 | 10.86 | 1.55 | +0.14 | 87 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Dundee FC DUN | 7 | 7 | 10.95 | 1.56 | −3.95 | 133 | 0.08 |
| 8 | St. Mirren STM | 7 | 9 | 10.96 | 1.57 | −1.96 | 104 | 0.10 |
| 8 | Aberdeen ABE | 7 | 8 | 11.00 | 1.57 | −3.00 | 117 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Motherwell MOT | 7 | 11 | 11.07 | 1.58 | −0.07 | 106 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Falkirk FC FAL | 7 | 9 | 11.64 | 1.66 | −2.64 | 105 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock KIL | 7 | 15 | 15.93 | 2.28 | −0.93 | 129 | 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.