Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Stockport County and Reading share the best goal difference in League One in 2026/2027, on +7 each. Oxford United are next on +6. Lincoln City had the best goal difference in 2025/2026, +48.
Bromley have the worst goal difference in League One in 2026/2027, with -10 from nine games, scoring 8 and conceding 18. Peterborough United are next on -9.
There have been 259 goals in 100 League One games in 2026/2027, an average of 2.6 a game, 1.3 for each side. Oxford United average the most, 2.2 a game, and Peterborough United the fewest, 0.4.
Huddersfield Town have the best expected goal difference in League One in 2026/2027, with +10.2 from eight games, creating 17.5 xG and conceding 7.3. Reading are next on +6.7.
| Rank | Team | Goals Scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport County | 17 |
| 2 | Reading | 17 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 14 |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 14 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 13 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 13 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 13 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals (xG) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 17.5 |
| 2 | Reading | 15.6 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15.1 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 15.1 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 14.6 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 14.3 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 12.1 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 11.7 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 11.4 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 11.2 |
| Rank | Team | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 5 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 7 |
| 4 | Oxford United | 7 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 8 |
| 7 | Notts County | 9 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 10 |
| 10 | Reading | 10 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goals Against (xGA) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 7.3 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 7.4 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 7.5 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 8.0 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8.7 |
| 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 8.7 |
| 7 | Reading | 8.9 |
| 8 | Notts County | 9.5 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 10.2 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 10.2 |
| Rank | Team | Goal Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | +7 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | +7 |
| 3 | Stockport County | +7 |
| 4 | Reading | +7 |
| 5 | Oxford United | +6 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | +5 |
| 7 | Bradford City | +3 |
| 8 | Stevenage | +3 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | +2 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | +2 |
| Rank | Team | Expected Goal Difference (xGD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | +10.2 |
| 2 | Reading | +6.7 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | +6.4 |
| 4 | Stockport County | +5.0 |
| 5 | Luton Town | +3.8 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | +2.2 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | +1.9 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | +1.2 |
| 9 | Bradford City | +0.7 |
| 10 | Stevenage | +0.3 |
| Rank | Team | Possession % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 68.0% |
| 2 | Stockport County | 58.4% |
| 3 | Oxford United | 58.0% |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 57.6% |
| 5 | Luton Town | 57.1% |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 54.3% |
| 7 | Barnsley | 54.3% |
| 8 | Wigan Athletic | 53.9% |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 51.4% |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 50.5% |
| Rank | Team | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 6 |
| 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 6 |
| 3 | Leyton Orient | 4 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 3 |
| 7 | Reading | 3 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 3 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 3 |
| 10 | Bromley | 3 |
| Rank | Team | Fouls Committed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 117 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 108 |
| 3 | Bromley | 107 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 101 |
| 5 | AFC Wimbledon | 101 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 99 |
| 7 | Stevenage | 98 |
| 8 | Reading | 96 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 95 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 93 |
| Rank | Team | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford City | 19 |
| 2 | Barnsley | 18 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 18 |
| 4 | Leyton Orient | 17 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 16 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 16 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 16 |
| 8 | Notts County | 16 |
| 9 | Burton Albion | 15 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 15 |