Teams from Europe’s Big Five who have received the most penalties

Penalties are always a good market to bet on. To aid selections for who is given the most and who converts the most, we've come up with this handy list.

Knowing which European teams receive the most penalties can be a good way to inform your betting.

This article ranks the sides who have received the most pens in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 so far this season.

We also break down how many of these penalties each team has scored and missed – which is useful for markets like ‘to score a penalty’ and ‘to miss a penalty.’

Premier League

Manchester City currently top the Premier League table and have been aided by scoring six penalties so far this season, with Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling being their main penalty takers, scoring four and two respectively.

With City receiving a PK in over a quarter of their matches this season, backing them to score one in any given game could be a good call. 

Interestingly, Arsenal have one of the worst PK conversion rates in Europe’s ‘big five,’ scoring just 25% of their pens in 2021/22. 

1. Manchester City

Played: 27

Penalties: 7

Scored: 6

Missed: 1

Goal Rate: 85.7%

2. Chelsea

Played: 25

Penalties: 7

Scored: 7

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

3. Liverpool

Played: 26

Penalties: 6

Scored: 5

Missed: 1

Goal Rate: 83.3%

4. West Ham United

Played: 27

Penalties: 5

Scored: 3

Missed: 2

Goal Rate: 60%

5. Arsenal

Played: 24

Penalties: 4

Scored: 1

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 25%

 

La Liga

While Valencia have not enjoyed a particularly successful league campaign, they have received more penalties than any other Spanish club so far this season, being awarded seven pens in 26 matches.

Their main PK taker is Carlos Soler, who has a 100% conversion record thus far. Goncalo Guedes is their backup taker and took the only missed penalty this season in a 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid in January. But he since scored one against Alaves two weeks ago.

With the club being awarded a PK in almost 27% of their matches, there is a good chance they could score a penalty in any league game.

1. Valencia CF

Played: 26

Penalties: 7

Scored: 6

Missed: 1

Goal Rate: 85.7%

2. Levante

Played: 26

Penalties: 6

Scored: 3

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 50%

3. Real Sociedad

Played: 25

Penalties: 6

Scored: 5

Missed: 1

Goal Rate: 83.3%

4. Deportivo Alaves

Played: 26

Penalties: 6

Scored: 6

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

5. Celta Vigo

Played: 26

Penalties: 5

Scored: 2

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 40%

 

Bundesliga

RB Leipzig are battling for Champions League football next season, currently sitting in fourth place on goal difference, with Freiburg and Hoffenheim on the same amount of points (40). They have been helped by being awarded more penalties than any German top-flight club, with eight.

They have scored seven of these PKs, with a mixture of players taking them. The scorers include Andre Silva (three), Emil Forsberg (three) and Christopher Nkunku (one) – with Dominik Szoboszlai being the only player failing to convert from the spot.

A bet on Leipzig to receive a penalty in any given match could be a savvy move.  

1. RB Leipzig

Played: 24

Penalties: 8

Scored: 7

Missed: 1

Goal Rate: 87.5%

2. Borussia Dortmund

Played: 24

Penalties: 7

Scored: 7

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

3. Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Played: 24

Penalties: 5

Scored: 2

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 40%

4. VfL Bochum

Played: 24

Penalties: 5

Scored: 3

Missed: 2

Goal Rate: 60%

5. Greuther Furth

Played: 24

Penalties: 5

Scored: 5

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

 

Serie A

Italian league leaders Napoli have received more penalties this season than any other club in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues, with 10.

They have scored seven of their 10 PKs, which has been important given they only lead the Serie A on goal difference, with the Naples club level on points with their closest rivals AC Milan. 

Their main taker is Lorenzo Insigne, who has taken nine of the 10 penalties awarded to Napoli this season, with Dries Mertens being the only other, scoring against Salernitana in January.

1. Napoli

Played: 27

Penalties: 10

Scored: 7

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 70%

2. Fiorentina

Played: 26

Penalties: 9

Scored: 6

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 66.7%

3. Inter Milan

Played: 26

Penalties: 9

Scored: 6

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 66.7%

4. AC Milan

Played: 27

Penalties: 8

Scored: 5

Missed: 3

Goal Rate: 62.5%

5. FC Empoli

Played: 27

Penalties: 6

Scored: 6

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

 

Ligue 1

Nice have enjoyed a successful campaign so far and are currently in third place in the Ligue 1 table, with a good chance of Champions League qualification.

They have been awarded more penalties than any other top-tier French club, with eight so far. Their main takers are Amine Gouiri, Kasper Dolberg and Andy Delort, who have scored three, two and one respectively.

However, the clubs with the most penalties scored is Lyon and SCO Angers, who both have a 100% conversation rate, scoring seven out of seven.

As for Lyon, their main PK takers are Moussa Dembele (four), Toko Ekambi (two) and Lucas Paqueta (one). In terms of Angers, Thomas Mangani (five) and Sofiane Boufal (two) are their PK shooters.

1. Nice

Played: 26

Penalties: 8

Scored: 6

Missed: 2

Goal Rate: 75%

2. Olympique Lyon

Played: 26

Penalties: 7

Scored: 7

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

3. AS Monaco

Played: 26

Penalties: 7

Scored: 7

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

4. SCO Angers

Played: 26

Penalties: 7

Scored: 7

Missed: 0

Goal Rate: 100%

5. Stade Brestois

Played: 26

Penalties: 7

Scored: 6

Missed: 1

Goal Rate: 85.7%