best defensive recoveries in europe

Ionuț Radu has recovered the most balls in Europe's top five leagues in LaLiga, with 97 recoveries this season.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Data note: Ball Recoveries: coverage varies by competition before 2015-16
NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Ionuț Radu
I. Radu
97
2026-27
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
7.16
9
810
9
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
372
0
0
2David Raya
D. Raya
94
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
6.98
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
0
0
3Julen Agirrezabala
J. Agirrezabala
93
2026-27
Racing Racing
6.15
10
900
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
355
0
0
4Matías Dituro
M. Dituro
92
2026-27
Elche Elche
6.69
10
900
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
603
0
0
5Kostas Tzolakis
K. Tzolakis
92
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
7.25
7
630
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
375
0
0
6Stole Dimitrievski
S. Dimitrievski
91
2026-27
Valencia Valencia
6.67
10
900
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
443
0
0
7Maty Ryan
M. Ryan
89
2026-27
Levante Levante
6.56
9
810
9
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
444
0
0
8Sivera
Sivera
89
2026-27
Alavés Alavés
6.79
10
900
10
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
364
0
0
9David Soria
D. Soria
88
2026-27
Getafe Getafe
6.91
9
810
9
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
356
0
0
10Finn Dahmen
F. Dahmen
87
2026-27
Augsburg Augsburg
6.98
7
630
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
364
0
0
11James Trafford
J. Trafford
82
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
7.16
7
630
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
388
0
0
12Jordan Pickford
J. Pickford
81
2026-27
Everton Everton
6.80
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
402
0
0
13Álvaro Vallés
Á. Vallés
81
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
7.16
9
810
9
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
361
0
0
14Filip Stanković
F. Stanković
81
2026-27
Venezia Venezia
6.77
7
630
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
428
0
0
15Alfonso Herrero
A. Herrero
81
2026-27
Málaga Málaga
6.63
10
900
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
481
0
0
16Unai Simón
U. Simón
80
2026-27
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.95
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
388
0
0
17Jan Oblak
J. Oblak
80
2026-27
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6.82
10
900
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
348
0
0
18Marko Dmitrović
M. Dmitrović
78
2026-27
Espanyol Espanyol
6.71
7
630
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
272
0
0
19Joan García
J. García
78
2026-27
Barcelona Barcelona
6.79
8
675
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
259
0
0
20Carl Rushworth
C. Rushworth
76
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
6.04
8
720
8
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
423
0
0
21Egil Selvik
E. Selvik
75
2026-27
Brest Brest
6.55
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
331
0
0
22Elia Caprile
E. Caprile
73
2026-27
Cagliari Cagliari
7.09
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
360
0
0
23Odisseas Vlachodimos
O. Vlachodimos
72
2026-27
Sevilla Sevilla
6.30
9
810
9
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
286
0
0
24Frederik Rønnow
F. Rønnow
72
2026-27
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.45
6
540
6
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
303
0
0
25Christos Mandas
C. Mandas
72
2026-27
Lazio Lazio
7.44
8
720
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
381
0
0
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Team Leaders

G

2

Jutglà

Ferran Jutglà

A

2

Román

Miguel Román

RTG

7.46

Román

Miguel Román
Team Rankings

GF

10

15th

GA

7

1st

GD

3

4th

FORM

WDWDD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
7
Alavés Alavés
10
3
3
4
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
10
3
3
4
1
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
10
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
11
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
Last Game
CEL Celta Vigo

W2 D5 L2

2

Final

1

ALA Alavés

W3 D2 L4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

9

Haaland

Erling Haaland
Assists Leaders

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Leipzig

20
Goals Against Rankings
Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Lazio

5

Bayern

5

Brighton

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

12

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
8
7
0
1
11
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
8
4
1
3
2
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
-3
11
7
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
8
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
9
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
10
Ipswich Ipswich
8
3
1
4
-4
10
11
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Tottenham Tottenham
8
2
3
3
-2
9
13
Fulham Fulham
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
15
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
17
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
18
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
8
1
3
4
-4
6
19
Coventry Coventry
8
2
0
6
-9
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
8
1
1
12
25
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
10
3
3
4
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
10
3
3
4
1
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
10
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
11
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
12
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
13
Levante Levante
9
2
4
3
-2
10
14
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
15
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
3
3
-1
9
16
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
17
Rayo Rayo
9
2
3
4
-8
9
18
Espanyol Espanyol
10
2
2
6
-2
8
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
10
0
5
5
-12
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Dortmund Dortmund
7
5
2
0
8
17
2
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Leipzig Leipzig
7
4
0
3
9
12
6
Werder Werder
7
3
3
1
1
12
7
Mainz Mainz
7
3
1
3
3
10
8
Elversberg Elversberg
7
3
1
3
-3
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
7
2
3
2
4
9
10
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
11
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
Paderborn Paderborn
7
2
2
3
-3
8
13
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
2
0
5
-3
6
16
Schalke Schalke
7
1
3
3
-3
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7
1
0
6
-11
3
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
8
7
1
0
11
22
2
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
3
Roma Roma
8
5
3
0
13
18
4
Como Como
8
5
2
1
7
17
5
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Torino Torino
8
4
1
3
2
13
8
Cagliari Cagliari
8
4
1
3
-3
13
9
Napoli Napoli
8
3
2
3
3
11
10
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Bologna Bologna
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Sassuolo Sassuolo
8
2
2
4
-4
8
15
Monza Monza
8
2
1
5
-3
7
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7
1
1
5
-9
4
19
Parma Parma
8
1
1
6
-10
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
5
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
6
Lens Lens
8
4
1
3
4
13
7
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
8
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Nice Nice
8
3
2
3
-2
11
10
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
11
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
12
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
13
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/12
ALA ALA
@
RAC RAC
1-2
Sat
9/12
STU STU
@
HOF HOF
1-2
Sat
9/12
LEV LEV
@
AUG AUG
2-2
Sat
9/12
ESP ESP
@
OSA OSA
2-0
Sat
9/12
ELC ELC
@
ATH ATH
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM