Coventry City had the best goal difference in the Championship in 2025/2026, with +52 from 46 games, scoring 97 and conceding 45. Ipswich Town were next on +31. Leeds United had the best goal difference in 2024/2025, +65.
Sheffield Wednesday had the worst goal difference in the Championship in 2025/2026, with -60 from 46 games, scoring 29 and conceding 89. Portsmouth were next on -15.
There were 1,446 goals in 559 Championship games in 2025/2026, an average of 2.6 a game, 1.3 for each side. Coventry City averaged the most, 2.1 a game, and Sheffield Wednesday the fewest, 0.6.
Coventry City had the best expected goal difference in the Championship in 2025/2026, with +41.6 from 46 games, creating 93.9 xG and conceding 52.4. Ipswich Town were next on +35.7.
| Rank | Team | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 97 |
| 2 | Southampton | 84 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 73 |
| 5 | Hull City | 73 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 69 |
| 7 | Derby County | 67 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 66 |
| 9 | Millwall | 64 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 63 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals (xG) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 93.9 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 84.5 |
| 3 | Southampton | 78.8 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 75.3 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 73.8 |
| 6 | Millwall | 70.4 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 68.4 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 66.2 |
| 9 | Hull City | 63.6 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 62.3 |
| Rank | Team | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 45 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 49 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 50 |
| 4 | Millwall | 51 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 56 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 56 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 56 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 56 |
| 9 | Southampton | 57 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 58 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals Against (xGA) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 47.3 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 48.3 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 48.8 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 52.2 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 52.4 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 57.1 |
| 7 | Watford | 57.3 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 60.1 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 60.5 |
| 10 | Southampton | 60.6 |
| Rank | Team | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | +52 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | +31 |
| 3 | Southampton | +27 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | +23 |
| 5 | Millwall | +13 |
| 6 | Derby County | +8 |
| 7 | Hull City | +7 |
| 8 | Norwich City | +7 |
| 9 | Wrexham | +4 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | +1 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goal Difference (xGD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | +41.6 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | +35.7 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | +26.5 |
| 4 | Southampton | +18.1 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | +17.9 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | +16.2 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | +14.9 |
| 8 | Millwall | +9.2 |
| 9 | Watford | +4.4 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | -1.3 |
| Rank | Team | Possession % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 59.4% |
| 2 | Southampton | 56.3% |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 56.1% |
| 4 | Coventry City | 55.2% |
| 5 | Swansea City | 54.6% |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 53.8% |
| 7 | Norwich City | 53.7% |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 52.3% |
| 9 | Stoke City | 51.9% |
| 10 | Leicester City | 51.9% |
| Rank | Team | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall | 19 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 17 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 17 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 14 |
| 5 | Hull City | 14 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 14 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 13 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 13 |
| Rank | Team | Fouls Committed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall | 607 |
| 2 | Derby County | 568 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 552 |
| 4 | Hull City | 547 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 543 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 537 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 514 |
| 8 | Southampton | 512 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 504 |
| 10 | Watford | 504 |
| Rank | Team | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City | 121 |
| 2 | Derby County | 112 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 99 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 98 |
| 5 | Watford | 96 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 93 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 93 |
| 8 | Swansea City | 91 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 89 |
| 10 | Southampton | 89 |