Championship Team Stats 2026/2027

Championship Team Stats Questions

Which Championship team has the best goal difference this season?

West Ham United have the best goal difference in the Championship in 2026/2027, with +11 from eight games, scoring 22 and conceding 11. Southampton are next on +9. Coventry City had the best goal difference in 2025/2026, +52.

Which Championship team has kept the most clean sheets this season?

Swansea City and Lincoln City have kept the most clean sheets in the Championship in 2026/2027, with 4 each. Charlton Athletic and Millwall are next on 3.

Which Championship team has the most possession this season?

Cardiff City have had the most possession in the Championship in 2026/2027, with an average of 64.8% across eight games, completing 85.1% of their passes. Middlesbrough are next on 60.3%.

Which Championship team has the least possession this season?

Lincoln City have had the least possession in the Championship in 2026/2027, with an average of 35.8% across eight games, completing 69.0% of their passes. Charlton Athletic are next on 38.0%.

Which Championship team has the worst goal difference this season?

Burnley have the worst goal difference in the Championship in 2026/2027, with -8 from eight games, scoring 9 and conceding 17. Derby County and Preston North End are next on -7.

Which Championship teams have not kept a clean sheet this season?

Six Championship teams, including Burnley, Cardiff City and Norwich City, are without a clean sheet in 2026/2027.

Championship Goals Scored

Rank	Team	Goals Scored
1	West Ham United	22
2	Southampton	19
3	Middlesbrough	16
4	Norwich City	16
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15
6	Millwall	15
7	Swansea City	13
8	Stoke City	13
9	Birmingham City	12
10	Blackburn Rovers	12

Championship Expected Goals (xG)

Rank	Team	Expected Goals (xG)
1	West Ham United	18.7
2	Millwall	16.8
3	Cardiff City	16.6
4	Middlesbrough	15.4
5	Queens Park Rangers	14.8
6	Southampton	14.3
7	Norwich City	13.3
8	Birmingham City	13.2
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12.6
10	Lincoln City	12.6

Championship Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Swansea City	6
2	Queens Park Rangers	7
3	West Bromwich Albion	8
4	Lincoln City	8
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10
6	Charlton Athletic	10
7	Southampton	10
8	Portsmouth	10
9	Watford	10
10	West Ham United	11

Championship Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7.2
2	Middlesbrough	9.6
3	Portsmouth	9.8
4	Queens Park Rangers	9.9
5	Lincoln City	9.9
6	Wrexham	10.2
7	Swansea City	10.4
8	Birmingham City	10.9
9	West Ham United	11.2
10	Stoke City	11.2

Championship Goal Difference

Rank	Team	Goal Difference
1	West Ham United	+11
2	Southampton	+9
3	Swansea City	+7
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	+5
5	Middlesbrough	+4
6	Queens Park Rangers	+3
7	West Bromwich Albion	+2
8	Stoke City	+1
9	Birmingham City	+1
10	Millwall	0

Championship Expected Goal Difference (xGD)

Rank	Team	Expected Goal Difference (xGD)
1	West Ham United	+7.5
2	Middlesbrough	+5.7
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	+5.3
4	Cardiff City	+5.3
5	Millwall	+5.0
6	Queens Park Rangers	+4.9
7	Lincoln City	+2.7
8	Birmingham City	+2.3
9	Swansea City	+1.8
10	Southampton	+1.7

Championship Possession %

Rank	Team	Possession %
1	Cardiff City	64.8%
2	Middlesbrough	60.3%
3	Swansea City	59.8%
4	Southampton	58.8%
5	West Ham United	57.1%
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	53.4%
7	Portsmouth	53.4%
8	West Bromwich Albion	52.9%
9	Norwich City	52.9%
10	Blackburn Rovers	51.6%

Championship Clean Sheets

Rank	Team	Clean Sheets
1	Swansea City	4
2	Lincoln City	4
3	Charlton Athletic	3
4	Millwall	3
5	West Ham United	2
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2
7	West Bromwich Albion	2
8	Queens Park Rangers	2
9	Stoke City	2
10	Wrexham	2

Championship Fouls Committed

Rank	Team	Fouls Committed
1	Stoke City	123
2	Lincoln City	107
3	Derby County	103
4	Birmingham City	96
5	Millwall	95
6	Sheffield United	94
7	Bristol City	92
8	Watford	92
9	Charlton Athletic	91
10	Norwich City	91

Championship Yellow Cards

Rank	Team	Yellow Cards
1	Watford	23
2	Blackburn Rovers	22
3	Stoke City	20
4	Lincoln City	20
5	Preston North End	19
6	Norwich City	18
7	Cardiff City	18
8	Derby County	18
9	Burnley	18
10	West Ham United	17