MLS xG table 2026: expected goals standings

Points tables lie early in a season. A deflected winner counts the same as a 4-0, and 3 lucky results can put a club 6 places above where their performances say they should be. The xG table strips the luck out: it ranks every MLS club by the quality of the chances they create against the chances they give up, and puts expected points beside the real thing. The cards show the clubs whose numbers say the most, then the full standings with the gap to the league table.

Right now. Vancouver Whitecaps lead on +31.9 xGD, 16.6 ahead of Philadelphia Union. Nashville SC have 20.6 more points than their chances say (60 from 39.4 expected), the biggest overperformance in the league. CF Montréal are the other way round: 24 points from 35.8 expected, the biggest shortfall. Minnesota United sit 15 places higher here than in the real table. Biggest climber: New England, up 1 place to 10th.

The MLS xG table in full

	Club	Table	P	Pts	xG	xGA	xGD	xPts	Over
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	2nd	26	50	58.6	26.7	+31.9	52.9	-2.9	Team page →
2	Philadelphia Union	12th	27	39	53.8	38.6	+15.3	45.3	-6.3	Team page →
3	SJ Earthquakes	7th	27	45	50.7	36.6	+14.1	44.3	0.7	Team page →
4	Chicago Fire	10th	26	42	48.4	37.8	+10.6	41.2	0.8	Team page →
5	St. Louis City	3rd	27	47	42.1	32.6	+9.5	43.2	3.8	Team page →
6	Colorado Rapids	14th	27	36	40.9	32.1	+8.8	40.3	-4.3	Team page →
7	Inter Miami	5th	27	46	51.5	44.4	+7.1	41.7	4.3	Team page →
8	Nashville SC	1st	27	60	40.1	35.4	+4.7	39.4	20.6	Team page →
9	Dallas	4th	27	47	40.3	35.9	+4.4	40.5	6.5	Team page →
10	New England	6th	27	46	42.9	40.4	+2.5	38.4	7.6	Team page →
11	Minnesota United	26th	27	29	46.5	44.2	+2.2	39.9	-10.9	Team page →
12	Columbus Crew	25th	27	29	34.4	32.5	+1.9	37.3	-8.3	Team page →
13	Los Angeles FC	11th	28	41	41.5	40.2	+1.3	39.5	1.5	Team page →
14	New York City	17th	27	33	39	38.9	+0.1	37.7	-4.7	Team page →
15	Seattle Sounders	13th	27	38	39.7	40.7	-1.0	36.8	1.2	Team page →
16	Charlotte	9th	27	43	42.3	43.6	-1.4	36.8	6.2	Team page →
17	Cincinnati	18th	26	33	47.6	49.4	-1.8	35.5	-2.5	Team page →
18	San Diego	20th	27	32	41.8	44.1	-2.3	38.2	-6.2	Team page →
19	Portland Timbers	21st	27	32	40.8	43.4	-2.6	37.1	-5.1	Team page →
20	Real Salt Lake	22nd	27	32	37.4	40.2	-2.8	35	-3	Team page →
21	DC United	24th	26	30	39.9	43.2	-3.3	34	-4	Team page →
22	Atlanta United	28th	27	27	38.3	42.5	-4.1	34.9	-7.9	Team page →
23	LA Galaxy	15th	28	36	42.5	47.1	-4.5	36.1	-0.1	Team page →
24	CF Montréal	29th	27	24	39.7	44.3	-4.7	35.8	-11.8	Team page →

Every MLS club, league matches this season with xG data, ranked by xG difference. Updates every night · refreshed 8 October 2026.

What the numbers mean

An xG table replays the season on chance quality instead of goals. Every shot gets a value for how often a chance like it goes in, the values are added up for and against each club, and the difference says who has been creating more than they concede. Over a few games it is a better guide to the table's true shape than points, because goals arrive in lumps and xG does not.

Expected points takes it one step further. For each match the two xG totals are turned into the odds of a win, a draw and a defeat, and those odds become points. A club with 12 points and 8 expected points has been winning tight games; one with 8 points from 12 expected has been losing them. History says both drift back towards the expected figure.

The table rebuilds every night from the latest matches, so the gaps will open and close as the season goes on. The date on each card says when it last changed.

More on xG → · xG against xGOT →

What is an xG table?

A league table built from chance quality instead of goals. Every shot gets a value for how often a chance like it goes in; add those up for and against each club and the difference says who has been creating more than they concede. Over a few games it is a better guide to a team's level than points.

What are expected points?

For each match the two xG totals are turned into the chances of a win, a draw and a defeat, and those chances become points. A club with more real points than expected points has been winning tight games; one with fewer has been losing them. Both tend to drift back towards the expected figure.

How often does it update?

Every night, from the latest matches. The order, the cards and the table rebuild together, and the date on each card says when the list last changed.

Reading the list

A club high on this table but low in the real one is usually a buy signal for the run of games ahead: the performances are there and the results tend to follow. The reverse is the warning sign. Expected points is the cleanest single number: compare it with real points and you have how much luck, finishing or goalkeeping has been worth so far. Every club on the list has a full FDscout team page with the xG trend match by match, the squad's Compass and the players driving the numbers.