2. Bundesliga xG table 2026/27

The official table shows what has happened. The xG table shows how the teams in the 2. Bundesliga 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

Pos	Team	P	S	W–D–L	GF–GA	xP	xG	xGA	xGD	FT	Style
1	Hertha Berlin	25	9	8–1–0	20–8	16,4	17,5	9,6	+7,9	56 %	Possession control
2	Nürnberg	18	9	5–3–1	21–12	12,1	15,7	12,6	+3,1	61 %	Possession control
3	Kaiserslautern	18	9	5–3–1	9–4	14,9	12,5	10,1	+2,4	46 %	Low block & direct
4	Wolfsburg	16	9	4–4–1	23–14	13,7	17,6	13,0	+4,6	58 %	Possession control
5	Magdeburg	16	9	5–1–3	20–12	11,5	11,5	12,9	−1,4	47 %	Counter-attacks & crosses
6	Heidenheim	15	9	4–3–2	16–16	14,7	16,7	11,1	+5,6	45 %	Possession control
7	St. Pauli	12	9	2–6–1	11–9	12,9	12,0	9,4	+2,6	52 %	Possession & high press
8	Osnabrück	11	9	3–2–4	14–15	12,5	12,9	15,6	−2,7	42 %	Possession control
9	Arminia Bielefeld	11	9	3–2–4	13–14	11,6	10,1	11,9	−1,8	41 %	Possession control
10	Eintracht Braunschweig	10	9	3–1–5	15–15	13,8	14,8	14,7	+0,1	52 %	Possession control
11	Energie Cottbus	10	9	2–4–3	17–18	9,6	13,0	19,6	−6,6	55 %	Counter-attacks & crosses
12	Greuther Fürth	9	9	2–3–4	12–16	11,7	12,2	14,1	−1,9	45 %	Counter-attacks & crosses
13	Holstein Kiel	8	9	1–5–3	10–11	11,5	13,0	12,7	+0,3	58 %	Possession control
14	Bochum	8	9	2–2–5	6–10	11,2	12,3	12,5	−0,2	52 %	Possession control
15	Dynamo Dresden	8	9	2–2–5	11–18	11,7	13,0	14,8	−1,8	51 %	Possession control
16	Hannover 96	8	9	2–2–5	8–15	10,8	13,8	15,0	−1,2	56 %	Possession & high press
17	Karlsruhe	8	9	2–2–5	11–20	12,5	13,0	14,0	−1,0	51 %	Possession control
18	Darmstadt	8	9	2–2–5	8–18	9,6	8,2	16,0	−7,8	34 %	Low block & direct

Teams in 2. Bundesliga

Hertha Berlin Nürnberg Kaiserslautern Wolfsburg Magdeburg Heidenheim St. Pauli Osnabrück Arminia Bielefeld Eintracht Braunschweig Energie Cottbus Greuther Fürth Holstein Kiel Bochum Dynamo Dresden Hannover 96 Karlsruhe Darmstadt

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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 2. Bundesliga 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 2. Bundesliga. 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.