Championship xG leaders 2025/2026
Championship players ranked by expected goals (xG) in 2025/2026, every player with minutes included. Haji Wright has the most expected goals, 18.38 xG from 2594 minutes.
Showing 101–150 of 749 players
| # | Player | Club | Min | Shots | xG | npxG | xG/shot | xG/90 | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Adam Idah | Swansea City | 849 | 22 | 4.36 | 3.53 | 0.20 | 0.46 | 6 |
| 102 | Lewis O'Brien | Wrexham | 2,692 | 27 | 4.32 | 4.32 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 4 |
| 103 | Lamine Cissé | Stoke City | 1,690 | 37 | 4.29 | 4.29 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 3 |
| 104 | Liam Kitching | Coventry City | 3,339 | 46 | 4.24 | 4.24 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 105 | Camiel Neghli | Millwall | 3,299 | 54 | 4.13 | 3.31 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 5 |
| 106 | Edo Kayembe | Watford | 2,504 | 56 | 4.06 | 3.24 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 4 |
| 107 | Tom Ince | Watford | 1,047 | 36 | 4.03 | 3.21 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 4 |
| 108 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Southampton | 3,690 | 41 | 3.97 | 3.97 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 7 |
| 109 | Bobby Clark | Derby County | 2,946 | 46 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 3 |
| 110 | Macaulay Langstaff | Millwall | 1,391 | 24 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 4 |
| 111 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | Leicester City | 1,810 | 32 | 3.91 | 3.09 | 0.12 | 0.19 | 5 |
| 111 | Charlie McNeill | Sheffield Wednesday | 2,054 | 38 | 3.91 | 3.09 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 4 |
| 113 | Tomoki Iwata | Birmingham City | 3,817 | 52 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 3 |
| 114 | Cameron Brannagan | Oxford United | 3,092 | 67 | 3.85 | 2.21 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 6 |
| 115 | Stanley Mills | Oxford United | 2,524 | 59 | 3.84 | 3.84 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 3 |
| 116 | Patrick Roberts | Birmingham City | 2,212 | 47 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 4 |
| 117 | Josh Eccles | Coventry City | 1,520 | 39 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 4 |
| 117 | Jannik Vestergaard | Leicester City | 2,605 | 26 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 3 |
| 117 | Ronald | Swansea City | 3,117 | 52 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 4 |
| 120 | Luke Cundle | Millwall | 1,087 | 15 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 4 |
| 120 | Michał Helik | Oxford United | 3,745 | 31 | 3.78 | 3.78 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 1 |
| 122 | Mamadou Doumbia | Watford | 1,684 | 44 | 3.76 | 3.76 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 4 |
| 122 | Nicolas Madsen | Queens Park Rangers | 2,942 | 40 | 3.76 | 2.12 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 3 |
| 124 | Miles Leaburn | Charlton Athletic | 2,023 | 39 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 2 |
| 125 | Todd Cantwell | Blackburn Rovers | 2,070 | 46 | 3.73 | 2.91 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 5 |
| 125 | Ebou Adams | Portsmouth | 2,747 | 34 | 3.73 | 3.73 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 3 |
| 127 | Michael Smith | Preston North End | 1,472 | 29 | 3.72 | 3.72 | 0.13 | 0.23 | 3 |
| 128 | Harvey Vale | Queens Park Rangers | 2,172 | 48 | 3.71 | 3.71 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 4 |
| 129 | Mikey Johnston | West Bromwich Albion | 2,312 | 65 | 3.70 | 3.70 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 130 | Mathias Jørgensen | Blackburn Rovers | 1,107 | 14 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 5 |
| 130 | Kasey McAteer | Ipswich Town | 1,291 | 30 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 3 |
| 132 | Matt Crooks | Hull City | 2,509 | 27 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 4 |
| 132 | Tristan Crama | Millwall | 4,107 | 42 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 3 |
| 134 | Vivaldo | Watford | 754 | 27 | 3.54 | 3.54 | 0.13 | 0.42 | 4 |
| 135 | Liam Millar | Hull City | 1,853 | 51 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 0.07 | 0.17 | 3 |
| 136 | Jerry Yates | Sheffield Wednesday | 1,469 | 22 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 4 |
| 136 | Othmane Maamma | Watford | 1,638 | 44 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 4 |
| 136 | Daryl Dike | West Bromwich Albion | 746 | 24 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 0.15 | 0.42 | 2 |
| 139 | Andrew Hughes | Preston North End | 3,297 | 25 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1 |
| 140 | Harrison Burrows | Sheffield United | 2,966 | 38 | 3.44 | 2.62 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 5 |
| 141 | Myles Peart-Harris | Oxford United | 1,446 | 21 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 3 |
| 142 | Caspar Jander | Southampton | 2,744 | 23 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 2 |
| 143 | Ji-sung Eom | Swansea City | 2,458 | 54 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 144 | Rocco Vata | Watford | 534 | 24 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 0.14 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 144 | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | Stoke City | 801 | 15 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 0.22 | 0.38 | 3 |
| 146 | Oscar Schwartau | Norwich City | 2,071 | 33 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 4 |
| 147 | Gonçalo Franco | Swansea City | 3,262 | 36 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 3 |
| 148 | Mark Harris | Oxford United | 1,066 | 21 | 3.21 | 3.21 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 3 |
| 149 | George Campbell | West Bromwich Albion | 3,090 | 25 | 3.18 | 3.18 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 4 |
| 150 | Ciaron Brown | Oxford United | 3,321 | 30 | 3.11 | 3.11 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 3 |
- goals 2+ above xG
- under 90 minutes
What the data shows
- Haji Wright has 3.28 xG more than Adam Armstrong, the next-highest.
About these figures What each column counts, and which feed it was counted from. Show Hide
- Min
- Minutes played.
- Shots
- Shots he has taken in this competition this season.
- xG
- Expected goals: the quality of the chances he took, summed.
- npxG
- Expected goals with penalties taken out.
- xG/shot
- Expected goals per shot taken — the average chance he gets on the end of. Shown from 5 shots.
- xG/90
- Expected goals per 90 minutes played.
- G
- Goals scored, penalties included.
Appearances, minutes, goals, assists and shots on this page are summed over the Championship matches we hold per-player figures for — the same matches the expected figures are summed over, so the two can be read against each other.
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