Malang Sarr had the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in Ligue 1 in 2025-26, with 5.27 per match.
| NAME | REC/M | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Sarr | 5.27 | 2025-26 | 6.94 | 33 | 33 | 2,925 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 141 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | | I. Ganiou | 5.04 | 2025-26 | 6.71 | 23 | 22 | 2,014 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 129 | 25 | 4 | 1 | |
| 3 | | M. Sarr | 4.87 | 2025-26 | 6.79 | 15 | 15 | 1,305 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | | N. Aguerd | 4.75 | 2025-26 | 6.87 | 16 | 16 | 1,396 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | | K. Franck Kouao | 4.74 | 2025-26 | 6.48 | 27 | 27 | 2,265 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 75 | 32 | 10 | 0 | |
| 6 | | J. Clauss | 4.73 | 2025-26 | 6.68 | 30 | 28 | 2,530 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 64 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | W. Pacho | 4.65 | 2025-26 | 6.91 | 23 | 21 | 1,914 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 79 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | L. Balerdi | 4.62 | 2025-26 | 6.60 | 26 | 21 | 2,001 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 112 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | | S. Baidoo | 4.57 | 2025-26 | 7.09 | 23 | 20 | 1,827 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | | L. Abergel | 4.54 | 2025-26 | 6.64 | 28 | 27 | 2,320 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 0 | |
| 11 | | F. Medina | 4.53 | 2025-26 | 6.58 | 17 | 16 | 1,365 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 62 | 24 | 7 | 0 | |
| 12 | | A. Mendy | 4.52 | 2025-26 | 6.50 | 25 | 24 | 2,097 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 135 | 30 | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | M. Bard | 4.52 | 2025-26 | 6.52 | 29 | 26 | 2,394 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 79 | 26 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | | M. Salisu | 4.50 | 2025-26 | 6.41 | 12 | 12 | 1,080 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 96 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | | A. Mandi | 4.45 | 2025-26 | 6.94 | 29 | 28 | 2,424 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 121 | 17 | 8 | 0 | |
| 16 | | C. Mawissa | 4.44 | 2025-26 | 6.54 | 18 | 13 | 1,191 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | | S. Sané | 4.43 | 2025-26 | 6.33 | 23 | 22 | 1,940 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 152 | 22 | 5 | 2 | |
| 18 | | S. Coulibaly | 4.38 | 2025-26 | 6.57 | 16 | 15 | 1,338 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 81 | 26 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | | M. Mbow | 4.35 | 2025-26 | 6.72 | 31 | 30 | 2,717 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 176 | 27 | 5 | 0 | |
| 20 | | A. Seidu | 4.29 | 2025-26 | 6.80 | 21 | 13 | 1,186 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | I. Zabarnyi | 4.21 | 2025-26 | 6.89 | 28 | 26 | 2,387 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 107 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | | M. Niakhaté | 4.16 | 2025-26 | 6.75 | 32 | 30 | 2,759 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 212 | 38 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | | J. Teze | 4.15 | 2025-26 | 6.69 | 33 | 28 | 2,489 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 60 | 32 | 8 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | N. Mendes | 4.15 | 2025-26 | 7.24 | 20 | 13 | 1,254 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | G. Mensah | 4.13 | 2025-26 | 6.60 | 30 | 26 | 2,327 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 68 | 37 | 8 | 0 | |
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| Ligue 1 | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 | |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
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