xG MLS 2026/27

Name: xG MLS 2026/27
Creator: Balonario

Expected goals (xG) for and against every team in 404 matches, calculated with the Balonario xG model from every shot (zone, body part, situation and pass type). Updated Sunday 4 October 2026.

Most xG created per game: Vancouver Whitecaps (2.12). Least xG conceded per game: Vancouver Whitecaps (0.92).

xG table by team

#	Team	P	xG	xGA	Diff.	Goals	xG/p	xGA/p
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	55.1	24.0	+31.0	59:26	2.12	0.92
2	Philadelphia Union	27	49.7	34.3	+15.3	54:44	1.84	1.27
3	Nashville	27	37.2	29.1	+8.0	55:21	1.38	1.08
4	St. Louis CITY	27	40.0	32.4	+7.6	48:36	1.48	1.20
5	Colorado Rapids	27	36.0	30.5	+5.5	38:38	1.33	1.13
6	New England Revolution	27	41.2	35.8	+5.4	45:36	1.53	1.33
7	Dallas	27	36.4	31.8	+4.7	50:42	1.35	1.18
8	Chicago Fire	26	41.0	36.7	+4.3	46:38	1.58	1.41
9	LAFC	28	39.5	35.5	+4.0	43:30	1.41	1.27
10	Inter Miami	27	46.4	43.0	+3.4	64:50	1.72	1.59
11	San Jose Earthquakes	27	42.7	39.6	+3.0	49:39	1.58	1.47
12	Minnesota United	27	40.3	39.4	+0.9	40:49	1.49	1.46
13	New York City	27	37.5	37.5	+0.0	41:36	1.39	1.39
14	Columbus Crew	27	30.0	30.6	-0.6	39:43	1.11	1.13
15	Real Salt Lake	27	35.9	36.6	-0.6	40:44	1.33	1.35
16	Houston Dynamo	27	30.3	32.6	-2.3	34:32	1.12	1.21
17	Seattle Sounders	27	38.2	40.5	-2.3	35:35	1.41	1.50
18	D.C. United	26	38.0	40.3	-2.3	34:42	1.46	1.55
19	Charlotte	27	38.3	40.8	-2.5	47:38	1.42	1.51
20	Cincinnati	26	46.2	48.8	-2.5	55:64	1.78	1.88
21	LA Galaxy	28	41.5	44.2	-2.8	37:44	1.48	1.58
22	San Diego	27	40.2	43.1	-2.9	47:47	1.49	1.60
23	Montréal	27	37.2	40.2	-3.0	34:54	1.38	1.49
24	Atlanta United	27	34.1	37.6	-3.5	32:45	1.26	1.39
25	Portland Timbers	27	37.7	42.4	-4.7	48:51	1.40	1.57
26	Red Bull New York	27	41.1	47.7	-6.6	34:51	1.52	1.77
27	Toronto	27	30.3	40.3	-10.0	39:51	1.12	1.49
28	Orlando City	27	38.1	49.2	-11.0	48:64	1.41	1.82
29	Sporting Kansas City	27	30.0	47.9	-17.9	32:65	1.11	1.77
30	Austin	27	27.4	45.3	-17.9	35:47	1.02	1.68

xG: expected goals for · xGA: expected goals against · sorted by xG difference per game.

Top players by xG

Player	Team	Shots	xG	npxG	xA	Chances created
Brian White	Vancouver Whitecaps	80	15.33	14.36	1.87	19
Rafael Navarro	St. Louis CITY	79	13.81	10.91	1.95	28
Prince Owusu	Montréal	65	13.47	7.68	5.83	35
Kévin Denkey	Cincinnati	56	12.82	9.92	2.06	21
Kelvin Yeboah	Minnesota United	58	12.69	8.83	2.11	18
Lionel Messi	Inter Miami	134	12.56	11.60	10.37	60
Milan Iloski	Philadelphia Union	99	12.21	7.38	4.55	43
Petar Musa	MLS All-Stars	78	12.11	9.22	1.96	23
Sam Surridge	MLS All-Stars	53	11.21	8.32	1.19	10
Denis Bouanga	LAFC	78	10.63	9.67	8.10	52
Anders Dreyer	MLS All-Stars	78	10.34	6.48	8.00	65
Martín Ojeda	Orlando City	63	9.69	5.83	3.63	29
Carles Gil	MLS All-Stars	55	9.47	3.68	6.29	73
Germán Berterame	Inter Miami	49	9.35	9.35	3.46	25
Simon Becher	St. Louis CITY	66	9.34	9.34	2.43	22
Julian Hall	MLS All-Stars	48	9.33	9.33	2.68	15
Luis Suárez	Inter Miami	45	9.28	7.35	3.07	23
Evander	MLS All-Stars	84	9.22	6.33	9.27	69
Tai Baribo	D.C. United	42	8.68	5.78	1.20	16
Pep Biel	MLS All-Stars	55	8.58	6.65	6.03	46

npxG: non-penalty xG · xA: expected assists (xG of the shots created by their passes).

All players with xG and xA MLS: standings