Championship away xG table 2026/2027
Championship clubs ranked by away xG difference (xGD) per match in 2026/2027, counting away matches alone. Middlesbrough currently lead away from home, +1.09 xGD per match across 5 away matches.
Every figure counts matches at this venue alone. A club is ranked once it has 2 of them with xG.
Ranked on xG difference per away match
- Creates more than it allows
- Allows more than it creates
| # | Team | P | GF | GA | Pts | xG | xGA | xGD | xGD/match | xPts | Pts vs xPts | vs Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough MID | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9.89 | 4.46 | +5.43 | +1.09 | 10.70 | −2.70 | +0.24 |
| 2 | Birmingham City BIR | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9.74 | 4.88 | +4.86 | +0.97 | 10.20 | −0.20 | +0.81 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton WOL | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9.02 | 6.63 | +2.39 | +0.40 | 10.04 | −0.04 | −0.72 |
| 4 | Southampton SOU | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7.92 | 6.24 | +1.68 | +0.34 | 8.20 | −3.20 | −0.35 |
| 5 | Millwall MIL | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9.20 | 7.54 | +1.66 | +0.33 | 8.12 | −1.12 | −0.27 |
| 5 | Swansea City SWA | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7.59 | 5.95 | +1.64 | +0.33 | 7.66 | +4.34 | −0.25 |
| 7 | West Ham United WHU | 6 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 10.70 | 9.56 | +1.14 | +0.19 | 8.58 | +3.42 | −1.75 |
| 8 | Bristol City BRI | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7.98 | 7.64 | +0.34 | +0.07 | 7.30 | +0.70 | +0.18 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers QUE | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7.55 | 7.53 | +0.02 | +0.00 | 8.21 | +0.79 | −0.66 |
| 10 | Portsmouth POR | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6.00 | 6.33 | −0.33 | −0.06 | 7.93 | +0.07 | −0.52 |
| 11 | Norwich City NOR | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7.80 | 8.13 | −0.33 | −0.07 | 6.92 | −3.92 | +0.13 |
| 12 | Sheffield United SHE | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.07 | 7.69 | −0.62 | −0.10 | 7.93 | +0.07 | +0.71 |
| 13 | Wrexham WRE | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4.88 | 5.43 | −0.55 | −0.11 | 7.27 | −1.27 | −0.10 |
| 14 | Burnley BUR | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7.73 | 8.55 | −0.82 | −0.16 | 6.43 | −2.43 | +0.43 |
| 15 | Preston North End PRE | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 7.63 | 9.92 | −2.29 | −0.38 | 6.79 | −5.79 | −0.35 |
| 16 | Lincoln City LIN | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5.20 | 8.75 | −3.55 | −0.59 | 5.71 | +4.29 | −1.03 |
| 17 | Cardiff City CAR | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7.64 | 11.39 | −3.75 | −0.63 | 6.10 | −4.10 | −1.92 |
| 18 | Derby County DER | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4.26 | 7.57 | −3.31 | −0.66 | 5.64 | −1.64 | +0.05 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers BOL | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7.19 | 11.45 | −4.26 | −0.71 | 5.47 | +2.53 | −0.90 |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion WES | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4.86 | 9.02 | −4.16 | −0.83 | 4.10 | +4.90 | −1.24 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic CHA | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6.26 | 12.01 | −5.75 | −0.96 | 4.80 | +0.20 | −0.86 |
| 22 | Watford WAT | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4.82 | 10.91 | −6.09 | −1.22 | 3.10 | −2.10 | −0.87 |
| 23 | Stoke City STO | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5.67 | 13.09 | −7.42 | −1.24 | 4.37 | +5.63 | −0.93 |
| 24 | Blackburn Rovers BLA | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3.73 | 12.79 | −9.06 | −1.51 | 2.36 | +3.64 | −1.70 |
What the data shows
- Middlesbrough are 0.11 xGD per away match clear of Birmingham City, in second.
- Cardiff City differ most between the two: −0.63 a match away, 1.92 from what they manage at home.
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GF
- — Goals scored
- GA
- — Goals conceded
- Pts
- — Points
- xG
- — Expected goals: the summed chance quality of the shots a team took
- xGA
- — Expected goals against: the summed chance quality of the shots a team allowed
- xGD
- — xG minus xGA
- xGD/match
- — xG minus xGA, per match with xG data
- xPts
- — Expected points: the points a team's match-by-match xG would be worth on average.
- Pts vs xPts
- — Actual points minus expected points based on match xG.
- vs Home
- — This venue's xGD per match minus the other venue's
A club is ranked at this venue once it has 2 matches with xG there. Below that its row stays in the table, its rates are dashed and it sorts last.