Portugal xG 2026

Portugal Expected Goals (xG) Stats 2026

Portugal have recorded 7 expected goals (xG) across 4 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 1.8 per match. G. Ramos leads the squad with 2 expected goals (xG) - 0.53 per game.

Portugal Expected Goals (xG): Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Portugal are averaging 1.8 expected goals (xG) per match - G. Ramos 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 Portugal vs Denmark on 14.11.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Portugal average 1.8 expected goals (xG) per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 4 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.8 per match.

Who leads Portugal for expected goals (xG)?

G. Ramos leads Portugal for expected goals (xG) in 2026 with 2 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 0.53 per game.

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

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

Portugal expected goals 2026: last 8

Games: 8
Expected goals (xG): 16.33
Goals scored: 16
Goals minus xG: -0.33
Expected goals against (xGA): 10.27
Goals conceded: 6
xGA minus goals conceded: +4.27
Expected points (xPts): 14.60
Points: 20
Points minus xPts: +5.40
Verdict: Riding their luck

Are Portugal overperforming their expected goals?

Portugal have taken 5.4 points more than their chances warranted over 8 games: -0.3 goals against their xG, and +4.3 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: Denmark expected goals

Games: 8
Denmark xG per game: 0.95
Denmark xGA per game: 1.27
Points minus xPts: +1.56
Verdict: Running a little hot

Portugal 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	16.33	16	-0.33	10.27	6	+4.27	14.60	20	+5.40
Last 5	5	9.39	9	-0.39	7.94	3	+4.94	7.89	11	+3.11
Home	4	9.44	10	+0.56	4.12	3	+1.12	8.49	12	+3.51
Away	4	6.89	6	-0.89	6.15	3	+3.15	6.11	8	+1.89

Portugal expected goals match by match, last 8

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	xG	xGA	xPts	Points	Deserved result
27 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Norway (A)	1-2	0.97	2.80	0.45	3	L
24 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Wales (H)	1-0	2.22	1.38	1.90	3	W
18 Nov	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (A)	1-1	1.00	2.23	0.66	1	L
15 Nov	UEFA Nations League	Poland (H)	5-1	3.45	1.23	2.46	3	W
15 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (A)	0-0	1.75	0.30	2.42	1	W
12 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Poland (A)	1-3	3.17	0.82	2.58	3	W
8 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Scotland (H)	2-1	2.52	0.62	2.50	3	W
5 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Croatia (H)	2-1	1.25	0.89	1.63	3	W

Portugal players: goals against expected goals, last 8

Player	Position	Apps	Minutes	xG	Goals	Goals minus xG	xG per 90
João Félix	attacker	6	301	1.15	3	+1.85	0.34
Bernardo Silva	midfielder	6	356	0.35	1	+0.65	0.09
Diogo Dalot	defender	6	295	0.46	1	+0.54	0.14
Pedro Neto	attacker	6	434	0.49	1	+0.51	0.10
Rafael Leão	attacker	7	394	1.29	1	-0.29	0.30
Bruno Fernandes	midfielder	6	540	2.30	2	-0.30	0.38
Nuno Mendes	defender	8	696	0.62	0	-0.62	0.08
Diogo Jota	attacker	4	181	1.12	0	-1.12	0.56
Cristiano Ronaldo	attacker	6	441	6.32	5	-1.32	1.29

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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