EFL Championship xG table 2026/27

    The official table shows what has happened. The xG table shows how the teams in the EFL Championship have performed beneath the surface: expected goals for and against, expected points (xP) and playing style. The gap between points and xP shows which teams are over- and underrated right now — and that is usually where the value lies.

    League table2026/27

    PosTeamPSW–D–LGF–GAxPxGxGAxGDFTStyle
    1Middlesbrough25127–4–127–1721,126,012,8+13,265 %Possession & high press
    2Southampton24127–3–224–1218,720,915,8+5,157 %Possession control
    3Swansea City23127–2–316–1314,816,116,10,062 %Possession control
    4West Ham United22126–4–232–1519,725,914,4+11,566 %Possession & high press
    5Wolverhampton21126–3–320–1621,120,011,3+8,753 %Possession control
    6West Bromwich Albion21126–3–316–1314,216,616,8−0,258 %Possession control
    7Queens Park Rangers20125–5–220–1220,519,613,6+6,050 %Counter-attacks & crosses
    8Birmingham City20125–5–220–1217,819,016,1+2,954 %Counter-attacks & crosses
    9Stoke City20126–2–418–1614,011,317,8−6,537 %Possession control
    10Blackburn Rovers18125–3–419–1612,511,521,2−9,748 %Possession control
    11Portsmouth18125–3–416–1517,115,412,6+2,855 %Possession control
    12Sheffield United16124–4–416–1517,316,018,1−2,143 %Low block & direct
    13Millwall15124–3–519–2018,220,415,4+5,044 %Counter-attacks & crosses
    14Bristol City15124–3–512–1516,514,415,5−1,145 %Low block & direct
    15Lincoln City15124–3–513–2019,017,918,8−0,929 %Low block & direct
    16Cardiff City14123–5–419–1716,823,317,2+6,165 %Possession & high press
    17Wrexham14123–5–415–1816,814,613,8+0,851 %Possession control
    18Bolton Wanderers14124–2–616–2313,415,522,0−6,546 %Possession control
    19Charlton Athletic14123–5–411–1815,013,018,8−5,830 %Low block & direct
    20Norwich City12124–0–820–2216,716,917,3−0,454 %Possession control
    21Watford11123–2–710–2012,812,722,9−10,244 %Low block & direct
    22Burnley8121–5–617–2515,015,519,7−4,247 %Possession control
    23Derby County7121–4–710–2112,212,021,8−9,851 %Possession control
    24Preston North End5121–2–910–2515,914,819,4−4,636 %Low block & direct

    Teams in EFL Championship

    MiddlesbroughSouthamptonSwansea CityWest Ham UnitedWolverhamptonWest Bromwich AlbionQueens Park RangersBirmingham CityStoke CityBlackburn RoversPortsmouthSheffield UnitedMillwallBristol CityLincoln CityCardiff CityWrexhamBolton WanderersCharlton AthleticNorwich CityWatfordBurnleyDerby CountyPreston North End
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    Frequently asked questions about the xG table

    What is xG?

    xG, or expected goals, measures chance quality: every shot is given a value between 0 and 1 based on how often similar shots have historically been scored — the distance, the angle, the type of pass before it, the body part and the pressure from defenders. The total over a match or a season shows how many goals a team should have scored.

    What is xP and why does it differ from the points table?

    xP, or expected points, is worked out by playing each match thousands of times from the two teams' xG in that match and counting how often it ends in a win, a draw or a defeat. A team sitting well above its xP in the EFL Championship has had the margins on its side — and tends to lose ground over the coming rounds.

    How often is the xG table updated?

    After every round played in EFL Championship. The table is built on the same model as our match predictions, so the figures here are exactly the ones behind the predictions for the next round.

    What do field tilt (FT) and playing style mean?

    Field tilt is a team's share of the match's passes in the final third — a measure of who dominates territorially. Playing style is a clustering of the team's season profile in possession, pressing and directness, showing how the team wins (or loses) its points.