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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |