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Maxim De Cuyper has the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 1.43 expected goals.

NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Maxim De Cuyper
M. De Cuyper
1.43
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.61
3
3
243
1
1
5
3
0
2
2
2
5
1
0
2Michael Kayode
M. Kayode
0.92
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.47
3
3
207
1
0
2
1
0
3
3
7
4
0
0
3Jayden Bogle
J. Bogle
0.90
2026-27
Leeds Leeds
6.55
3
3
217
1
0
3
2
0
0
2
6
3
1
0
4Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
0.89
2026-27
Man City Man City
8.07
3
3
270
1
0
4
4
0
0
4
13
2
0
0
5Neco Williams
N. Williams
0.82
2026-27
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
5.92
3
3
270
0
0
12
9
1
0
0
9
5
0
0
6Semi Ajayi
S. Ajayi
0.81
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
7.67
3
3
243
1
0
3
2
0
0
3
16
1
1
0
7Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
0.77
2026-27
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7.10
3
3
253
2
0
6
3
0
1
2
8
2
0
0
8Timothy Castagne
T. Castagne
0.67
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.24
3
3
247
0
1
4
3
0
0
4
5
7
1
0
9Riccardo Calafiori
R. Calafiori
0.63
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.33
3
3
236
0
2
3
1
0
2
1
5
2
0
0
10Leif Davis
L. Davis
0.61
2026-27
Ipswich Ipswich
6.87
3
3
270
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
10
0
0
0
11Patrick Dorgu
P. Dorgu
0.61
2026-27
Man United Man United
5.93
3
1
77
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
1
0
12Nathan Collins
N. Collins
0.60
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.09
3
3
196
0
0
2
2
0
3
2
13
2
1
0
13Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
0.57
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
7.04
2
2
180
0
0
4
4
0
1
1
14
2
1
0
14Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
0.48
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.34
3
3
270
0
0
2
0
0
0
4
14
3
1
0
15Noah Sadiki
N. Sadiki
0.47
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
7.76
3
3
253
0
0
3
3
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
16Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
0.41
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
6.78
3
3
270
1
0
3
2
0
1
1
19
3
0
0
17Nobel Mendy
N. Mendy
0.33
2026-27
Hull City Hull City
7.51
3
3
191
1
0
5
3
0
0
2
21
3
0
0
18Bobby Thomas
B. Thomas
0.31
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
7.01
3
3
257
0
0
2
2
1
2
4
23
3
0
0
19Daniel Muñoz
D. Muñoz
0.28
2026-27
Total
6.18
2
1
86
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
20Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
0.27
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
7.04
3
3
270
0
0
5
4
0
1
2
22
0
1
0
21António Silva
A. Silva
0.27
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.72
3
3
270
0
0
3
3
0
0
2
27
2
1
0
22Thomas Meunier
T. Meunier
0.24
2026-27
Sunderland Sunderland
6.72
3
3
243
0
0
2
1
0
1
4
8
2
0
0
23Noussair Mazraoui
N. Mazraoui
0.23
2026-27
Man United Man United
6.74
3
1
98
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
24Pedro Porro
P. Porro
0.22
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
6.38
2
2
180
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
5
1
0
0
25Antonee Robinson
A. Robinson
0.21
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
6.23
3
3
249
0
0
8
7
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
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1
1
1
1
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Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
3
3
0
0
5
9
2
Arsenal Arsenal
3
3
0
0
5
9
3
Hull City Hull City
3
2
1
0
3
7
4
Chelsea Chelsea
3
2
0
1
1
6
5
Brentford Brentford
3
1
2
0
3
5
6
Liverpool Liverpool
3
1
2
0
2
5
7
Newcastle Newcastle
3
1
2
0
2
5
8
Everton Everton
3
1
2
0
2
5
9
Leeds Leeds
3
1
2
0
1
5
10
Brighton Brighton
3
1
1
1
3
4
11
Man United Man United
3
1
1
1
1
4
12
Sunderland Sunderland
3
1
1
1
0
4
13
Ipswich Ipswich
3
1
0
2
-4
3
14
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
3
1
0
2
-4
3
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
3
0
2
1
-1
2
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
3
0
2
1
-1
2
17
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
0
1
2
-5
1
18
Tottenham Tottenham
3
0
1
2
-5
1
19
Fulham Fulham
3
0
0
3
-3
0
20
Coventry Coventry
3
0
0
3
-5
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
4
4
0
0
15
12
2
Alavés Alavés
4
3
1
0
7
10
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
4
3
0
1
7
9
4
Real Betis Real Betis
4
3
0
1
0
9
5
Deportivo Deportivo
4
2
2
0
3
8
6
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
Sevilla Sevilla
4
2
1
1
1
7
8
Osasuna Osasuna
4
2
1
1
-1
7
9
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
5
2
1
2
-2
7
10
Athletic Club Athletic Club
4
2
0
2
1
6
11
Levante Levante
4
1
2
1
0
5
12
Espanyol Espanyol
4
1
1
2
1
4
13
Racing Racing
4
1
1
2
-1
4
14
Rayo Rayo
4
1
1
2
-3
4
15
Getafe Getafe
4
1
1
2
-3
4
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
5
0
3
2
-3
3
17
Villarreal Villarreal
4
0
2
2
-2
2
18
Málaga Málaga
4
0
2
2
-6
2
19
Elche Elche
4
0
1
3
-7
1
20
Valencia Valencia
4
0
1
3
-8
1
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Augsburg Augsburg
2
2
0
0
6
6
2
Freiburg Freiburg
2
2
0
0
4
6
3
Dortmund Dortmund
2
2
0
0
3
6
4
Elversberg Elversberg
2
2
0
0
2
6
5
Mainz Mainz
2
1
1
0
5
4
6
Bayern Bayern
2
1
1
0
4
4
7
Leverkusen Leverkusen
2
1
0
1
3
3
8
Leipzig Leipzig
2
1
0
1
1
3
9
Stuttgart Stuttgart
2
1
0
1
-1
3
10
Werder Werder
2
1
0
1
-1
3
11
Köln Köln
2
1
0
1
-2
3
12
Paderborn Paderborn
2
0
1
1
-1
1
13
Frankfurt Frankfurt
2
0
1
1
-3
1
14
Schalke Schalke
2
0
1
1
-3
1
15
Union Berlin Union Berlin
2
0
1
1
-4
1
16
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
2
0
0
2
-2
0
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
2
0
0
2
-4
0
18
Hamburg Hamburg
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Roma Roma
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Inter Inter
3
3
0
0
5
9
3
Lazio Lazio
3
3
0
0
3
9
4
Como Como
3
2
1
0
4
7
5
Milan Milan
3
2
1
0
3
7
6
Juventus Juventus
3
2
1
0
3
7
7
Frosinone Frosinone
3
2
0
1
3
6
8
Atalanta Atalanta
3
2
0
1
1
6
9
Cagliari Cagliari
3
2
0
1
1
6
10
Udinese Udinese
3
1
1
1
0
4
11
Sassuolo Sassuolo
3
1
1
1
0
4
12
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
0
3
13
Torino Torino
3
1
0
2
-1
3
14
Lecce Lecce
3
1
0
2
-3
3
15
Bologna Bologna
3
0
1
2
-2
1
16
Parma Parma
3
0
1
2
-3
1
17
Monza Monza
3
0
1
2
-4
1
18
Venezia Venezia
3
0
0
3
-5
0
19
Genoa Genoa
3
0
0
3
-6
0
20
Fiorentina Fiorentina
3
0
0
3
-8
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Monaco Monaco
3
3
0
0
4
9
2
Lyon Lyon
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Paris FC Paris FC
3
2
1
0
4
7
4
Lille Lille
3
2
1
0
3
7
5
Rennes Rennes
3
2
1
0
2
7
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
3
2
0
1
1
6
7
Brest Brest
3
1
2
0
1
5
8
Lorient Lorient
3
1
1
1
0
4
9
Troyes Troyes
3
1
1
1
-3
4
10
Marseille Marseille
3
1
0
2
1
3
11
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
1
3
12
Angers Angers
3
1
0
2
-1
3
13
Le Mans Le Mans
3
0
2
1
-1
2
14
PSG PSG
3
0
2
1
-1
2
15
Nice Nice
3
0
2
1
-3
2
16
Le Havre Le Havre
3
0
1
2
-2
1
17
Toulouse Toulouse
3
0
1
2
-3
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
3
0
0
3
-7
0
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
Man United Man United
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Como Como
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Man City Man City
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lens Lens
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Real Betis Real Betis
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
AEK AEK
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
Roma Roma
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
PSV PSV
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
Shaktar Shaktar
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
Lille Lille
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
Villarreal Villarreal
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
Club Brugge Club Brugge
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
Inter Inter
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
Napoli Napoli
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
LASK LASK
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
Galatasaray Galatasaray
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
Viking Viking
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
Porto Porto
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
Leipzig Leipzig
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
Feyenoord Feyenoord
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
Sabah Sabah
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
1
0
0
1
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/15
GET GET
@
ALA ALA
0-3
Sat
8/15
RAY RAY
@
SEV SEV
1-2
Sun
8/16
VIL VIL
@
RAC RAC
2-2
Sun
8/16
LEV LEV
@
ESP ESP
0-3
Mon
8/17
ELC ELC
@
DEP DEP
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