defender with the most possession won per match last season

Álvaro Carreras had the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in 2025-26, with 5.54 per match in LaLiga.

Interpreted as:
defender with the most possession won per match with a minimum of 30 min per team match last season
NAMEREC/MSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Álvaro Carreras
Á. Carreras
5.54
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.45
28
26
2,332
2
3
39
18
0
3
38
61
22
5
1
2Zaid Romero
Z. Romero
5.33
2025-26
Getafe Getafe
6.67
15
15
1,349
1
0
32
23
1
3
28
101
11
5
1
3Edmond Tapsoba
E. Tapsoba
5.31
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.01
29
29
2,575
5
3
29
15
0
6
21
157
31
7
0
4Malang Sarr
M. Sarr
5.27
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.94
33
33
2,925
0
1
65
44
4
4
76
141
21
4
0
5Nico Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
5.14
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.12
28
28
2,520
5
1
52
38
3
11
24
143
30
8
0
6Ismaëlo Ganiou
I. Ganiou
5.04
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.71
23
22
2,014
3
0
37
27
0
5
29
129
25
4
1
7Dayot Upamecano
D. Upamecano
5.04
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.09
24
21
1,794
1
1
43
26
1
2
21
57
15
4
0
8Vladimir Coufal
V. Coufal
5.03
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7.00
34
34
3,013
1
8
59
35
0
8
39
105
32
4
0
9Johan Mojica
J. Mojica
5.03
2025-26
Mallorca Mallorca
6.82
35
30
2,725
0
4
53
30
0
3
24
83
29
6
1
10Santiago Mouriño
S. Mouriño
4.96
2025-26
Villarreal Villarreal
6.83
28
27
2,377
1
2
103
64
1
4
29
135
54
11
1
11Lloyd Kelly
L. Kelly
4.94
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
6.90
34
32
2,906
1
1
45
32
0
6
14
131
41
4
0
12Valentino Livramento
V. Livramento
4.94
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
7.22
17
14
1,328
0
1
20
14
0
2
2
39
7
1
0
13Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
4.92
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.05
38
38
3,379
1
5
103
51
1
5
43
146
39
5
0
14Castello Lukeba
C. Lukeba
4.88
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.94
26
24
2,176
1
0
33
14
0
3
31
132
11
3
0
15Hennes Behrens
H. Behrens
4.88
2025-26
Heidenheim Heidenheim
6.58
16
15
1,318
1
2
30
18
1
4
18
46
5
0
0
16Valentin Rosier
V. Rosier
4.87
2025-26
Osasuna Osasuna
6.70
31
30
2,547
1
1
50
32
1
7
43
91
33
6
1
17Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
4.87
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.18
38
36
3,251
1
2
103
65
0
5
33
102
24
6
0
18Marcos Alonso
M. Alonso
4.84
2025-26
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
7.03
32
31
2,768
1
0
42
24
0
11
30
177
23
5
0
19Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
4.84
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.06
32
32
2,880
2
0
73
42
3
5
33
193
26
3
0
20Dodô
Dodô
4.83
2025-26
Fiorentina Fiorentina
6.87
36
36
3,134
1
2
30
18
0
5
31
58
22
7
0
21Michel Aebischer
M. Aebischer
4.83
2025-26
Pisa Pisa
6.59
35
33
2,892
1
2
65
37
0
3
35
33
44
8
0
22Oumar Solet
O. Solet
4.83
2025-26
Udinese Udinese
6.86
35
34
2,959
3
1
79
57
2
8
47
132
30
1
0
23Carlos Romero
C. Romero
4.75
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.77
36
36
3,192
6
3
97
60
0
16
38
71
40
4
0
24Koffi Franck Kouao
K. Franck Kouao
4.74
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.48
27
27
2,265
2
1
74
46
0
4
28
75
32
10
0
25Jonathan Clauss
J. Clauss
4.73
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.68
30
28
2,530
1
6
66
38
0
7
47
64
22
0
0
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2026-27 Table
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1
Barcelona Barcelona
3
3
0
0
10
9
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
8
9
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
2
1
0
4
7
4
Alavés Alavés
3
2
1
0
4
7
5
Osasuna Osasuna
3
2
1
0
2
7
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Goals Leaders

5

Raphinha

Raphinha

5

Malen

Donyell Malen

4

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Assists Leaders

3

Gordon

Anthony Gordon

3

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

3

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

9.86

Ebnoutalib

Younes Ebnoutalib

9.81

Suzuki

Yuito Suzuki

9.67

Hinshelwood

Jack Hinshelwood
Take-ons Leaders

11

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Pépé

Nicolas Pépé

10

Kvernadze

Giorgi Kvernadze
Big Chances Created Leaders

6

Wolf

Marius Wolf

5

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

3

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

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Barcelona

12

Real Madrid

10

Roma

8

Atlético Madrid

7

Chelsea

7

Brighton

7
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Paris FC

0

Monaco

0

Lazio

0

Roma

0

Juventus

0

Leipzig

0
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Barcelona

10

Roma

8

Real Madrid

8

Inter

4

Bayern

4

Alavés

4

FC 2026-27 Tables

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