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Premier League Cup — Goals Conceded

England · 2026/27

Goals Conceded

#TeamMPTotal/GameHomeAwayHome Adv%
1Wolves U21310.3310-100%
2Newcastle United U21210.5010-100%
3Hull City U21420.5011+50%
4Brighton U21320.6711+33%
5Swansea City U21320.6720-100%
6Millwall U21221.0002+100%
7Leicester City U21331.00210%
8Nottingham Forest U21331.0003+100%
9Southampton U21441.0013+50%
10Leeds United U21441.0031-50%
11Brentford U21441.00220%
12Preston North End U21441.0013+50%
13Norwich City U21341.3313+20%
14Sheffield United U21341.3313+20%
15Wycombe U21341.3322-33%
16Charlton Athletic U21451.2523+20%
17West Bromwich Albion U21351.6705+100%
18Burnley U21351.6723-14%
19Huddersfield Town U21461.5015+25%
20Coventry City U21461.50330%
21Fleetwood Town U21461.5042-33%
22Bromley U21362.0060-100%
23West Ham United U21471.7534+14%
24AFC Bournemouth U21471.7534+14%
25Bristol City U21471.7552-43%
26Peterborough United U21372.3352-67%
27Stoke City U21482.0026+50%
28Cardiff City U21492.2545+11%
29Ipswich Town U21492.2563-33%
30Derby County U21393.0045-23%
31Exeter U21393.00630%
32Gillingham FC U21393.0054+23%
33Blackburn Rovers U214102.5064+33%
34Birmingham City U214102.5073-40%
35Queens Park Rangers U214102.5019+50%
36Stockport County U214112.7529+64%
37Bolton Wanderers Res.4123.0057+17%
38Plymouth U213124.0039+20%
39Reading U214133.2558+23%
40Luton Town U214133.2576-8%

Which teams concede the most goals?

Plymouth U21 concedes the most goals in the league — 4.00 per game

Reading U21 is #2 for goals conceded — 3.25 per game

Luton Town U21 is #3 for goals conceded — 3.25 per game

Wolves U21 has one of the tightest defences — 0.33 per game

Hull City U21 has one of the tightest defences — 0.50 per game

Swansea City U21 has one of the tightest defences — 0.67 per game

League Defensive Stats

  • consists of 36 teams
  • League avg conceded per game: 1.85 per game
  • Home avg conceded: 1.70 per game
  • Away avg conceded: 2.00 per game

1st Half — Goals Conceded

#TeamMP⊕ ConcededØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Exeter U21362.002.002.00
2Stockport County U21482.000.503.50
3Gillingham FC U21351.671.003.00
4Blackburn Rovers U21461.501.003.00
5Derby County U21341.331.001.50
6Plymouth U21341.330.002.00
7Stoke City U21451.250.502.00
8Reading U21451.251.001.50
9Bolton Wanderers Res.451.250.502.00
10Queens Park Rangers U21451.250.001.67
11West Bromwich Albion U21331.000.001.00
12Cardiff City U21441.000.501.50
13Peterborough United U21331.003.000.00
14Burnley U21331.001.001.00
15Coventry City U21441.001.001.00
16Ipswich Town U21441.001.500.50
17Fleetwood Town U21441.001.500.50
18West Ham United U21430.751.000.50
19Leeds United U21430.751.000.50
20AFC Bournemouth U21430.751.000.50
21Huddersfield Town U21430.750.001.00
22Birmingham City U21430.750.501.00
23Bristol City U21430.751.500.00
24Luton Town U21430.750.501.00
25Leicester City U21320.670.501.00
26Norwich City U21320.671.000.50
27Southampton U21420.500.500.50
28Brentford U21420.500.001.00
29Hull City U21420.500.331.00
30Preston North End U21420.500.001.00
31Swansea City U21310.330.500.00
32Sheffield United U21310.330.000.50
33Bromley U21310.330.330.00
34Wycombe U21310.331.000.00
35Charlton Athletic U21410.250.000.50
36Brighton U21300.000.000.00
37Wolves U21300.000.000.00
38Nottingham Forest U21300.000.000.00

1st Half Defensive Insights

Exeter U21 concedes most in 1H — 2.00 conceded/game

Stockport County U21 is #2 conceded 1H — 2.00 conceded/game

Gillingham FC U21 is #3 conceded 1H — 1.67 conceded/game

Nottingham Forest U21 has the tightest 1H defence — 0.00 conceded/game

Wolves U21 has the tightest 1H defence — 0.00 conceded/game

Brighton U21 has the tightest 1H defence — 0.00 conceded/game

1ST HALF DEF. STATS

  • 38 teams
  • 1H conceded avg: 0.85 conceded/game
  • Home conceded 1H: 0.69 conceded/game
  • Away conceded 1H: 1.01 conceded/game
  • Teams avg ≥0.5 conceded 1H: 79% (30/38)

2nd Half — Goals Conceded

#TeamMP⊕ ConcededØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Plymouth U21382.673.002.50
2Luton Town U214102.503.002.00
3Reading U21482.001.502.50
4Bolton Wanderers Res.471.752.001.50
5Birmingham City U21471.753.000.50
6Derby County U21351.673.001.00
7Bromley U21351.671.670.00
8Peterborough United U21341.332.001.00
9Gillingham FC U21341.331.501.00
10Cardiff City U21451.251.501.00
11Queens Park Rangers U21451.251.001.33
12Ipswich Town U21451.251.501.00
13West Ham United U21441.000.501.50
14Blackburn Rovers U21441.001.001.00
15Nottingham Forest U21331.000.001.50
16AFC Bournemouth U21441.000.501.50
17Bristol City U21441.001.001.00
18Charlton Athletic U21441.001.001.00
19Sheffield United U21331.001.001.00
20Exeter U21331.001.001.00
21Wycombe U21331.001.001.00
22Stoke City U21430.750.501.00
23Huddersfield Town U21430.751.000.67
24Stockport County U21430.750.501.00
25Brighton U21320.670.501.00
26Norwich City U21320.670.001.00
27West Bromwich Albion U21320.670.000.67
28Burnley U21320.671.000.50
29Southampton U21420.500.001.00
30Brentford U21420.501.000.00
31Coventry City U21420.500.500.50
32Fleetwood Town U21420.500.500.50
33Preston North End U21420.500.500.50
34Leicester City U21310.330.500.00
35Wolves U21310.330.500.00
36Swansea City U21310.330.500.00
37Leeds United U21410.250.500.00
38Hull City U21400.000.000.00

2nd Half Defensive Insights

Plymouth U21 concedes most in 2H — 2.67 conceded/game

Luton Town U21 is #2 conceded 2H — 2.50 conceded/game

Reading U21 is #3 conceded 2H — 2.00 conceded/game

Hull City U21 has the tightest 2H defence — 0.00 conceded/game

Leeds United U21 has the tightest 2H defence — 0.25 conceded/game

Swansea City U21 has the tightest 2H defence — 0.33 conceded/game

2ND HALF DEF. STATS

  • 38 teams
  • 2H conceded avg: 1.00 conceded/game
  • Home conceded 2H: 1.03 conceded/game
  • Away conceded 2H: 0.97 conceded/game
  • Teams avg ≥0.5 conceded 2H: 55% (21/38)

Premier League Cup (England) — Goals Conceded Analysis

Teams in the Premier League Cup (England) concede an average of 1.85 goals per game this season. Wolves U21 has the best defence, conceding only 1 goals (0.33/game), with 1 at home and 0 away. Luton Town U21 has the most porous defence with 13 goals conceded (3.25/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