Top 10 clubs with fewest goals per game in 2022-23 season

Here’s the list of the least prolific goal-scoring teams in Europe this season.

As famously said by Alan Shearer ‘Football’s not just about scoring goals it’s about winning.’ But it is not always the case if you are not scoring goals and letting opponents tear down your defense. Sadly, this is the case for a few teams in Europe this season. They have been unable to get the ball behind the net and have their defending being questioned time and time again. May it be because of their managerial turmoil or lack of goal-scoring players or any other reasons, these teams have made themselves miserable whenever in a position to put themselves on the score sheet.  

Here are the top top 10 clubs with the fewest goals per game in 2022-23 season:

10. Sampdoria - 0.80 goals per game

This season in Serie A, Sampdoria has suffered to produce results overall with 3 wins, 7 draws, and 20 losses. This performance currently places Sampdoria at 20th out of 20 teams in the Serie A Table, winning 10% of matches. Sampdoria's home form would be a nightmare for any team as they have managed only 1 win followed by 4 draws, and 10 losses. And their away form is considered very poor due to 2 wins, 3 draws, and 10 losses. In the last 10 matchdays, Sampdoria has managed to avoid defeat five times (W1 D4), as many times as in their opening 20 Serie A games this season (W2 D3). Sampdoria has scored a total of 19 goals this season in Serie A.

9. Lecce - 0.79 goals per game

This Italian side has overall 6 wins, 10 draws, and 14 losses. This performance currently places Lecce at 16th out of 20 teams in the Serie A Table, winning 20% of matches. Lecce has kept the fewest clean sheets (3) of any side in Serie A this term, with the last of them coming against Cremonese in February. Despite this, they are the only team not to have conceded more than twice in a game this season. Lecce's home form has seen them winning only twice with the following results as 7 draws, and 6 losses. And their away form is considered poor due to 4 wins, 3 draws, and 8 losses. Lecce has scored a total of 26 goals this season in Serie A.

8. Rayo Vallecano – 0.79 goals per game

Another team from LaLiga on this list, Rayo Vallecano's form is Average overall with 10 wins, 10 draws, and 9 losses. This performance currently places Rayo Vallecano at 8th out of 20 teams in the La Liga Table, winning 34% of matches. Rayo Vallecano's home form is average with the following results: 6 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses and their away form is also average due to 4 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses. With their most recent win against Osasuna in the last matchday (2-1), Rayo Vallecano finished an eight-game winless run in LaLiga (D5 L3), their second-longest under Andoni Iraola in the competition after a 13-game run between January and April 2022 (D4 L9). Rayo Vallecano has scored a total of 35 goals this season in La Liga

7. Everton - 0.79 goals per game

One more English team making to the list this season from Premier League, Everton's form overall with 6 wins, 9 draws, and 16 losses can be termed as below average which is also the reason for them being a relegation-fighting team this season. With Sean Dyche being appointed as manager mid-season, their performance currently places Everton at 17th out of 20 teams in the Premier League Table, winning 19% of matches.

Everton's home form is very poor with the following results: 5 wins, 3 draws, and 8 losses. And their away form is considered very poor due to a single away win, 6 draws, and 8 losses. Everton has scored a total of 24 goals this season in the Premier League with almost all of their attackers struggling to convert.

6. Elche - 0.71 goals per game

This season in LaLiga, Elche CF's form is a disaster with 2 wins, 7 draws, and 20 losses. This performance currently places Elche CF at last of 20 teams in the La Liga Table, winning 7% of matches. Elche CF's home form is miserable with results: 1 win, 4 draws, and 9 losses, and similarly, their away form is poor due to 1 win, 3 draws, and 11 losses. Elche's 13 points after 29 games in LaLiga 2022-23 (W2 D7 L20) is the third-lowest tally by a team at this stage of the campaign in the competition's history (counting three for a win) after Sporting de Gijón (seven in 1997-98), Logroñés (11 in 1994-95) and Osasuna (11 in 2016-17). Elche CF has scored a total of 20 goals this season in LaLiga.

5. Real Valladolid - 0.71 goals per game

This season in LaLiga, Real Valladolid's poor form continues with 9 wins, 5 draws, and 15 losses. This performance currently places Real Valladolid at 14th out of 20 teams in the LaLiga Table, winning 31% of matches. Real Valladolid's home form is poor with the following results: 6 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses, and their away form is considered very poor due to 3 wins, 2 draws, and 10 losses. Real Valladolid has scored a total of 25 goals this season in La Liga. Real Valladolid has taken four points from their last two games in LaLiga (4/6 - W1 D1), as many as in their previous six (4/18 – W1 D1 L4).

4. Schalke - 0.67 goals per game

The only German team to feature from Bundesliga, Schalke 04's form is disappointing for their fans with 5 wins, 9 draws, and 14 losses. This performance currently places Schalke 04 in the relegation spot at 17th out of 18 teams in the Bundesliga Table, with 03 points from safety and winning 18% of matches. Schalke 04's home form justifies their current position with the following results: 4 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses. And their away form is considered poor due to 1 win, 5 draws, and 7 losses. Once termed as a Top 6 team, Schalke 04 has scored a total of 26 goals this season in the Bundesliga which is the lowest among all the 18 teams.

3. Chelsea - 0.63 goals per game

Here is a not-so-surprising entry following one of the worst seasons in the club’s history. This season in Premier League, Chelsea's form is Average overall with 10 wins, 9 draws, and 12 losses. This performance currently places Chelsea at 11th out of 20 teams in the Premier League Table, winning 32% of matches while also keeping in mind that 02 seasons ago this team won the Champions League defeating Pep Guardiola’s Man City.

It is a fall from grace after Thomas Tuchel was sacked the following season and they haven’t been able to find a replacement who could at least provide them a decent run in any of the competitions. Chelsea's home form is average with the following results: 6 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses. And their away form is considered average due to 4 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses. Chelsea has scored a total of 30 goals and Chelsea have failed to score in 12 different Premier League matches in 2022-23, their most in a single campaign in the competition

2. Angers - 0.59 goals per game

Another relegation-spot team accompanying Ajaccio, if not all but their relegation from Ligue 1 is confirmed this season as Angers SCO’s have managed just 3 wins out of 31 matches played followed by 5 draws, and 23 losses. This performance currently places them at 20th out of 20 teams in the Ligue 1 Table, winning 10% of matches. Their home form is just below par with the following results: 2 wins, 3 draws, and 11 losses, and their away form is considered very poor due to 1 win, 2 draws, and 12 losses. Ajaccio have lost each of their last six Ligue 1 games, the longest current run in 2022-23, and their joint-longest ever in the top-flight, along with a run between December 1968 and January 1969. Angers SCO has scored a total of 24 goals this season in Ligue 1.

1. Ajaccio - 0.50 goals per game

This season in Ligue 1, Ajaccio's have struggled in every corner of the pitch overall with 6 wins, 3 draws, and 22 losses. This performance currently places Ajaccio at 19th out of 20 teams in the Ligue 1 Table, winning 19% of matches. Ajaccio's home form is very poor with the following results: 3 wins, 1 draw, and 11 losses and their away form has similar statistics due to 3 wins, 2 draws, and 11 losses.

Ajaccio have scored a total of 22 goals this season in Ligue 1 and are currently 10 points from safety and has lost their previous 05 matches in the league. If they lose against PSG and results in other games go against them (wins for Brest and Nantes, Auxerre do not lose), Angers would be officially relegated to Ligue 2. This would be the earliest relegation for a team since Troyes in 2015-16 (also at MD32), excluding the season stopped by Covid in 2019-20.