Swansea City xG 2026/2027: expected goals, xGA & xPts per match

Swansea City xG and xGA per match

Attack

1.60 xG per match

Attack (xG per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xG per match
#1	West Ham United	2.16
#2	Middlesbrough	1.98
#3	Cardiff City	1.88
#4	Millwall	1.85
#5	Southampton	1.83
#6	Birmingham City	1.77
#7	Wolverhampton	1.71
#8	Swansea City	1.60
#9	Queens Park Rangers	1.50
#10	Norwich City	1.47
#11	Bolton Wanderers	1.40
#12	Portsmouth	1.35
#13	Bristol City	1.32
#14	West Bromwich Albion	1.29
#15	Lincoln City	1.25
#16	Preston North End	1.24
#17	Burnley	1.23
#18	Watford	1.13
#19	Wrexham	1.12
#20	Sheffield United	1.06
#21	Charlton Athletic	1.00
#22	Blackburn Rovers	0.98
#23	Derby County	0.96
#24	Stoke City	0.90

League avg: 1.42
Total: 17.64 11 matches

Defence

1.14 xGA per match

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Defence (xGA per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xGA per match
#1	Wolverhampton	0.99
#2	Middlesbrough	1.02
#3	Swansea City	1.14
#4	Portsmouth	1.17
=5	West Ham United	1.18
=5	Wrexham	1.18
#7	Queens Park Rangers	1.20
#8	Birmingham City	1.23
#9	Southampton	1.31
#10	Bristol City	1.35
#11	Millwall	1.37
#12	Lincoln City	1.37
#13	West Bromwich Albion	1.44
#14	Preston North End	1.46
#15	Sheffield United	1.49
#16	Charlton Athletic	1.57
#17	Norwich City	1.60
#18	Burnley	1.62
#19	Cardiff City	1.63
#20	Derby County	1.65
#21	Bolton Wanderers	1.69
#22	Stoke City	1.71
#23	Blackburn Rovers	1.72
#24	Watford	1.88

League avg: 1.42
Total: 12.56 11 matches

xG difference

+0.46 xGD per match

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xG difference (xGD per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xGD per match
#1	West Ham United	+0.99
#2	Middlesbrough	+0.96
#3	Wolverhampton	+0.73
#4	Birmingham City	+0.53
#5	Southampton	+0.53
#6	Millwall	+0.48
#7	Swansea City	+0.46
#8	Queens Park Rangers	+0.30
#9	Cardiff City	+0.25
#10	Portsmouth	+0.18
#11	Bristol City	-0.03
#12	Wrexham	-0.05
#13	Lincoln City	-0.13
#14	Norwich City	-0.14
#15	West Bromwich Albion	-0.15
#16	Preston North End	-0.22
#17	Bolton Wanderers	-0.30
#18	Burnley	-0.40
#19	Sheffield United	-0.43
#20	Charlton Athletic	-0.57
#21	Derby County	-0.69
#22	Blackburn Rovers	-0.74
#23	Watford	-0.75
#24	Stoke City	-0.81

League avg: 0.00
Total: +5.08 11 matches

Expected points Model

1.63 xPts per match

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Expected points (xPts per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	xPts per match
#1	Middlesbrough	2.03
#2	Wolverhampton	1.90
#3	West Ham United	1.89
#4	Birmingham City	1.75
#5	Southampton	1.73
#6	Millwall	1.68
#7	Swansea City	1.63
#8	Queens Park Rangers	1.61
#9	Cardiff City	1.51
#10	Portsmouth	1.51
#11	Bristol City	1.44
#12	Wrexham	1.40
#13	Lincoln City	1.37
#14	Norwich City	1.26
#15	West Bromwich Albion	1.25
#16	Preston North End	1.20
#17	Bolton Wanderers	1.15
#18	Derby County	1.07
#19	Sheffield United	1.07
#20	Burnley	1.05
#21	Charlton Athletic	1.00
#22	Stoke City	0.91
#23	Blackburn Rovers	0.89
#24	Watford	0.88

League avg: 1.38
Total: 17.90 vs 23 actual pts

What the xG says

Swansea City's underlying numbers are among the best in Championship. They rank #7 for xG difference at +0.46 per match, built on the league's best chance quality rather than low shot volume. Their 16 goals are 1.64 below 17.64 xG, while 23 points are 5.10 above 17.90 xPts.

Actual vs expected

Measure Actual Expected

Goals vs xG

16 17.64 -1.64 scored 1.64 fewer than xG within normal variance

Goals conceded vs xGA

8 12.56 -4.56 conceded 4.56 fewer than xGA outside normal variance

Points vs xPts Model

23 17.90 +5.10 5.10 points above xPts outside normal variance

Select a row to chart it across the season.

Goals minus xG, match by match

Swansea City are 1.64 goals below their xG after 11 matches.

Goals: 16
xG: 17.64
Gap: -1.64

Swansea City: Goals vs xG, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Goals	xG	Match gap	Running gap
Sat 15/08	Stoke City	2	0.62	+1.38	+1.38
Sat 22/08	Sheffield United	0	0.57	-0.57	+0.81
Sat 29/08	Derby County	3	3.00	+0.00	+0.81
Tue 01/09	Watford	2	2.71	-0.71	+0.10
Sat 05/09	Wrexham	0	0.74	-0.74	-0.64
Tue 08/09	Southampton	1	1.22	-0.22	-0.86
Sat 12/09	Burnley	3	2.63	+0.37	-0.49
Sat 19/09	Lincoln City	2	0.92	+1.08	+0.59
Sat 10/10	Norwich City	2	2.36	-0.36	+0.23
Tue 13/10	Millwall	1	1.83	-0.83	-0.60
Sat 17/10	West Ham United	0	1.04	-1.04	-1.64

Conceded minus xGA, match by match

Swansea City have conceded 4.56 fewer than their xGA after 11 matches.

Conceded: 8
xGA: 12.56
Gap: -4.56

Swansea City: Goals conceded vs xGA, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Conceded	xGA	Match gap	Running gap
Sat 15/08	Stoke City	1	0.65	+0.35	+0.35
Sat 22/08	Sheffield United	0	1.46	-1.46	-1.11
Sat 29/08	Derby County	0	0.70	-0.70	-1.81
Tue 01/09	Watford	0	0.88	-0.88	-2.69
Sat 05/09	Wrexham	0	0.67	-0.67	-3.36
Tue 08/09	Southampton	3	1.44	+1.56	-1.80
Sat 12/09	Burnley	1	1.73	-0.73	-2.53
Sat 19/09	Lincoln City	1	2.11	-1.11	-3.64
Sat 10/10	Norwich City	1	0.68	+0.32	-3.32
Tue 13/10	Millwall	0	1.05	-1.05	-4.37
Sat 17/10	West Ham United	1	1.19	-0.19	-4.56

Points minus xPts, match by match

Swansea City are 5.10 points above their xPts after 11 matches. The gap was widest at +6.31, against Millwall on Tue 13/10.

Points: 23
xPts: 17.90
Gap: +5.10

Swansea City: Points vs xPts, the gap after every match with xG
Date	Opponent	Points	xPts	Match gap	Running gap
Sat 15/08	Stoke City	3	1.26	+1.74	+1.74
Sat 22/08	Sheffield United	1	0.59	+0.41	+2.15
Sat 29/08	Derby County	3	2.72	+0.28	+2.43
Tue 01/09	Watford	3	2.55	+0.45	+2.88
Sat 05/09	Wrexham	1	1.38	-0.38	+2.50
Tue 08/09	Southampton	0	1.17	-1.17	+1.33
Sat 12/09	Burnley	3	1.97	+1.03	+2.36
Sat 19/09	Lincoln City	3	0.54	+2.46	+4.82
Sat 10/10	Norwich City	3	2.54	+0.46	+5.28
Tue 13/10	Millwall	3	1.97	+1.03	+6.31
Sat 17/10	West Ham United	0	1.21	-1.21	+5.10

Goals vs xG ranking → Expected points ranking → Compare with every club in Europe →

Swansea City xG trend

Current form +0.35 npxGD per match

The last 6 matches with xG.

Out-created the opponent in 7 of 11 matches. The worst was against Sheffield United on Sat 22/08 (-1.11).

npxG · last 6: 1.44
npxGA · last 6: 1.09

Swansea City: non-penalty xG, xGA and their difference in each match, with the season's average so far
Date	Opponent	npxG	npxGA	npxGD	Avg so far
Sat 15/08	Stoke City	0.61	0.69	-0.08	-0.08
Sat 22/08	Sheffield United	0.64	1.75	-1.11	-0.60
Sat 29/08	Derby County	3.44	0.59	+2.85	+0.55
Tue 01/09	Watford	3.24	0.82	+2.42	+1.02
Sat 05/09	Wrexham	0.73	0.64	+0.09	+0.83
Tue 08/09	Southampton	0.33	1.23	-0.90	+0.55
Sat 12/09	Burnley	2.39	1.79	+0.60	+0.55
Sat 19/09	Lincoln City	0.85	0.70	+0.15	+0.50
Sat 10/10	Norwich City	2.17	0.55	+1.62	+0.63
Tue 13/10	Millwall	1.83	1.05	+0.78	+0.64
Sat 17/10	West Ham United	1.04	1.19	-0.15	+0.57

Each bar is one match's non-penalty xG minus the non-penalty xG against; the line is that difference averaged over the season up to each match, and it finishes on the dashed season average — 1.57 npxG and 1.00 npxGA per match. Current form is the same difference over the last 6 matches with xG.

Form ranking →

Strength of schedule

Season so far: number 22 hardest of 24 in Championship; −0.07 xG vs league average; Over 11 league matches
Last 5: tied number 4 hardest of 24 in Championship; +0.10 xG vs league average; Over 5 league matches

Opponents behind the figures

Season so far

−0.07 xG vs league average · over 11 matches · number 22 hardest of 24

West Ham United Home +0.50
Millwall Away +0.22
Norwich City Home +0.02
Lincoln City Away −0.19
Burnley Home −0.08
Southampton Away +0.19
Wrexham Home −0.05
Watford Home −0.39
Derby County Away −0.21
Sheffield United Home −0.31
Stoke City Away −0.44

Last 5

+0.10 xG vs league average · over 5 matches · tied number 4 hardest of 24

West Ham United Home +0.50
Millwall Away +0.22
Norwich City Home +0.02
Lincoln City Away −0.19
Burnley Home −0.08

League schedule strength → How this is calculated →

Swansea City shots and chance quality

Low volume, high quality. Swansea City take 12.1 shots a match (league 13.5) at 0.13 npxG a shot (league 0.10), =16 in Championship for volume and #1 for quality. 57% of their shots come from inside the box (league 67%), and set pieces produce 25% of their npxG (league 28%).

Attack

Shot volume

12.1 shots per match

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Shot volume (shots per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	shots per match
#1	Middlesbrough	19.1
#2	Cardiff City	17.2
#3	West Ham United	16.3
#4	Wolverhampton	16.2
#5	Portsmouth	15.3
#6	Southampton	15.2
#7	Queens Park Rangers	15.1
=8	Burnley	14.3
=8	Millwall	14.3
#10	Bristol City	14.0
#11	Norwich City	13.9
#12	Bolton Wanderers	13.8
#13	Birmingham City	13.7
#14	Watford	13.0
#15	Derby County	12.7
=16	Preston North End	12.1
=16	Swansea City	12.1
=18	Lincoln City	11.5
=18	West Bromwich Albion	11.5
=20	Stoke City	11.4
=20	Wrexham	11.4
#22	Blackburn Rovers	11.2
#23	Charlton Athletic	10.2
#24	Sheffield United	9.4

League avg: 13.5
Total: 133 shots from 11 matches

Chance quality

0.13 npxG per shot

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Chance quality (npxG per shot) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	npxG per shot
#1	Swansea City	0.13
#2	Millwall	0.12
#3	Birmingham City	0.12
#4	West Ham United	0.12
#5	Southampton	0.11
#6	Sheffield United	0.11
#7	Middlesbrough	0.10
#8	Charlton Athletic	0.10
#9	Cardiff City	0.10
#10	Wrexham	0.10
#11	Wolverhampton	0.10
#12	West Bromwich Albion	0.10
#13	Preston North End	0.09
#14	Queens Park Rangers	0.09
#15	Lincoln City	0.09
#16	Norwich City	0.09
#17	Bristol City	0.09
#18	Bolton Wanderers	0.09
#19	Watford	0.08
#20	Blackburn Rovers	0.08
#21	Portsmouth	0.08
#22	Burnley	0.08
#23	Derby County	0.07
#24	Stoke City	0.07

League avg: 0.10
Total: 17.27 npxG from 133 shots

Defence

Shots allowed

10.8 shots per match

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Shots allowed (shots per match) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	shots per match
#1	Swansea City	10.8
#2	Wolverhampton	10.9
=3	Middlesbrough	11.0
=3	Portsmouth	11.0
=5	West Bromwich Albion	11.5
=5	West Ham United	11.5
#7	Wrexham	11.6
=8	Birmingham City	11.7
=8	Queens Park Rangers	11.7
#10	Bristol City	12.0
#11	Norwich City	12.5
#12	Bolton Wanderers	12.8
#13	Millwall	13.5
#14	Burnley	14.1
#15	Derby County	14.2
#16	Southampton	14.7
#17	Cardiff City	15.1
#18	Preston North End	15.8
=19	Sheffield United	15.9
=19	Watford	15.9
#21	Stoke City	16.2
#22	Lincoln City	16.4
#23	Blackburn Rovers	16.8
#24	Charlton Athletic	17.1

League avg: 13.5
Total: 119 shots allowed from 11 matches

Chance quality allowed

0.09 npxGA per shot

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Chance quality allowed (npxGA per shot) across Championship, best first
Rank	Club	npxGA per shot
#1	Southampton	0.08
#2	Charlton Athletic	0.08
#3	Lincoln City	0.08
#4	Blackburn Rovers	0.08
#5	Wolverhampton	0.08
#6	Sheffield United	0.09
#7	West Ham United	0.09
#8	Preston North End	0.09
#9	Millwall	0.09
#10	Middlesbrough	0.09
#11	Stoke City	0.09
#12	Swansea City	0.09
#13	Wrexham	0.09
#14	Cardiff City	0.10
#15	Bristol City	0.10
#16	Portsmouth	0.10
#17	Queens Park Rangers	0.10
#18	Birmingham City	0.10
#19	Burnley	0.10
#20	Watford	0.11
#21	Derby County	0.11
#22	West Bromwich Albion	0.12
#23	Norwich City	0.13
#24	Bolton Wanderers	0.13

League avg: 0.10
Total: 11.00 npxGA from 119 shots

Shot profile

Shot location

57% inside the box

League avg 67%

From 76 of 133 shots over 11 matches

Shots allowed, location

74% allowed inside the box

League avg 67%

From 88 of 119 shots allowed over 11 matches

Where the npxG comes from

75% open play · 25% set pieces

League avg 28% set pieces

From 4.3 of 17.2 npxG over 11 matches

Where the npxG allowed comes from

72% open play · 28% set pieces

League avg 28% set pieces

From 3.1 of 10.9 npxG allowed over 11 matches

How the shot figures are made →

Swansea City home and away xG

Swansea City per-match figures at home and away
Measure	Home	Away
Matches	6	5
xG / match	1.68	1.52
xGA / match	1.10	1.19
xGD / match	+0.57	+0.33
xPts / match Model — Model output — computed from each match's xG, not a result. How xPts works →	1.71	1.53

Every figure divides by that half's matches with xG. A half with fewer than 3 matches with xG is muted.

Every Swansea City match by xG

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Season Last 10 Last 5

Venue

All Home Away

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Date xGD

At home this season

Matches: 6
xG / match: 1.67
xGA / match: 1.10
xGD / match: +0.57
Points: 11 of 18

Date Opponent Score xG Chances xGA xGD xPts Model

Newest first. The dot is xG and the ring is xGA, on one scale from 0 to 3.00. Best and weakest underlying mark the highest and lowest xGD once 5 matches have xG. Against the chances marks a win with xGD of −1.00 or lower, or a loss with +1.00 or higher. P marks a side with at least 0.50 xG from penalties.

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Swansea City in Championship

Attack

xG / match #8 of 24
Shots / match =16 of 24
Chance quality #1 of 24
Home xG #6 of 24
Away xG #12 of 24

Defence

xGA / match #3 of 24
Shots allowed #1 of 24
Chance quality allowed #12 of 24

Overall

About the data

xG data: Provided by TheStatsAPI, and stored as published.
Derived metrics: xGD, per-match rates, rankings and rolling averages are calculated from the match data.
Model metrics: xPts is produced by our probability model.

Learn how our xG analytics work →

Swansea City expected goals (xG) 2026/2027

Swansea City xG and xGA per match

What the xG says

Actual vs expected

Goals minus xG, match by match

Conceded minus xGA, match by match

Points minus xPts, match by match

Swansea City xG trend

Strength of schedule

Swansea City shots and chance quality

Attack

Defence

Shot profile

Swansea City home and away xG

Every Swansea City match by xG

Swansea City in Championship

Attack

Defence

Overall

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