defender with most expected goals 2025 2026

Matthieu Udol had the most expected goals by a defender in Ligue 1 in 2025-26, with 4.47 expected goals.

NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Matthieu Udol
M. Udol
4.47
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.86
34
33
3,002
1
7
48
21
0
9
51
66
30
2
0
2Nuno Mendes
N. Mendes
4.18
2025-26
PSG PSG
7.24
20
13
1,254
4
5
26
20
0
7
14
17
12
1
0
3Junior Dina Ebimbe
J. Dina Ebimbe
3.48
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.52
27
15
1,164
5
0
26
16
0
10
6
13
22
3
0
4Charlie Cresswell
C. Cresswell
3.19
2025-26
Toulouse Toulouse
6.67
29
28
2,533
3
2
26
14
1
6
30
193
31
8
0
5Djibril Sidibé
D. Sidibé
2.81
2025-26
Toulouse Toulouse
6.38
32
25
2,141
3
4
49
32
0
1
18
45
29
1
0
6Sinaly Diomandé
S. Diomandé
2.72
2025-26
Auxerre Auxerre
6.61
24
24
2,131
2
2
29
17
1
2
33
134
31
4
1
7Ali Abdi
A. Abdi
2.33
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.45
22
13
1,170
3
0
20
11
0
4
10
29
22
4
1
8Achraf Hakimi
A. Hakimi
2.24
2025-26
PSG PSG
7.23
18
15
1,375
2
2
18
13
0
7
11
11
9
3
1
9Leonardo Balerdi
L. Balerdi
2.22
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
6.60
26
21
2,001
0
1
50
28
2
3
27
112
23
5
0
10Fodé Doucouré
F. Doucouré
2.14
2025-26
Le Havre Le Havre
6.72
26
15
1,237
3
1
38
26
0
7
9
23
14
2
0
11Diego Moreira
D. Moreira
2.09
2025-26
Strasbourg Strasbourg
6.89
27
23
2,034
4
6
45
25
0
11
20
29
17
4
0
12Guela Doué
G. Doué
2.06
2025-26
Strasbourg Strasbourg
6.67
24
23
2,061
2
6
50
38
0
3
27
120
42
3
0
13Ismaëlo Ganiou
I. Ganiou
2.05
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.71
23
22
2,014
3
0
37
27
0
5
29
129
25
4
1
14Nicolas Cozza
N. Cozza
1.98
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
6.55
29
25
2,300
0
1
44
27
1
3
21
103
23
2
0
15Antoine Mendy
A. Mendy
1.98
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.50
25
24
2,097
1
0
55
35
1
5
19
135
30
5
0
16Vincent Marchetti
V. Marchetti
1.95
2025-26
Paris FC Paris FC
6.68
23
9
825
2
1
17
13
0
8
5
24
12
1
0
17Thilo Kehrer
T. Kehrer
1.76
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
6.53
28
28
2,353
0
0
65
39
1
3
31
113
27
8
2
18Samson Baidoo
S. Baidoo
1.76
2025-26
Lens Lens
7.09
23
20
1,827
2
1
35
23
0
4
25
89
20
2
0
19Koffi Franck Kouao
K. Franck Kouao
1.73
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.48
27
27
2,265
2
1
74
46
0
4
28
75
32
10
0
20Anthony Rouault
A. Rouault
1.67
2025-26
Rennes Rennes
6.55
21
19
1,723
1
0
24
13
1
3
18
125
26
4
0
21Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
A. Ait Boudlal
1.65
2025-26
Rennes Rennes
6.38
20
17
1,403
2
1
20
11
1
1
18
98
14
3
1
22Nicolás Tagliafico
N. Tagliafico
1.64
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.67
20
14
1,310
0
3
29
14
0
4
17
34
36
5
2
23Samir Chergui
S. Chergui
1.63
2025-26
Paris FC Paris FC
6.61
15
13
1,154
1
0
18
12
0
6
13
31
14
1
0
24Bouna Sarr
B. Sarr
1.59
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.53
12
10
895
0
0
24
13
0
4
11
21
11
1
0
25Kojo Peprah Oppong
K. Peprah Oppong
1.59
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.79
29
28
2,425
1
0
46
28
0
4
30
165
31
4
0
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More Lens Stats

Team Leaders

G

12

Saïd

Wesley Saïd

A

9

Thomasson

Adrien Thomasson

RTG

7.09

Baidoo

Samson Baidoo
Team Rankings

GF

66

2nd

GA

35

2nd

GD

31

2nd

FORM

WLWDD

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
34
24
4
6
45
76
2
Lens Lens
34
22
4
8
31
70
3
Lille Lille
34
18
7
9
15
61
4
Lyon Lyon
34
18
6
10
13
60
5
Marseille Marseille
34
18
5
11
18
59

Ligue 1 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

21

Lepaul

Esteban Lepaul

16

Greenwood

Mason Greenwood

16

Panichelli

Joaquín Panichelli
Assists Leaders

9

Ajorque

Ludovic Ajorque

9

Thomasson

Adrien Thomasson

7

Udol

Matthieu Udol
Rating Leaders

7.94

Vitinha

Vitinha

7.63

Zaïre-Emery

Warren Zaïre-Emery

7.38

Kang-in

Lee Kang-in
Take-ons Leaders

70

Gboho

Yann Gboho

56

Greenwood

Mason Greenwood

54

Enciso Espínola

Julio César Enciso
Big Chances Created Leaders

22

Udol

Matthieu Udol

16

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

14

Greenwood

Mason Greenwood

Ligue 1 2025-26 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
PSG

74

Lens

66

Marseille

63

Monaco

60

Rennes

59

Strasbourg

58
Goals Against Rankings
PSG

29

Lens

35

Lille

37

Lyon

40

Le Havre

44

Auxerre

44
Goal Difference Rankings
PSG

45

Lens

31

Marseille

18

Lille

15

Lyon

13

Strasbourg

11

Ligue 1 2025-26 Table

Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
34
24
4
6
45
76
2
Lens Lens
34
22
4
8
31
70
3
Lille Lille
34
18
7
9
15
61
4
Lyon Lyon
34
18
6
10
13
60
5
Marseille Marseille
34
18
5
11
18
59
6
Rennes Rennes
34
17
8
9
9
59
7
Monaco Monaco
34
16
6
12
6
54
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
34
15
8
11
11
53
9
Lorient Lorient
34
11
12
11
-3
45
10
Toulouse Toulouse
34
12
8
13
1
44
11
Paris FC Paris FC
34
11
11
12
-3
44
12
Brest Brest
34
10
9
15
-12
39
13
Angers Angers
34
9
9
16
-19
36
14
Le Havre Le Havre
34
7
14
13
-12
35
15
Auxerre Auxerre
34
8
10
16
-10
34
16
Nice Nice
34
7
11
16
-23
32
17
Nantes Nantes
34
5
8
20
-23
23
18
Metz Metz
34
3
8
23
-44
17

Ligue 1 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
AUX AUX
@
ANG ANG
0-2
Sun
11/9
NIC NIC
@
MET MET
1-2
Sun
11/9
LIL LIL
@
STR STR
0-2
Fri
11/21
MAR MAR
@
NIC NIC
5-1
Sat
11/22
STR STR
@
LEN LEN
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM