Eliteserien xGA table 2026/2027
Expected goals against per match for every Eliteserien club — the chance quality each side has allowed — with the goals that came of them beside it. The best defence in the competition is the first row.
Showing non-penalty xG. Penalties are removed from the expected-goal columns; goals, G − xG and the rates taken from goals are unchanged.
Bodø/Glimt allow the least, 0.87 expected goals against a match over 21 matches with xG. That is 0.13 a match clear of Viking FK. Aalesunds FK allow the most, 1.86 a match.
Ranked on xGA per match
| # | Team | P | GA | npxGA | npxGA/match | GA − xGA | Shots ag. | npxGA/shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt BOD | 21 | 19 | 18.33 | 0.87 | +0.03 | 174 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Viking FK VIK | 21 | 20 | 21.16 | 1.01 | −4.43 | 273 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Molde FK MOL | 21 | 32 | 23.54 | 1.12 | +7.39 | 252 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Tromsø IL TRO | 21 | 29 | 24.44 | 1.16 | +3.11 | 235 | 0.10 |
| 5 | Sarpsborg 08 SAR | 21 | 29 | 24.55 | 1.17 | −0.41 | 276 | 0.09 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm SK LIL | 21 | 29 | 25.68 | 1.22 | −1.60 | 291 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Sandefjord Fotball SAN | 21 | 27 | 27.59 | 1.31 | −6.34 | 316 | 0.09 |
| 8 | Rosenborg BK ROS | 21 | 30 | 28.86 | 1.37 | +0.19 | 280 | 0.10 |
| 9 | IK Start IKS | 21 | 44 | 29.27 | 1.39 | +10.15 | 303 | 0.10 |
| 10 | SK Brann SKB | 21 | 32 | 29.61 | 1.41 | −0.21 | 302 | 0.10 |
| 11 | Vålerenga IF VÅL | 21 | 43 | 31.09 | 1.48 | +8.81 | 311 | 0.10 |
| 12 | Fredrikstad FK FRE | 21 | 32 | 32.01 | 1.52 | −3.17 | 315 | 0.10 |
| 13 | KFUM Oslo KFU | 21 | 35 | 32.39 | 1.54 | −2.38 | 309 | 0.10 |
| 13 | Kristiansund BK KRI | 21 | 40 | 32.40 | 1.54 | +3.86 | 316 | 0.10 |
| 15 | HamKam HAM | 21 | 44 | 35.18 | 1.68 | +9.16 | 344 | 0.10 |
| 16 | Aalesunds FK AAL | 21 | 46 | 39.05 | 1.86 | +4.48 | 354 | 0.11 |
About these figures What each column measures, and the thresholds this ranking is under. Show Hide
- P
- — Matches played
- GA
- — Goals conceded
- npxGA
- — Non-penalty expected goals against: xGA with penalties removed
- npxGA/match
- — Non-penalty expected goals against per match with xG data
- GA − xGA
- — Goals conceded minus xGA, over the matches with xG. Negative means fewer conceded than the chances allowed.
- Shots ag.
- — Shots allowed in the matches with shot data
- npxGA/shot
- — Average non-penalty expected goals per shot allowed
A club is ranked once it has 3 matches with xG and at least 75% of what the median club has played. Below that its row stays in the table, its rates are dashed and it sorts last.