All 98 teams from the top five European leagues are listed in this section of SportingPedia , ranked based on their defensive records. We examine three separate defensive categories for each of the 98 clubs competing in the top divisions of football in England, Spain, France, Italy, and Germany, including goals conceded, clean sheets kept, and shots on target allowed. All five championships are at around the same point of the season, which gives us a solid foundation to compare their defensive performances.
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English Premier League Team Games Played Clean Sheets Goals Conceded Shots on Target Faced clean sheets as % of the team’s all games Shots on target needed to score against the team Goals conceded per game Newcastle 19 11 11 64 58 5.8 0.58 Arsenal 18 9 14 55 50 3.9 0.78 Manchester City 18 7 18 49 39 2.7 1.00 Chelsea 19 6 21 89 32 4.2 1.11 Manchester United 19 8 22 76 42 3.5 1.16 West Ham 19 3 25 82 16 3.3 1.32 Everton 19 4 26 103 21 4.0 1.37 Brighton 18 5 25 69 28 2.8 1.39 Liverpool 18 4 25 88 22 3.5 1.39 Tottenham 19 5 27 85 26 3.1 1.42 Aston Villa 19 4 27 84 21 3.1 1.42 Crystal Palace 19 4 27 84 21 3.1 1.42 Wolverhampton 19 5 27 85 26 3.1 1.42 Fulham 20 5 29 112 25 3.9 1.45 Brentford 19 6 28 112 32 4.0 1.47 Leicester 19 6 33 90 32 2.7 1.74 Leeds 19 3 33 95 16 2.9 1.74 Nottingham 19 6 34 97 32 2.9 1.79 Southampton 19 1 34 80 5 2.4 1.79 Bournemouth 19 4 41 98 21 2.4 2.16
La Liga Team Games Played Clean Sheets Goals Conceded Shots on Target Faced clean sheets as % of the team’s all games Shots on target needed to score against the team Goals conceded per game Barcelona 16 12 6 41 75 6.8 0.38 Real Madrid 16 3 16 59 19 3.7 1.00 Atletico Madrid 17 5 16 54 29 3.4 0.94 Villarreal 17 7 13 71 41 5.5 0.76 Real Sociedad 17 6 18 61 35 3.4 1.06 Betis 16 7 13 63 44 4.8 0.81 Athletic Bilbao 17 8 17 52 47 3.1 1.00 Valencia 16 3 18 64 19 3.6 1.13 Rayo Vallecano 17 6 20 64 35 3.2 1.18 Espanyol 17 2 26 75 12 2.9 1.53 Osasuna 17 6 16 56 35 3.5 0.94 Mallorca 17 6 16 59 35 3.7 0.94 Girona 17 0 27 72 0 2.7 1.59 Celta 17 5 28 70 29 2.5 1.65 Valladolid 17 3 25 74 18 3.0 1.47 Almeria 17 1 26 97 6 3.7 1.53 Getafe 17 6 24 81 35 3.4 1.41 Sevilla 17 1 26 91 6 3.5 1.53 Cadiz 17 5 28 101 29 3.6 1.65 Elche 17 0 35 109 0 3.1 2.06
Bundesliga Team Games Played Clean Sheets Goals Conceded Shots on Target Faced clean sheets as % of the team’s all games Shots on target needed to score against the team Goals conceded per game Bayern Munich 15 6 13 52 40 4.0 0.87 Freiburg 15 8 17 65 53 3.8 1.13 Union Berlin 15 5 20 62 33 3.1 1.33 Wolfsburg 15 5 20 72 33 3.6 1.33 RB Leipzig 15 4 21 58 27 2.8 1.40 Borussia Dortmund 15 6 21 68 40 3.2 1.40 Hoffenheim 15 4 22 69 27 3.1 1.47 Hertha Berlin 15 2 22 63 13 2.9 1.47 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 2 24 57 13 2.4 1.60 Borussia Monchengladbach 15 3 24 90 20 3.8 1.60 Mainz 15 4 24 62 27 2.6 1.60 Bayer Leverkusen 15 4 26 71 27 2.7 1.73 Augsburg 15 2 26 98 13 3.8 1.73 Werder Bremen 15 2 27 82 13 3.0 1.80 Stuttgart 15 1 27 76 7 2.8 1.80 Koln 15 1 29 64 7 2.2 1.93 Schalke 15 2 32 89 13 2.8 2.13 Bochum 15 2 36 101 13 2.8 2.40
Serie A Team Games Played Clean Sheets Goals Conceded Shots on Target Faced clean sheets as % of the team’s all games Shots on target needed to score against the team Goals conceded per game Napoli 18 7 14 49 39 3.5 0.78 Milan 18 4 20 63 22 3.2 1.11 Juventus 18 12 12 61 67 5.1 0.67 Inter 18 6 24 71 33 3.0 1.33 Lazio 18 10 15 58 56 3.9 0.83 Atalanta 18 6 20 62 33 3.1 1.11 Roma 18 6 16 54 33 3.4 0.89 Udinese 18 5 21 63 28 3.0 1.17 Torino 18 3 20 70 17 3.5 1.11 Fiorentina 18 4 24 61 22 2.5 1.33 Bologna 18 2 29 84 11 2.9 1.61 Monza 18 5 27 76 28 2.8 1.50 Lecce 18 2 20 77 11 3.9 1.11 Empoli 18 6 22 82 33 3.7 1.22 Spezia 18 3 28 96 17 3.4 1.56 Salernitana 18 3 35 109 17 3.1 1.94 Sassuolo 18 5 28 57 28 2.0 1.56 Sampdoria 18 2 31 91 11 2.9 1.72 Verona 18 1 31 97 6 3.1 1.72 Cremonese 18 3 32 106 17 3.3 1.78
Ligue 1 Team Games Played Clean Sheets Goals Conceded Shots on Target Faced clean sheets as % of the team’s all games Shots on target needed to score against the team Goals conceded per game PSG 19 10 14 69 53 4.9 0.74 Lens 19 9 13 64 47 4.9 0.68 Marseille 19 6 16 71 32 4.4 0.84 Monaco 19 6 26 101 32 3.9 1.37 Rennes 19 4 20 64 21 3.2 1.05 Lille 19 5 25 63 26 2.5 1.32 Lorient 19 3 29 98 16 3.4 1.53 Clermont Foot 19 4 27 91 21 3.4 1.42 Lyon 19 3 23 79 16 3.4 1.21 Nice 19 4 20 70 21 3.5 1.05 Reims 19 6 23 87 32 3.8 1.21 Toulouse 19 4 34 107 21 3.1 1.79 Nantes 19 6 24 91 32 3.8 1.26 Troyes 19 1 40 106 5 2.7 2.11 Montpellier 19 3 40 109 16 2.7 2.11 Strasbourg 19 1 34 104 5 3.1 1.79 Brest 19 2 34 100 11 2.9 1.79 Ajaccio 19 3 34 82 16 2.4 1.79 Auxerre 19 2 41 99 11 2.4 2.16 Angers 19 2 41 109 11 2.7 2.16
All 98 Teams Team Games Played Clean Sheets Goals Conceded Shots on Target Faced clean sheets as % of the team’s all games Shots on target needed to score against the team Goals conceded per game Barcelona 16 12 6 41 75 6.8 0.38 Newcastle 19 11 11 64 58 5.8 0.58 Juventus 18 12 12 61 67 5.1 0.67 Lens 19 9 13 64 47 4.9 0.68 PSG 19 10 14 69 53 4.9 0.74 Villarreal 17 7 13 71 41 5.5 0.76 Arsenal 18 9 14 55 50 3.9 0.78 Napoli 18 7 14 49 39 3.5 0.78 Betis 16 7 13 63 44 4.8 0.81 Lazio 18 10 15 58 56 3.9 0.83 Marseille 19 6 16 71 32 4.4 0.84 Bayern Munich 15 6 13 52 40 4.0 0.87 Roma 18 6 16 54 33 3.4 0.89 Mallorca 17 6 16 59 35 3.7 0.94 Osasuna 17 6 16 56 35 3.5 0.94 Atletico Madrid 17 5 16 54 29 3.4 0.94 Athletic Bilbao 17 8 17 52 47 3.1 1.00 Manchester City 18 7 18 49 39 2.7 1.00 Real Madrid 16 3 16 59 19 3.7 1.00 Nice 19 4 20 70 21 3.5 1.05 Rennes 19 4 20 64 21 3.2 1.05 Real Sociedad 17 6 18 61 35 3.4 1.06 Chelsea 19 6 21 89 32 4.2 1.11 Atalanta 18 6 20 62 33 3.1 1.11 Milan 18 4 20 63 22 3.2 1.11 Torino 18 3 20 70 17 3.5 1.11 Lecce 18 2 20 77 11 3.9 1.11 Valencia 16 3 18 64 19 3.6 1.13 Freiburg 15 8 17 65 53 3.8 1.13 Manchester United 19 8 22 76 42 3.5 1.16 Udinese 18 5 21 63 28 3.0 1.17 Rayo Vallecano 17 6 20 64 35 3.2 1.18 Reims 19 6 23 87 32 3.8 1.21 Lyon 19 3 23 79 16 3.4 1.21 Empoli 18 6 22 82 33 3.7 1.22 Nantes 19 6 24 91 32 3.8 1.26 Lille 19 5 25 63 26 2.5 1.32 West Ham 19 3 25 82 16 3.3 1.32 Wolfsburg 15 5 20 72 33 3.6 1.33 Union Berlin 15 5 20 62 33 3.1 1.33 Inter 18 6 24 71 33 3.0 1.33 Fiorentina 18 4 24 61 22 2.5 1.33 Monaco 19 6 26 101 32 3.9 1.37 Everton 19 4 26 103 21 4.0 1.37 Brighton 18 5 25 69 28 2.8 1.39 Liverpool 18 4 25 88 22 3.5 1.39 Borussia Dortmund 15 6 21 68 40 3.2 1.40 RB Leipzig 15 4 21 58 27 2.8 1.40 Getafe 17 6 24 81 35 3.4 1.41 Tottenham 19 5 27 85 26 3.1 1.42 Wolverhampton 19 5 27 85 26 3.1 1.42 Clermont Foot 19 4 27 91 21 3.4 1.42 Aston Villa 19 4 27 84 21 3.1 1.42 Crystal Palace 19 4 27 84 21 3.1 1.42 Fulham 20 5 29 112 25 3.9 1.45 Hoffenheim 15 4 22 69 27 3.1 1.47 Hertha Berlin 15 2 22 63 13 2.9 1.47 Valladolid 17 3 25 74 18 3.0 1.47 Brentford 19 6 28 112 32 4.0 1.47 Monza 18 5 27 76 28 2.8 1.50 Lorient 19 3 29 98 16 3.4 1.53 Espanyol 17 2 26 75 12 2.9 1.53 Almeria 17 1 26 97 6 3.7 1.53 Sevilla 17 1 26 91 6 3.5 1.53 Sassuolo 18 5 28 57 28 2.0 1.56 Spezia 18 3 28 96 17 3.4 1.56 Girona 17 0 27 72 0 2.7 1.59 Mainz 15 4 24 62 27 2.6 1.60 Borussia Monchengladbach 15 3 24 90 20 3.8 1.60 Eintracht Frankfurt 15 2 24 57 13 2.4 1.60 Bologna 18 2 29 84 11 2.9 1.61 Celta 17 5 28 70 29 2.5 1.65 Cadiz 17 5 28 101 29 3.6 1.65 Sampdoria 18 2 31 91 11 2.9 1.72 Verona 18 1 31 97 6 3.1 1.72 Bayer Leverkusen 15 4 26 71 27 2.7 1.73 Augsburg 15 2 26 98 13 3.8 1.73 Leicester 19 6 33 90 32 2.7 1.74 Leeds 19 3 33 95 16 2.9 1.74 Cremonese 18 3 32 106 17 3.3 1.78 Nottingham 19 6 34 97 32 2.9 1.79 Toulouse 19 4 34 107 21 3.1 1.79 Ajaccio 19 3 34 82 16 2.4 1.79 Brest 19 2 34 100 11 2.9 1.79 Strasbourg 19 1 34 104 5 3.1 1.79 Southampton 19 1 34 80 5 2.4 1.79 Werder Bremen 15 2 27 82 13 3.0 1.80 Stuttgart 15 1 27 76 7 2.8 1.80 Koln 15 1 29 64 7 2.2 1.93 Salernitana 18 3 35 109 17 3.1 1.94 Elche 17 0 35 109 0 3.1 2.06 Montpellier 19 3 40 109 16 2.7 2.11 Troyes 19 1 40 106 5 2.7 2.11 Schalke 15 2 32 89 13 2.8 2.13 Bournemouth 19 4 41 98 21 2.4 2.16 Angers 19 2 41 109 11 2.7 2.16 Auxerre 19 2 41 99 11 2.4 2.16 Bochum 15 2 36 101 13 2.8 2.40
