League One table and xG
The League One table with expected goals alongside. xG rank orders teams by xG difference per game, a steadier guide to how good a side really is than points. A team well above its xG rank may have been lucky; one well below may be due a better run.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | xG/g | xGA/g | xGD/g | xG rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 29 | WWWWD | 2.13 | 0.88 | +1.25 | 1 |
| 2 | Stockport County FC | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 26 | WWDLW | 2.07 | 1.06 | +1.01 | 2 |
| 3 | Oxford | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 | WDWDW | 1.44 | 1.56 | -0.12 | 14 ▼11 |
| 4 | Luton | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 24 | WWWWD | 1.62 | 1.11 | +0.51 | 4 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 23 | WLLWD | 1.44 | 1.43 | +0.01 | 11 ▼6 |
| 6 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 22 | LWWDL | 1.83 | 1.07 | +0.76 | 3 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 22 | DWDDL | 1.11 | 0.96 | +0.16 | 9 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | WDLDL | 1.30 | 1.54 | -0.24 | 16 ▼8 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 | WLLDD | 1.67 | 1.41 | +0.25 | 7 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 19 | WWLWD | 1.70 | 1.26 | +0.44 | 5 ▲5 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 19 | DWWLD | 1.60 | 1.20 | +0.40 | 6 ▲5 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 18 | WLWWW | 1.66 | 1.45 | +0.21 | 8 |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 18 | LWDDW | 1.42 | 1.35 | +0.07 | 10 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 | DWLLW | 1.22 | 1.52 | -0.30 | 17 |
| 15 | Burton Albion | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 17 | LDDWL | 0.88 | 1.50 | -0.62 | 22 ▼7 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 | WLWLD | 1.09 | 1.14 | -0.05 | 13 |
| 17 | Notts County | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | LLWDW | 1.11 | 1.26 | -0.15 | 15 |
| 18 | Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 13 | LLLDL | 0.87 | 1.63 | -0.76 | 23 ▼5 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 | LLWLD | 1.28 | 1.89 | -0.61 | 21 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 12 | LLWLL | 1.06 | 1.60 | -0.54 | 20 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 | LLLWD | 1.38 | 1.83 | -0.45 | 19 |
| 22 | Peterboro | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 10 | WDLDL | 1.45 | 1.46 | -0.01 | 12 ▲10 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 9 | LLLLD | 1.31 | 1.69 | -0.38 | 18 ▲5 |
| 24 | Bromley FC | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 9 | LLDLL | 0.82 | 1.93 | -1.11 | 24 |
xG and results from football-data.co.uk. ▲ means a team's xG rank is at least five places higher than their league position; ▼ at least five lower.