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How Have Sides Fared Against Top and Bottom Half Teams So Far?

Goals Conceded against the Top and Bottom half sides

Next we take a look at which teams have conceded the most goals against the teams from the top and the bottom half of the table this season.

goals conceded top 10

Newcastle have conceded the most goals per game against teams from the top half of the table this season as they have conceded 2.5 goals per game. Aston Villa have conceded the second most goals per game against teams in the top half, as they have conceded 2.4 goals per game, while Southampton (2.3), Reading, Norwich and Wigan (2.2) and West Ham (2) have all conceded 2 or more goals per game against the teams in the top half.

Manchester City have conceded the fewest goals per game against the top half teams, as they have only conceded 0.9 goals per game. Swansea (1), Everton (1), Chelsea (1.1), Arsenal (1.3) and West Brom (1.3) have all conceded few goals per game against the top half teams.

Goals conceded bottom 10

Against the teams from the bottom half Fulham, Reading and Wigan have all conceded 1.5 goals per game which is the most in the Premier League. West Brom have conceded 1.4 goals per game against the bottom half teams, while Aston Villa, Manchester United, Swansea and QPR have all conceded 1.3 goals per game against the bottom half teams.

Sunderland have conceded the fewest goals per game against the bottom half teams, as they have only conceded 0.7 goals per game. Chelsea (0.8), Tottenham (0.8), Liverpool (0.8), Manchester City (0.8), West Ham (0.9) and Stoke (0.9) all have good defensive records against teams from the bottom half.

goals conceded top and bottom

Swansea have actually conceded 0.3 more goals per game against the bottom half teams than they have against the top half teams this season, while Everton (0.2) and West Brom (0.1) have both conceded more goals per game against the bottom half teams than they have against the top half teams.

Newcastle have the biggest difference in terms of how many goals they have conceded against the top and bottom half teams, as they have conceded 1.5 more goals per game against the top half teams than they have against the bottom half teams. Aston Villa (1.1), Southampton (1.1), West Ham (1.1) and Norwich (1) have all conceded quite a high amount more goals per game against the top half teams.

percentage conceded top 10

Sunderland have conceded a whopping 74% of their goals against teams from the top half of the table this season, while Newcastle (73%), Aston Villa (70%), Liverpool (68%) and Southampton (68%) have all conceded a high proportion of their goals to teams in the top half this season.

West Brom and Everton have conceded the lowest percentage of their goals against the top half teams this season, as only 38% of the goals they have conceded have come at the hands of the top half teams. Swansea (41%) and Manchester United (50%) are the only other teams to conceded 50% or less of their goals against the top half teams this season.

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James Amey
James Amey
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