Scottish Premiership 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

Scottish Premiership Team Defending Stats Questions

Which Scottish Premiership team has conceded the most penalties this season?

St. Mirren have conceded the most penalties in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 7 from 13 games. Dundee, Motherwell and Aberdeen are next on 3.

Which Scottish Premiership team has made the most interceptions this season?

Dundee United have made the most interceptions in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 126 from twelve games, an average of 10.5 a game. St. Mirren are next on 124.

Which Scottish Premiership team has won the most duels this season?

Hearts have won the most duels in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 729 from twelve games, an average of 60.8 a game. Rangers are next on 709.

Which Scottish Premiership team has caught the most players offside this season?

Falkirk have caught the most players offside in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 25 from 13 games, an average of 1.9 a game. Hibernian are next on 22.

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

St. Mirren have made the most tackles and interceptions combined in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, with 371 from 13 games: 247 tackles and 124 interceptions. Falkirk and Dundee United are next on 326.

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

Rangers have faced the fewest shots on target per game in the Scottish Premiership in 2026/2027, an average of 3.4 across twelve games, 41 in all. Celtic are next on 3.7.

Scottish Premiership Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Rangers	9
2	Celtic	10
3	Falkirk	14
4	Dundee	15
5	Dundee United	17
6	Hibernian	17
7	Aberdeen	18
8	St. Johnstone	20
9	Motherwell	21
10	Hearts	22

Scottish Premiership Penalties Conceded, fewest first

Rank	Team	Penalties Conceded
1	Celtic	1
2	Rangers	1
3	Falkirk	1
4	Hearts	1
5	St. Johnstone	1
6	Dundee United	2
7	Hibernian	2
8	Kilmarnock	2
9	Dundee	3
10	Motherwell	3

Scottish Premiership Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Rangers	13.4
2	Celtic	15.4
3	Hibernian	17.8
4	Hearts	18.2
5	Aberdeen	19.1
6	Dundee United	21.3
7	Dundee	22.5
8	Motherwell	23.5
9	St. Johnstone	23.8
10	Falkirk	24.1

Scottish Premiership Goals Conceded vs xGA, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Conceded vs xGA
1	Falkirk	-10.1
2	Dundee	-7.5
3	Celtic	-5.4
4	Rangers	-4.4
5	Dundee United	-4.3
6	St. Johnstone	-3.8
7	St. Mirren	-3.0
8	Motherwell	-2.5
9	Aberdeen	-1.1
10	Hibernian	-0.8

Scottish Premiership Shots Faced

Rank	Team	Shots Faced
1	Kilmarnock	222
2	Dundee	212
3	Falkirk	209
4	Motherwell	205
5	Dundee United	200
6	St. Mirren	193
7	St. Johnstone	192
8	Aberdeen	185
9	Hibernian	157
10	Celtic	143

Scottish Premiership Shots on Target Faced

Rank	Team	Shots on Target Faced
1	Kilmarnock	74
2	St. Johnstone	72
3	Falkirk	71
4	Motherwell	69
5	St. Mirren	63
6	Aberdeen	63
7	Dundee	59
8	Dundee United	59
9	Hibernian	57
10	Celtic	48

Scottish Premiership Shots Faced Inside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Inside the Box
1	Falkirk	158
2	Kilmarnock	157
3	Dundee	144
4	St. Mirren	143
5	Motherwell	141
6	St. Johnstone	137
7	Dundee United	132
8	Aberdeen	122
9	Hearts	101
10	Celtic	97

Scottish Premiership Shots Faced Outside the Box

Rank	Team	Shots Faced Outside the Box
1	Dundee	68
2	Dundee United	68
3	Motherwell	65
4	Aberdeen	65
5	Kilmarnock	65
6	Hibernian	60
7	St. Johnstone	55
8	Falkirk	51
9	St. Mirren	50
10	Celtic	46

Scottish Premiership Big Chances Conceded

Rank	Team	Big Chances Conceded
1	Kilmarnock	44
2	St. Mirren	39
3	Falkirk	38
4	St. Johnstone	33
5	Dundee	30
6	Motherwell	30
7	Hibernian	27
8	Hearts	26
9	Celtic	25
10	Aberdeen	25

Scottish Premiership Big Chances Scored Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Scored Against
1	Kilmarnock	18
2	Hearts	16
3	St. Johnstone	16
4	St. Mirren	13
5	Motherwell	13
6	Dundee	12
7	Falkirk	10
8	Aberdeen	8
9	Hibernian	7
10	Rangers	6

Scottish Premiership Big Chances Missed Against

Rank	Team	Big Chances Missed Against
1	Falkirk	28
2	St. Mirren	26
3	Kilmarnock	26
4	Celtic	20
5	Hibernian	20
6	Dundee	18
7	St. Johnstone	17
8	Motherwell	17
9	Aberdeen	17
10	Rangers	15

Scottish Premiership Tackles

Rank	Team	Tackles
1	St. Mirren	247
2	Falkirk	212
3	Aberdeen	206
4	Celtic	202
5	Hearts	201
6	Dundee United	200
7	Motherwell	197
8	Rangers	193
9	Kilmarnock	191
10	Hibernian	179

Scottish Premiership Interceptions

Rank	Team	Interceptions
1	Dundee United	126
2	St. Mirren	124
3	Aberdeen	115
4	Falkirk	114
5	Dundee	110
6	Celtic	106
7	St. Johnstone	105
8	Hibernian	98
9	Kilmarnock	95
10	Hearts	94

Scottish Premiership Tackles and Interceptions

Rank	Team	Tackles and Interceptions
1	St. Mirren	371
2	Falkirk	326
3	Dundee United	326
4	Aberdeen	321
5	Celtic	308
6	Hearts	295
7	Motherwell	290
8	Kilmarnock	286
9	Rangers	278
10	St. Johnstone	277

Scottish Premiership Duels Won

Rank	Team	Duels Won
1	Hearts	729
2	Rangers	709
3	Falkirk	668
4	Celtic	660
5	St. Mirren	659
6	Dundee	627
7	St. Johnstone	622
8	Dundee United	616
9	Hibernian	598
10	Aberdeen	585

Scottish Premiership Woodwork Against

Rank	Team	Woodwork Against
1	Kilmarnock	7
2	St. Johnstone	6
3	Motherwell	6
4	Rangers	5
5	Falkirk	5
6	Hearts	5
7	Dundee United	5
8	Hibernian	5
9	Dundee	4
10	Celtic	2

Scottish Premiership Corners Conceded

Rank	Team	Corners Conceded
1	St. Johnstone	99
2	Falkirk	88
3	Kilmarnock	84
4	St. Mirren	80
5	Dundee United	79
6	Motherwell	76
7	Dundee	72
8	Aberdeen	71
9	Hibernian	66
10	Rangers	51

Scottish Premiership Players Caught Offside

Rank	Team	Players Caught Offside
1	Falkirk	25
2	Hibernian	22
3	Dundee	21
4	St. Mirren	20
5	Kilmarnock	20
6	Rangers	18
7	Celtic	17
8	Dundee United	17
9	St. Johnstone	16
10	Motherwell	13