This week, SportingPedia analyses the defensive performance of the football clubs in the top 5 European Leagues – the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Our data focuses on the worst-performing teams in defence. These are the clubs that have conceded the most goals and have kept the lowest number of clean sheets in the 2023-23 season so far.
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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 Bournemouth 20 4 42 103 20 2.5 2.10 Southampton 20 1 35 85 5 2.4 1.75 Leicester 20 6 35 94 30 2.7 1.75 Nottingham 20 6 35 101 30 2.9 1.75 Leeds 19 4 33 95 21 2.9 1.74 Wolverhampton 20 5 30 92 25 3.1 1.50 Tottenham 21 6 31 96 29 3.1 1.48 Fulham 20 5 29 112 25 3.9 1.45 Brighton 19 5 27 71 26 2.6 1.42 Everton 20 4 28 107 20 3.8 1.40 Brentford 20 7 28 117 35 4.2 1.40 Aston Villa 20 5 27 89 25 3.3 1.35 Crystal Palace 20 5 27 91 25 3.4 1.35 Liverpool 19 5 25 90 26 3.6 1.32 West Ham 20 4 25 84 20 3.4 1.25 Manchester United 20 8 25 81 40 3.2 1.25 Chelsea 20 7 21 92 35 4.4 1.05 Manchester City 20 8 20 53 40 2.7 1.00 Arsenal 19 9 16 59 47 3.7 0.84 Newcastle 20 12 11 65 60 5.9 0.55
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 Elche 18 0 36 113 0 3.1 2.00 Celta 18 5 29 73 28 2.5 1.61 Cadiz 18 5 29 110 28 3.8 1.61 Girona 18 0 28 81 0 2.9 1.56 Valladolid 18 3 28 82 17 2.9 1.56 Almeria 18 1 28 103 6 3.7 1.56 Espanyol 18 3 26 79 17 3.0 1.44 Sevilla 18 2 26 92 11 3.5 1.44 Getafe 18 6 25 85 33 3.4 1.39 Rayo Vallecano 18 6 22 71 33 3.2 1.22 Valencia 17 3 20 67 18 3.4 1.18 Athletic Bilbao 18 8 19 56 44 2.9 1.06 Real Sociedad 18 7 18 63 39 3.5 1.00 Osasuna 18 6 17 60 33 3.5 0.94 Real Madrid 17 4 16 62 24 3.9 0.94 Atletico Madrid 18 6 16 55 33 3.4 0.89 Mallorca 18 7 16 62 39 3.9 0.89 Betis 17 7 14 65 41 4.6 0.82 Villarreal 18 8 13 72 44 5.5 0.72 Barcelona 17 13 6 44 76 7.3 0.35
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 Schalke 17 2 41 106 12 2.6 2.41 Bochum 17 2 39 107 12 2.7 2.29 Werder Bremen 17 2 36 95 12 2.6 2.12 Koln 17 1 31 73 6 2.4 1.82 Augsburg 17 3 30 110 18 3.7 1.76 Stuttgart 17 1 30 84 6 2.8 1.76 Hertha Berlin 17 2 30 73 12 2.4 1.76 Bayer Leverkusen 17 5 28 80 29 2.9 1.65 Borussia Monchengladbach 17 3 28 100 18 3.6 1.65 Mainz 17 4 27 72 24 2.7 1.59 Hoffenheim 17 4 27 78 24 2.9 1.59 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 3 25 66 18 2.6 1.47 Borussia Dortmund 17 6 25 76 35 3.0 1.47 Freiburg 17 8 24 77 47 3.2 1.41 RB Leipzig 17 4 23 61 24 2.7 1.35 Union Berlin 17 5 22 70 29 3.2 1.29 Wolfsburg 17 7 20 75 41 3.8 1.18 Bayern Munich 17 6 15 56 35 3.7 0.88
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 Salernitana 19 3 37 113 16 3.1 1.95 Cremonese 19 3 33 115 16 3.5 1.74 Sampdoria 19 2 32 96 11 3.0 1.68 Verona 19 2 31 100 11 3.2 1.63 Bologna 19 2 30 86 11 2.9 1.58 Spezia 19 3 30 99 16 3.3 1.58 Sassuolo 19 5 29 60 26 2.1 1.53 Monza 19 5 28 77 26 2.8 1.47 Fiorentina 19 4 25 64 21 2.6 1.32 Inter 19 6 25 79 32 3.2 1.32 Atalanta 19 6 23 70 32 3.0 1.21 Lecce 19 2 22 81 11 3.7 1.16 Empoli 19 7 22 83 37 3.8 1.16 Milan 18 4 20 63 22 3.2 1.11 Udinese 19 6 21 64 32 3.0 1.11 Torino 19 4 20 75 21 3.8 1.05 Roma 19 7 16 54 37 3.4 0.84 Lazio 18 10 15 58 56 3.9 0.83 Juventus 19 12 15 65 63 4.3 0.79 Napoli 19 8 14 51 42 3.6 0.74
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 Auxerre 19 2 41 99 11 2.4 2.16 Angers 19 2 41 109 11 2.7 2.16 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 Toulouse 19 4 34 107 21 3.1 1.79 Lorient 19 3 29 98 16 3.4 1.53 Clermont Foot 19 4 27 91 21 3.4 1.42 Monaco 19 6 26 101 32 3.9 1.37 Lille 19 5 25 63 26 2.5 1.32 Nantes 19 6 24 91 32 3.8 1.26 Lyon 19 3 23 79 16 3.4 1.21 Reims 19 6 23 87 32 3.8 1.21 Rennes 19 4 20 64 21 3.2 1.05 Nice 19 4 20 70 21 3.5 1.05 Marseille 19 6 16 71 32 4.4 0.84 PSG 19 10 14 69 53 4.9 0.74 Lens 19 9 13 64 47 4.9 0.68
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 Schalke 17 2 41 106 12 2.6 2.41 Bochum 17 2 39 107 12 2.7 2.29 Auxerre 19 2 41 99 11 2.4 2.16 Angers 19 2 41 109 11 2.7 2.16 Werder Bremen 17 2 36 95 12 2.6 2.12 Troyes 19 1 40 106 5 2.7 2.11 Montpellier 19 3 40 109 16 2.7 2.11 Bournemouth 20 4 42 103 20 2.5 2.10 Elche 18 0 36 113 0 3.1 2.00 Salernitana 19 3 37 113 16 3.1 1.95 Koln 17 1 31 73 6 2.4 1.82 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 Toulouse 19 4 34 107 21 3.1 1.79 Hertha Berlin 17 2 30 73 12 2.4 1.76 Stuttgart 17 1 30 84 6 2.8 1.76 Augsburg 17 3 30 110 18 3.7 1.76 Southampton 20 1 35 85 5 2.4 1.75 Leicester 20 6 35 94 30 2.7 1.75 Nottingham 20 6 35 101 30 2.9 1.75 Leeds 19 4 33 95 21 2.9 1.74 Cremonese 19 3 33 115 16 3.5 1.74 Sampdoria 19 2 32 96 11 3.0 1.68 Bayer Leverkusen 17 5 28 80 29 2.9 1.65 Borussia Monchengladbach 17 3 28 100 18 3.6 1.65 Verona 19 2 31 100 11 3.2 1.63 Celta 18 5 29 73 28 2.5 1.61 Cadiz 18 5 29 110 28 3.8 1.61 Mainz 17 4 27 72 24 2.7 1.59 Hoffenheim 17 4 27 78 24 2.9 1.59 Bologna 19 2 30 86 11 2.9 1.58 Spezia 19 3 30 99 16 3.3 1.58 Girona 18 0 28 81 0 2.9 1.56 Valladolid 18 3 28 82 17 2.9 1.56 Almeria 18 1 28 103 6 3.7 1.56 Sassuolo 19 5 29 60 26 2.1 1.53 Lorient 19 3 29 98 16 3.4 1.53 Wolverhampton 20 5 30 92 25 3.1 1.50 Tottenham 21 6 31 96 29 3.1 1.48 Monza 19 5 28 77 26 2.8 1.47 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 3 25 66 18 2.6 1.47 Borussia Dortmund 17 6 25 76 35 3.0 1.47 Fulham 20 5 29 112 25 3.9 1.45 Espanyol 18 3 26 79 17 3.0 1.44 Sevilla 18 2 26 92 11 3.5 1.44 Brighton 19 5 27 71 26 2.6 1.42 Clermont Foot 19 4 27 91 21 3.4 1.42 Freiburg 17 8 24 77 47 3.2 1.41 Everton 20 4 28 107 20 3.8 1.40 Brentford 20 7 28 117 35 4.2 1.40 Getafe 18 6 25 85 33 3.4 1.39 Monaco 19 6 26 101 32 3.9 1.37 RB Leipzig 17 4 23 61 24 2.7 1.35 Aston Villa 20 5 27 89 25 3.3 1.35 Crystal Palace 20 5 27 91 25 3.4 1.35 Lille 19 5 25 63 26 2.5 1.32 Fiorentina 19 4 25 64 21 2.6 1.32 Inter 19 6 25 79 32 3.2 1.32 Liverpool 19 5 25 90 26 3.6 1.32 Union Berlin 17 5 22 70 29 3.2 1.29 Nantes 19 6 24 91 32 3.8 1.26 Manchester United 20 8 25 81 40 3.2 1.25 West Ham 20 4 25 84 20 3.4 1.25 Rayo Vallecano 18 6 22 71 33 3.2 1.22 Atalanta 19 6 23 70 32 3.0 1.21 Lyon 19 3 23 79 16 3.4 1.21 Reims 19 6 23 87 32 3.8 1.21 Valencia 17 3 20 67 18 3.4 1.18 Wolfsburg 17 7 20 75 41 3.8 1.18 Lecce 19 2 22 81 11 3.7 1.16 Empoli 19 7 22 83 37 3.8 1.16 Milan 18 4 20 63 22 3.2 1.11 Udinese 19 6 21 64 32 3.0 1.11 Athletic Bilbao 18 8 19 56 44 2.9 1.06 Rennes 19 4 20 64 21 3.2 1.05 Nice 19 4 20 70 21 3.5 1.05 Torino 19 4 20 75 21 3.8 1.05 Chelsea 20 7 21 92 35 4.4 1.05 Manchester City 20 8 20 53 40 2.7 1.00 Real Sociedad 18 7 18 63 39 3.5 1.00 Osasuna 18 6 17 60 33 3.5 0.94 Real Madrid 17 4 16 62 24 3.9 0.94 Atletico Madrid 18 6 16 55 33 3.4 0.89 Mallorca 18 7 16 62 39 3.9 0.89 Bayern Munich 17 6 15 56 35 3.7 0.88 Roma 19 7 16 54 37 3.4 0.84 Arsenal 19 9 16 59 47 3.7 0.84 Marseille 19 6 16 71 32 4.4 0.84 Lazio 18 10 15 58 56 3.9 0.83 Betis 17 7 14 65 41 4.6 0.82 Juventus 19 12 15 65 63 4.3 0.79 Napoli 19 8 14 51 42 3.6 0.74 PSG 19 10 14 69 53 4.9 0.74 Villarreal 18 8 13 72 44 5.5 0.72 Lens 19 9 13 64 47 4.9 0.68 Newcastle 20 12 11 65 60 5.9 0.55 Barcelona 17 13 6 44 76 7.3 0.35
