Norwegian Eliteserien xG table 2026

The official table shows what has happened. The xG table shows how the teams in the Norwegian Eliteserien 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

Pos	Team	P	S	W–D–L	GF–GA	xP	xG	xGA	xGD	FT	Style
1	Viking	59	24	19–2–3	62–23	41,8	55,0	32,2	+22,8	55 %	Possession & high press
2	Bodø/Glimt	56	24	18–2–4	58–21	47,2	70,6	22,6	+48,0	83 %	Possession & high press
3	Molde	43	24	13–4–7	57–36	38,3	49,9	30,7	+19,2	63 %	Possession & high press
4	Rosenborg	40	24	12–4–8	46–31	38,0	43,7	34,8	+8,9	57 %	Counter-attacks & crosses
5	Tromsø	40	24	11–7–6	43–34	37,5	42,0	33,8	+8,2	50 %	Possession control
6	Lillestrøm	39	24	12–3–9	35–33	32,6	37,2	39,8	−2,6	45 %	Balanced & physical
7	Sarpsborg	31	24	8–7–9	30–35	35,5	37,9	35,3	+2,6	42 %	Counter-attacks & crosses
8	KFUM	30	24	8–6–10	30–39	28,7	28,3	44,9	−16,6	40 %	Low block & direct
9	Brann	29	24	9–2–13	42–40	28,7	45,4	40,3	+5,1	68 %	Possession & high press
10	Vålerenga	29	24	8–5–11	39–46	32,9	40,1	41,3	−1,2	48 %	Low block & direct
11	Fredrikstad	29	24	8–5–11	29–41	24,8	29,3	47,3	−18,0	44 %	Balanced & physical
12	Hamarkameratene	26	24	7–5–12	33–51	28,2	30,2	45,1	−14,9	32 %	Low block & direct
13	Sandefjord	24	24	6–6–12	22–31	28,3	30,5	43,2	−12,7	42 %	Possession control
14	Aalesund	24	24	5–9–10	40–53	30,1	35,0	50,9	−15,9	41 %	Low block & direct
15	Kristiansund	20	24	5–5–14	25–49	30,1	30,2	48,5	−18,3	37 %	Low block & direct
16	Start	19	24	5–4–15	26–54	29,3	34,8	49,2	−14,4	33 %	Low block & direct

Teams in Norwegian Eliteserien

Viking Bodø/Glimt Molde Rosenborg Tromsø Lillestrøm Sarpsborg KFUM Brann Vålerenga Fredrikstad Hamarkameratene Sandefjord Aalesund Kristiansund Start

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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 Norwegian Eliteserien 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 Norwegian Eliteserien. 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.