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Professional Development League — Goals Conceded

England · 2026/27

Goals Conceded

#TeamMPTotal/GameHomeAwayHome Adv%
1Sheffield United U21881.0026+29%
2Millwall U215102.0073-56%
3Cardiff City U218111.3847+27%
4Huddersfield Town U216111.83110+33%
5Bolton Wanderers Res.9121.3384-43%
6Fleetwood Town U219131.4485-12%
7Coventry City U218131.6358+23%
8Hull City U216132.1767+8%
9Swansea City U219141.5695-18%
10Bristol City U218151.8887+19%
11Sheffield Wednesday U218162.0097-12%
12Charlton Athletic U219192.11811+26%
13Peterborough United U218212.631011+29%
14Colchester United U218222.75814+27%
15Barnsley U218232.881211-4%
16Wigan Athletic U219252.781510-9%
17Queens Park Rangers U2110282.801117+21%

Which teams concede the most goals?

Barnsley U21 concedes the most goals in the league — 2.88 per game

Queens Park Rangers U21 is #2 for goals conceded — 2.80 per game

Wigan Athletic U21 is #3 for goals conceded — 2.78 per game

Sheffield United U21 has one of the tightest defences — 1.00 per game

Bolton Wanderers Res. has one of the tightest defences — 1.33 per game

Cardiff City U21 has one of the tightest defences — 1.38 per game

League Defensive Stats

  • consists of 17 teams
  • League avg conceded per game: 2.01 per game
  • Home avg conceded: 1.93 per game
  • Away avg conceded: 2.10 per game

1st Half — Goals Conceded

#TeamMP⊕ ConcededØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Barnsley U218172.132.002.25
2Wigan Athletic U219151.671.801.50
3Queens Park Rangers U2110151.500.602.40
4Peterborough United U218101.251.201.33
5Colchester United U218101.251.501.00
6Fleetwood Town U219101.111.400.75
7Huddersfield Town U21661.001.001.00
8Sheffield Wednesday U21870.880.501.25
9Hull City U21650.831.330.33
10Swansea City U21970.780.601.00
11Bolton Wanderers Res.970.781.000.60
12Charlton Athletic U21970.781.000.50
13Cardiff City U21860.750.501.00
14Bristol City U21860.750.800.67
15Coventry City U21860.750.501.00
16Millwall U21530.600.500.67
17Sheffield United U21820.250.000.40

1st Half Defensive Insights

Barnsley U21 concedes most in 1H — 2.13 conceded/game

Wigan Athletic U21 is #2 conceded 1H — 1.67 conceded/game

Queens Park Rangers U21 is #3 conceded 1H — 1.50 conceded/game

Sheffield United U21 has the tightest 1H defence — 0.25 conceded/game

Millwall U21 has the tightest 1H defence — 0.60 conceded/game

Coventry City U21 has the tightest 1H defence — 0.75 conceded/game

1ST HALF DEF. STATS

  • 17 teams
  • 1H conceded avg: 1.02 conceded/game
  • Home conceded 1H: 0.99 conceded/game
  • Away conceded 1H: 1.06 conceded/game
  • Teams avg ≥0.5 conceded 1H: 94% (16/17)

2nd Half — Goals Conceded

#TeamMP⊕ ConcededØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Colchester United U218121.500.502.50
2Millwall U21571.403.000.33
3Peterborough United U218111.380.802.33
4Charlton Athletic U219121.330.602.25
5Hull City U21681.330.672.00
6Queens Park Rangers U2110131.301.601.00
7Bristol City U21891.130.801.67
8Sheffield Wednesday U21891.131.750.50
9Wigan Athletic U219101.111.201.00
10Coventry City U21870.880.751.00
11Huddersfield Town U21650.830.001.00
12Swansea City U21970.781.200.25
13Sheffield United U21860.750.670.80
14Barnsley U21860.751.000.50
15Cardiff City U21850.630.500.75
16Bolton Wanderers Res.950.561.000.20
17Fleetwood Town U21930.330.200.50

2nd Half Defensive Insights

Colchester United U21 concedes most in 2H — 1.50 conceded/game

Millwall U21 is #2 conceded 2H — 1.40 conceded/game

Peterborough United U21 is #3 conceded 2H — 1.38 conceded/game

Fleetwood Town U21 has the tightest 2H defence — 0.33 conceded/game

Bolton Wanderers Res. has the tightest 2H defence — 0.56 conceded/game

Cardiff City U21 has the tightest 2H defence — 0.63 conceded/game

2ND HALF DEF. STATS

  • 17 teams
  • 2H conceded avg: 0.99 conceded/game
  • Home conceded 2H: 0.94 conceded/game
  • Away conceded 2H: 1.04 conceded/game
  • Teams avg ≥0.5 conceded 2H: 53% (9/17)

Professional Development League (England) — Goals Conceded Analysis

Teams in the Professional Development League (England) concede an average of 2.01 goals per game this season. Sheffield United U21 has the best defence, conceding only 8 goals (1.00/game), with 2 at home and 6 away. Queens Park Rangers U21 has the most porous defence with 28 goals conceded (2.80/game).

Betting Angle — Defence Strength

A low goals-conceded average is a key indicator for Clean Sheet, Under 2.5, and Asian Handicap markets. Teams with a strong home defence and a weak away defence create value in venue-specific markets — always check the split before betting.

Statistics Tables — England