Eredivisie Team Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, duels won, xGA and much more.

Updated 8 November 2026, after the last game

Eredivisie Team Defending Stats Questions

Which Eredivisie team has conceded the most penalties this season?

FC Groningen have conceded the most penalties in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 5 from twelve games. SC Cambuur and Excelsior are next on 4. Six teams have conceded none.

Which Eredivisie team has made the most interceptions this season?

Excelsior have made the most interceptions in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 129 from twelve games, an average of 10.8 a game. PEC Zwolle are next on 128.

Which Eredivisie team has won the most duels this season?

SC Cambuur have won the most duels in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 657 from twelve games, an average of 54.8 a game. AZ are next on 603.

Which Eredivisie team has caught the most players offside this season?

Ajax have caught the most players offside in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 28 from twelve games, an average of 2.3 a game. ADO Den Haag are next on 27.

Which Eredivisie team has made the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

SC Cambuur have made the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, with 331 from twelve games: 206 tackles and 125 interceptions. PEC Zwolle are next on 326.

Which Eredivisie team has faced the fewest shots on target this season?

AZ have faced the fewest shots on target per game in the Eredivisie in 2026/2027, an average of 3.2 across twelve games, 38 in all. FC Twente are next on 3.5.

Eredivisie Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	FC Twente	12
2	PSV	15
3	Ajax	15
4	AZ	16
5	SC Heerenveen	16
6	Feyenoord	17
7	Fortuna Sittard	20
8	NEC Nijmegen	21
9	PEC Zwolle	24
10	Telstar	25

Eredivisie Penalties Conceded, fewest first

Rank	Team	Penalties Conceded
1	PSV	0
2	Feyenoord	0
3	FC Twente	0
4	AZ	0
5	Sparta Rotterdam	0
6	Willem II	0
7	SC Heerenveen	1
8	Fortuna Sittard	1
9	Go Ahead Eagles	1
10	ADO Den Haag	1

Eredivisie Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	FC Twente	9.3
2	Feyenoord	14.0
3	PSV	14.7
4	AZ	14.7
5	Ajax	17.3
6	SC Heerenveen	19.7
7	Go Ahead Eagles	20.1
8	NEC Nijmegen	20.3
9	SC Cambuur	20.6
10	FC Utrecht	22.0

Eredivisie Goals Conceded vs xGA, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Conceded vs xGA
1	Fortuna Sittard	-5.4
2	SC Heerenveen	-3.7
3	Ajax	-2.3
4	PEC Zwolle	+0.2
5	Telstar	+0.2
6	PSV	+0.3
7	NEC Nijmegen	+0.7
8	ADO Den Haag	+1.2
9	AZ	+1.3
10	FC Twente	+2.7

Eredivisie Shots Faced

Rank	Team	Shots Faced
1	Willem II	238
2	PEC Zwolle	222
3	ADO Den Haag	214
4	Fortuna Sittard	212
5	Sparta Rotterdam	205
6	FC Utrecht	204
7	Go Ahead Eagles	195
8	Telstar	191
9	FC Groningen	185
10	SC Heerenveen	184

Eredivisie Shots on Target Faced

Rank	Team	Shots on Target Faced
1	Willem II	87
2	FC Utrecht	82
3	ADO Den Haag	79
4	Telstar	76
5	PEC Zwolle	75
6	Fortuna Sittard	72
7	Sparta Rotterdam	72
8	FC Groningen	71
9	Excelsior	69
10	SC Cambuur	61

Eredivisie Shots Faced Inside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Inside the Box
1	Willem II	168
2	Fortuna Sittard	163
3	PEC Zwolle	137
4	ADO Den Haag	137
5	FC Groningen	134
6	Sparta Rotterdam	134
7	FC Utrecht	134
8	Excelsior	134
9	Telstar	126
10	Go Ahead Eagles	122

Eredivisie Shots Faced Outside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Outside the Box
1	PEC Zwolle	85
2	ADO Den Haag	77
3	Go Ahead Eagles	73
4	Sparta Rotterdam	71
5	Willem II	71
6	FC Utrecht	70
7	SC Heerenveen	66
8	Telstar	64
9	Feyenoord	60
10	FC Groningen	51

Eredivisie Big Chances Conceded

Rank	Team	Big Chances Conceded
1	FC Groningen	52
2	NEC Nijmegen	50
3	Willem II	49
4	Excelsior	42
5	Telstar	42
6	Fortuna Sittard	40
7	SC Cambuur	40
8	FC Utrecht	38
9	ADO Den Haag	37
10	PEC Zwolle	34

Eredivisie Big Chances Scored Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Scored Against
1	Willem II	26
2	FC Groningen	22
3	FC Utrecht	19
4	Excelsior	19
5	Telstar	18
6	SC Cambuur	17
7	NEC Nijmegen	17
8	Fortuna Sittard	15
9	AZ	13
10	Sparta Rotterdam	13

Eredivisie Big Chances Missed Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Missed Against
1	NEC Nijmegen	33
2	FC Groningen	30
3	PEC Zwolle	27
4	Fortuna Sittard	25
5	ADO Den Haag	25
6	Telstar	24
7	SC Cambuur	23
8	Excelsior	23
9	Willem II	23
10	PSV	21

Eredivisie Tackles

Rank	Team	Tackles
1	SC Cambuur	206
2	AZ	205
3	PEC Zwolle	198
4	PSV	197
5	ADO Den Haag	197
6	NEC Nijmegen	196
7	Sparta Rotterdam	191
8	FC Utrecht	185
9	Feyenoord	181
10	Telstar	180

Eredivisie Interceptions

Rank	Team	Interceptions
1	Excelsior	129
2	PEC Zwolle	128
3	SC Cambuur	125
4	Feyenoord	124
5	NEC Nijmegen	121
6	Willem II	114
7	FC Groningen	102
8	ADO Den Haag	101
9	Ajax	99
10	Fortuna Sittard	99

Eredivisie Tackles and Interceptions

Rank	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	SC Cambuur	331
2	PEC Zwolle	326
3	NEC Nijmegen	317
4	Feyenoord	305
5	Excelsior	302
6	ADO Den Haag	298
7	AZ	294
8	PSV	291
9	Willem II	285
10	FC Groningen	279

Eredivisie Duels Won

Rank	Team	Duels Won
1	SC Cambuur	657
2	AZ	603
3	NEC Nijmegen	599
4	PEC Zwolle	570
5	FC Utrecht	569
6	Telstar	567
7	Feyenoord	561
8	FC Groningen	552
9	Ajax	547
10	Sparta Rotterdam	547

Eredivisie Woodwork Against

Rank	Team	Woodwork Against
1	Excelsior	8
2	Fortuna Sittard	7
3	FC Utrecht	7
4	Telstar	7
5	ADO Den Haag	6
6	AZ	5
7	SC Cambuur	5
8	PEC Zwolle	5
9	Feyenoord	4
10	Sparta Rotterdam	4

Eredivisie Corners Conceded

Rank	Team	Corners Conceded
1	Fortuna Sittard	90
2	Willem II	81
3	PEC Zwolle	76
4	Sparta Rotterdam	72
5	Telstar	71
6	ADO Den Haag	71
7	SC Cambuur	69
8	FC Utrecht	69
9	FC Groningen	66
10	Excelsior	61

Eredivisie Players Caught Offside

Rank	Team	Players Caught Offside
1	Ajax	28
2	ADO Den Haag	27
3	Excelsior	23
4	Fortuna Sittard	22
5	SC Heerenveen	19
6	FC Groningen	19
7	NEC Nijmegen	19
8	Feyenoord	17
9	FC Twente	17
10	Sparta Rotterdam	17