Championship Team Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on goals, xG, clean sheets and much more.

Updated 31 October 2026, after the last game

Championship Team Stats Questions

Which Championship team has the best goal difference this season?

Southampton and West Ham United share the best goal difference in the Championship in 2026/2027, with +15 each. Middlesbrough are next on +13. Coventry City had the best goal difference in 2025/2026, +52.

Which Championship team has the worst goal difference this season?

Preston North End have the worst goal difference in the Championship in 2026/2027, with -17 from 13 games, scoring 10 and conceding 27. Derby County are next on -14.

How many goals per game are there in the Championship this season?

There have been 457 goals in 156 Championship games in 2026/2027, an average of 2.9 a game, 1.5 for each side. West Ham United average the most, 2.5 a game, and Charlton Athletic, Derby County and Preston North End the fewest, 0.8 each.

Which Championship team has the best expected goal difference this season?

Middlesbrough have the best expected goal difference in the Championship in 2026/2027, with +13.2 from 13 games, creating 26.6 xG and conceding 13.4. West Ham United are next on +11.1.

Championship Goals Scored

Rank	Team	Goals Scored
1	West Ham United	33
2	Middlesbrough	30
3	Southampton	28
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23
5	Birmingham City	23
6	Millwall	23
7	Norwich City	23
8	Queens Park Rangers	21
9	Swansea City	20
10	Stoke City	20

Championship Expected Goals (xG)

Rank	Team	Expected Goals (xG)
1	West Ham United	28.7
2	Middlesbrough	26.6
3	Cardiff City	26.4
4	Millwall	25.6
5	Queens Park Rangers	23.2
6	Birmingham City	23.0
7	Southampton	22.8
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21.8
9	West Bromwich Albion	20.7
10	Swansea City	20.4

Championship Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Swansea City	13
2	Southampton	13
3	Birmingham City	13
4	West Bromwich Albion	14
5	Sheffield United	15
6	Portsmouth	15
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16
8	Stoke City	16
9	Queens Park Rangers	16
10	Middlesbrough	17

Championship Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12.6
2	Middlesbrough	13.4
3	Wrexham	16.2
4	Queens Park Rangers	16.4
5	Portsmouth	16.6
6	Swansea City	17.4
7	Millwall	17.4
8	Birmingham City	17.6
9	West Ham United	17.6
10	Bristol City	18.7

Championship Goal Difference

Rank	Team	Goal Difference
1	Southampton	+15
2	West Ham United	+15
3	Middlesbrough	+13
4	Birmingham City	+10
5	Swansea City	+7
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	+7
7	West Bromwich Albion	+5
8	Queens Park Rangers	+5
9	Stoke City	+4
10	Sheffield United	+2

Championship Expected Goal Difference (xGD)

Rank	Team	Expected Goal Difference (xGD)
1	Middlesbrough	+13.2
2	West Ham United	+11.1
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	+9.2
4	Millwall	+8.2
5	Queens Park Rangers	+6.8
6	Cardiff City	+6.8
7	Birmingham City	+5.4
8	Southampton	+3.5
9	Swansea City	+3.0
10	West Bromwich Albion	+1.9

Championship Possession %

Rank	Team	Possession %
1	Cardiff City	60.8%
2	Swansea City	60.0%
3	Middlesbrough	59.7%
4	West Ham United	57.5%
5	Southampton	56.4%
6	West Bromwich Albion	55.0%
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	53.6%
8	Norwich City	52.8%
9	Portsmouth	52.0%
10	Bolton Wanderers	50.5%

Championship Clean Sheets

Rank	Team	Clean Sheets
1	Swansea City	6
2	Stoke City	5
3	Sheffield United	5
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4
5	Birmingham City	4
6	West Ham United	4
7	Portsmouth	4
8	Millwall	4
9	Lincoln City	4
10	Middlesbrough	3

Championship Fouls Committed

Rank	Team	Fouls Committed
1	Stoke City	169
2	Lincoln City	165
3	Charlton Athletic	165
4	Derby County	161
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	160
6	Birmingham City	158
7	Millwall	151
8	Norwich City	148
9	Blackburn Rovers	147
10	Bristol City	147

Championship Yellow Cards

Rank	Team	Yellow Cards
1	Watford	34
2	Lincoln City	31
3	Derby County	31
4	Blackburn Rovers	30
5	Birmingham City	28
6	Preston North End	28
7	West Ham United	27
8	Millwall	27
9	Norwich City	27
10	Queens Park Rangers	26