Leeds United had the best goal difference in the Championship in 2024/2025, with +65 from 46 games, scoring 95 and conceding 30. Burnley were next on +53. Leicester City had the best goal difference in 2023/2024, +48.
Plymouth Argyle had the worst goal difference in the Championship in 2024/2025, with -37 from 46 games, scoring 51 and conceding 88. Cardiff City were next on -25.
There were 1,367 goals in 557 Championship games in 2024/2025, an average of 2.5 a game, 1.2 for each side. Leeds United averaged the most, 2.1 a game, and seven teams the fewest, 1.0 each.
Leeds United had the best expected goal difference in the Championship in 2024/2025, with +62.2 from 46 games, creating 93.2 xG and conceding 31.0. Coventry City were next on +18.4.
| Rank | Team | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 95 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 71 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 70 |
| 4 | Burnley | 69 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 66 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 64 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 63 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 60 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 59 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 58 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals (xG) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 93.2 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 69.7 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 68.5 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 64.9 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 64.9 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 64.7 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 63.8 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 61.5 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 60.2 |
| 10 | Burnley | 59.3 |
| Rank | Team | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 16 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 30 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 38 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 47 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 47 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 48 |
| 7 | Millwall | 49 |
| 8 | Hull City | 54 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 56 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 56 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals Against (xGA) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 31.0 |
| 2 | Burnley | 42.1 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 49.1 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 50.1 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 51.3 |
| 6 | Derby County | 53.2 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 53.7 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 54.3 |
| 9 | Millwall | 54.7 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 55.6 |
| Rank | Team | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | +65 |
| 2 | Burnley | +53 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | +32 |
| 4 | Sunderland | +16 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | +10 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | +8 |
| 7 | Coventry City | +5 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | +5 |
| 9 | Norwich City | +3 |
| 10 | Bristol City | -2 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goal Difference (xGD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | +62.2 |
| 2 | Coventry City | +18.4 |
| 3 | Burnley | +17.3 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | +15.7 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | +14.2 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | +11.4 |
| 7 | Sunderland | +11.3 |
| 8 | Norwich City | +5.1 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | +3.3 |
| 10 | Bristol City | +2.3 |
| Rank | Team | Possession % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 61.8% |
| 2 | Swansea City | 58.1% |
| 3 | Norwich City | 58.1% |
| 4 | Burnley | 57.0% |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 55.5% |
| 6 | Coventry City | 55.1% |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 54.5% |
| 8 | Watford | 52.7% |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 52.1% |
| 10 | Bristol City | 51.1% |
| Rank | Team | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 30 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 25 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 24 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 17 |
| 5 | Millwall | 16 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 14 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 14 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 13 |
| Rank | Team | Fouls Committed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall | 587 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 580 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 580 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 566 |
| 5 | Watford | 562 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 557 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 549 |
| 8 | Derby County | 544 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 543 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 542 |
| Rank | Team | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 117 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 113 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 110 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 107 |
| 5 | Watford | 100 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 98 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 96 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 95 |
| 9 | Derby County | 90 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 86 |