The European football clubs with the worst-performing defences this season

Written by Paul Kemp

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, | Updated: January 26, 2023

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
La Liga
Bundesliga
Serie A
Ligue 1
All 98 Teams

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