Denmark xG 2026

Denmark Expected Goals (xG) Stats 2026

Denmark have recorded 6 expected goals (xG) across 4 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 1.5 per match. R. Højlund leads the squad with 2 expected goals (xG) - 0.71 per game.

Denmark Expected Goals (xG): Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Denmark are averaging 1.5 expected goals (xG) per match - R. Højlund leads that period with 2. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Denmark vs Portugal on 14.11.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many expected goals (xG) do Denmark average per game?

Denmark average 1.5 expected goals (xG) per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 4 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.5 per match.

Who leads Denmark for expected goals (xG)?

R. Højlund leads Denmark for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 2 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 0.71 per game.

How do Denmark's expected goals (xG) break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Denmark's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.

Denmark expected goals 2026: last 8

Games: 8
Expected goals (xG): 7.57
Goals scored: 11
Goals minus xG: +3.43
Expected goals against (xGA): 10.15
Goals conceded: 8
xGA minus goals conceded: +2.15
Expected points (xPts): 9.44
Points: 11
Points minus xPts: +1.56
Verdict: Running a little hot

Are Denmark overperforming their expected goals?

Denmark have taken 1.6 points more than their chances warranted over 8 games: +3.4 goals against their xG, and +2.2 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.

Next opponent: Portugal expected goals

Games: 8
Portugal xG per game: 2.04
Portugal xGA per game: 1.28
Points minus xPts: +5.40
Verdict: Riding their luck

Denmark results against expected goals by form window and venue

Window	Games	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xGA	Conceded	xGA minus conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
Last 8	8	7.57	11	+3.43	10.15	8	+2.15	9.44	11	+1.56
Last 5	5	5.27	7	+1.73	8.22	7	+1.22	5.11	5	-0.11
Home	4	4.97	7	+2.03	2.77	2	+0.77	7.06	9	+1.94
Away	4	2.60	4	+1.40	7.38	6	+1.38	2.38	2	-0.38

Denmark expected goals match by match, last 8

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Wales (H)	2-0	1.94	0.88	2.08	3	W
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Norway (A)	3-2	1.23	1.63	1.11	0	L
18 Nov	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (A)	0-0	0.48	2.39	0.31	1	L
15 Nov	UEFA Nations League	Spain (H)	1-2	0.85	1.31	1.01	0	L
15 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (A)	2-2	0.77	2.01	0.60	1	L
12 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Spain (A)	1-0	0.12	1.35	0.36	0	L
8 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Serbia (H)	2-0	0.63	0.15	1.76	3	D
5 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Switzerland (H)	2-0	1.55	0.43	2.21	3	W

Denmark players: goals against expected goals, last 8

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
Gustav Isaksen	attacker	7	310	1.00	3	+2.00	0.29
Yussuf Poulsen	attacker	3	139	0.08	1	+0.92	0.05
Patrick Dorgu	defender	6	225	0.20	1	+0.80	0.08
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	midfielder	7	630	0.45	1	+0.55	0.06
Mikkel Damsgaard	midfielder	5	296	0.53	1	+0.47	0.16
Albert Grønbæk	midfielder	7	364	0.61	1	+0.39	0.15
Rasmus Højlund	attacker	6	336	0.95	1	+0.05	0.25
Christian Eriksen	midfielder	6	462	1.07	1	-0.07	0.21

UEFA Nations League 2026: every team's points against expected points

#	Team	MP	xG	Goals	xGA	Conceded	xPts	Points	Points minus xPts
1	Portugal	2	3.2	3	4.2	1	2.4	6	+3.6
2	Greece	2	3.6	3	2.7	1	3	6	+3
3	Sweden	2	2.6	5	2.2	2	3	6	+3
4	France	2	2.6	2	1.9	0	3.2	6	+2.8
5	Ukraine	2	1.4	1	3.1	0	1.4	4	+2.6
6	Spain	2	3.1	7	2.1	3	3.5	6	+2.5
7	Northern Ireland	2	2	1	2.7	0	2.2	4	+1.8
8	Austria	2	4.6	6	1.7	2	4.3	6	+1.7
9	Montenegro	2	4.6	5	1.9	3	4.3	6	+1.7
10	Albania	2	4	5	1.5	0	4.5	6	+1.5
11	Slovakia	2	3.4	4	0.7	1	4.7	6	+1.3
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	2.3	4	2	2	2.8	4	+1.2
13	Luxembourg	2	1.7	2	3.1	4	1.8	3	+1.2
14	Slovenia	2	2.2	2	2	0	2.9	4	+1.1
15	Republic of Ireland	2	1.3	3	2.9	1	2	3	+1
16	Switzerland	2	3.8	6	0.2	0	5.2	6	+0.8
17	Belgium	2	2.9	2	3.5	1	2.3	3	+0.7
18	Malta	1	3.3	2	0.9	1	2.6	3	+0.4
19	Croatia	2	2.6	3	2.4	5	2.8	3	+0.2
20	Italy	2	3.8	4	3.8	3	2.8	3	+0.2
21	Estonia	2	1.7	1	2.9	1	1.8	2	+0.2
22	Gibraltar	1	0.3	0	0.8	0	0.8	1	+0.2
23	Lithuania	2	2.9	3	1.4	1	3.9	4	+0.1
24	Armenia	2	2	4	1.9	3	2.9	3	+0.1
25	Kazakhstan	2	0.8	2	2.9	3	1.1	1	-0.1
26	Iceland	2	3.7	4	1.6	1	4.2	4	-0.2
27	Denmark	2	3.2	4	2.5	3	3.2	3	-0.2
28	Liechtenstein	1	0.1	0	1.6	2	0.3	0	-0.3
29	Azerbaijan	1	1.3	1	1.3	1	1.4	1	-0.4
30	England	2	3.2	4	2.2	3	3.5	3	-0.5
31	Latvia	2	1.4	0	3.1	2	1.5	1	-0.5
32	Belarus	2	1.3	0	3.1	2	1.5	1	-0.5
33	Netherlands	2	6.6	3	2.8	2	4.6	4	-0.6
34	San Marino	2	0.7	0	5.6	10	0.6	0	-0.6
35	Finland	2	4.7	7	0.5	0	4.7	4	-0.7
36	North Macedonia	2	0.6	0	4	5	0.7	0	-0.7
37	Kosovo	2	3.8	2	1.9	3	3.9	3	-0.9
38	Faroe Islands	2	2.5	2	2.4	2	2.9	2	-0.9
39	Serbia	2	2.5	2	6.7	4	0.9	0	-0.9
40	Norway	2	4.4	4	2.2	4	4	3	-1
41	Israel	2	0.8	1	4	6	1	0	-1
42	Andorra	2	1.7	1	3.6	2	2.1	1	-1.1
43	Moldova	2	2.3	1	3	3	2.3	1	-1.3
44	Czech Republic	2	1.5	1	3.7	4	1.3	0	-1.3
45	Scotland	2	1.6	0	2.1	3	2.4	1	-1.4
46	Cyprus	2	3	1	4.2	2	2.4	1	-1.4
47	Wales	2	2.3	0	4.2	3	1.6	0	-1.6
48	Germany	2	3.1	1	3.4	2	2.8	1	-1.8
49	Poland	2	2.2	1	2	3	3	1	-2
50	Romania	2	2	3	2.9	6	2.1	0	-2.1
51	Bulgaria	2	2.4	1	1.8	2	3.2	1	-2.2
52	Hungary	2	3.2	0	2.1	1	3.5	1	-2.5
53	Georgia	2	2.7	0	1.4	1	3.7	1	-2.7
54	Turkey	2	2.8	1	2.8	5	2.7	0	-2.7

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