Premier League · 2026/27

Attack and defence ratings

Fitted on expected goals and adjusted for the opponent, so a record built against weak defences does not read like one built against strong ones. Attack and defence stay separate figures, because goal difference nets them off and hides which is which.

League average1.66 xG

Home advantage1.04×

Matches19

Early season. Only 19 matches have been played, so opponent-adjusted ratings are unstable. Teams have not met often enough to separate a strong attack from a weak opponent. Treat these as directional.

Attack against defence

1.00 = league average on both axes

Best attacks Best defences

1
Coventry0.23
1.16 xGA/match17th by GD
2
Arsenal0.35
0.56 xGA/match2nd by GD
3
Sunderland

Best attacks

1.00 = league average

Team		xG/match	GD rank	Attack
1	Arsenal	1.85	2	4.66
2	Ipswich	1.69	15	1.64
3	Brentford

Rating against league position

2026/27 · chance creation vs goal difference

Brighton20 vs 5
Ipswich2 vs 15
Fulham6 vs 16
Newcastle United17 vs 8
Coventry9 vs 17
Crystal Palace11 vs 19

Sides ranking at least three places apart on chance creation versus goal difference. The gap is usually finishing luck, which does not repeat.

Team		xGA/match	GD rank	Defence
1	Coventry	1.16	17	0.23
2	Arsenal	0.56	2	0.35
3	Sunderland	1.30	12	0.54
4	Leeds	1.14	10	0.60
5	Chelsea	0.73	6	0.67
6	Manchester United	1.65	9	0.68
7	Hull	1.48	4	0.70
8	Nottingham Forest	0.87	13	0.72
9	Manchester City	0.82	1	0.73
10	Brighton	0.78	5	1.10
11	Crystal Palace	2.01	19	1.36
12	Bournemouth	2.07	14	1.39
13	Tottenham	2.53	20	1.50
14	Brentford	0.95	3	1.50
15	Ipswich	3.02	15	1.83
16	Newcastle United	2.13	8	1.94
17	Everton	2.24	7	2.02
18	Fulham	2.07	16	2.31
19	Liverpool	2.24	11	2.47
20	Aston Villa	4.00	18	27.45

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