MLS xG table, 2026
Expected goals (xG) for and against for 30 MLS clubs in the 2026 season through October 14, 2026, next to the goals they actually scored and conceded. Vancouver Whitecaps have the best xG difference (+32.7), Vancouver Whitecaps create the most xG per match (2.06) and Vancouver Whitecaps concede the least (0.85 xG against per match). A club far above its xG has finished (or been saved) better than its shot quality suggests; the gap is a description of what happened, not a prediction.
What stands out
- Best expected-goal difference: Vancouver Whitecaps (+32.7 over 27 matches).
- Across these matches clubs scored 1347 goals against 1239.4 expected goals; 98 of the goals were penalties (from the stored goal lists).
Expected goals by club
| Club | Matches | xG for | Goals for | Penalty goals | Goals minus xG | xG against | Goals against | xG difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | 55.6 | 57 | 7 | +1.4 | 22.9 | 24 | +32.7 |
| Philadelphia Union | 28 | 51.3 | 55 | 5 | +3.7 | 37.5 | 44 | +13.8 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 27 | 42.4 | 48 | 2 | +5.6 | 30.0 | 36 | +12.4 |
| Nashville SC | 28 | 45.3 | 61 | 4 | +15.7 | 33.9 | 22 | +11.4 |
| Inter Miami CF | 28 | 55.9 | 69 | 3 | +13.1 | 45.9 | 48 | +10 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 47.9 | 48 | 4 | +0.1 | 38.8 | 40 | +9.2 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 27 | 43.4 | 48 | 3 | +4.6 | 36.1 | 42 | +7.4 |
| LAFC | 29 | 43.2 | 47 | 1 | +3.8 | 36.0 | 31 | +7.2 |
| Colorado Rapids | 28 | 38.8 | 39 | 3 | +0.2 | 33.3 | 38 | +5.5 |
| New England Revolution | 27 | 41.9 | 48 | 5 | +6.1 | 36.8 | 36 | +5.2 |
| Columbus Crew | 28 | 37.3 | 42 | 3 | +4.7 | 33.2 | 46 | +4.1 |
| Minnesota United FC | 28 | 45.7 | 43 | 3 | -2.7 | 41.8 | 50 | +3.9 |
| FC Dallas | 28 | 41.5 | 52 | 4 | +10.5 | 38.4 | 45 | +3.2 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 27 | 36.6 | 34 | 2 | -2.6 | 34.7 | 30 | +1.9 |
| Real Salt Lake | 28 | 41.6 | 39 | 0 | -2.6 | 39.8 | 47 | +1.9 |
| Charlotte FC | 28 | 42.1 | 51 | 3 | +8.9 | 42.9 | 42 | -0.8 |
| FC Cincinnati | 27 | 46.9 | 59 | 6 | +12.1 | 48.3 | 65 | -1.4 |
| New York City FC | 28 | 37.9 | 40 | 7 | +2.1 | 41.0 | 38 | -3.0 |
| San Diego FC | 28 | 42.6 | 48 | 8 | +5.3 | 45.8 | 51 | -3.1 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 27 | 30.7 | 37 | 2 | +6.3 | 34.8 | 35 | -4.1 |
| D.C. United | 27 | 37.4 | 33 | 5 | -4.4 | 41.5 | 44 | -4.1 |
| LA Galaxy | 29 | 41 | 38 | 3 | -3 | 47.2 | 48 | -6.2 |
| Red Bull New York | 28 | 48.3 | 39 | 1 | -9.3 | 54.9 | 51 | -6.6 |
| Atlanta United FC | 28 | 37.7 | 34 | 1 | -3.7 | 44.3 | 46 | -6.6 |
| Toronto FC | 27 | 34.1 | 44 | 0 | +9.9 | 41.2 | 53 | -7.0 |
| Portland Timbers | 27 | 36.9 | 45 | 3 | +8.1 | 45.3 | 52 | -8.3 |
| CF Montréal | 27 | 36.1 | 32 | 6 | -4.1 | 44.8 | 58 | -8.7 |
| Orlando City SC | 28 | 44.5 | 52 | 4 | +7.5 | 56.4 | 65 | -11.9 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 27 | 27.3 | 31 | 0 | +3.7 | 54.8 | 69 | -27.6 |
| Austin FC | 28 | 27.2 | 34 | 0 | +6.8 | 57.4 | 51 | -30.3 |
MLS xG table: quick answers
- Which MLS club has the best expected-goal difference in 2026?
- Vancouver Whitecaps, at +32.7 over 27 matches: 55.6 expected goals for and 22.9 against.
- Which MLS club creates the most expected goals per match in 2026?
- Vancouver Whitecaps, with 2.06 expected goals per match over 27 matches.
- Which MLS club concedes the fewest expected goals per match in 2026?
- Vancouver Whitecaps, with 0.85 expected goals against per match over 27 matches.
How to read this table
- xG is the provider’s expected-goals model per shot, summed by match from each club’s stored match statistics. It is shown as stored, not a StatsNext estimate.
- Only league matches with xG for both clubs count; the Matches column says how many.
- The provider does not document whether its xG includes penalties. Penalty goals are shown in their own column (from the stored goal lists), so read goals minus xG with them: a club that scores many penalties can sit well above its xG for that reason alone.
- Small samples early in a season move quickly.
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Related research
- MLS table and results
- MLS team statistics
- MLS player statistics
- MLS in the StatsNext Stats Explorer: club and player tables with shot quality and rates
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