Matthieu Udol had the most expected goals by a defender in Ligue 1 in 2025-26, with 4.47 expected goals.
| NAME | xG | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Udol | 4.47 | 2025-26 | 6.86 | 34 | 33 | 3,002 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 66 | 30 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | N. Mendes | 4.18 | 2025-26 | 7.24 | 20 | 13 | 1,254 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Dina Ebimbe | 3.48 | 2025-26 | 6.52 | 27 | 15 | 1,164 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | | C. Cresswell | 3.19 | 2025-26 | 6.67 | 29 | 28 | 2,533 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 193 | 31 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | | D. Sidibé | 2.81 | 2025-26 | 6.38 | 32 | 25 | 2,141 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | | S. Diomandé | 2.72 | 2025-26 | 6.61 | 24 | 24 | 2,131 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 134 | 31 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7 | | A. Abdi | 2.33 | 2025-26 | 6.45 | 22 | 13 | 1,170 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 |  | A. Hakimi | 2.24 | 2025-26 | 7.23 | 18 | 15 | 1,375 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
| 9 | | L. Balerdi | 2.22 | 2025-26 | 6.60 | 26 | 21 | 2,001 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 112 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | | F. Doucouré | 2.14 | 2025-26 | 6.72 | 26 | 15 | 1,237 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | D. Moreira | 2.09 | 2025-26 | 6.89 | 27 | 23 | 2,034 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | | G. Doué | 2.06 | 2025-26 | 6.67 | 24 | 23 | 2,061 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 120 | 42 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | | I. Ganiou | 2.05 | 2025-26 | 6.71 | 23 | 22 | 2,014 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 129 | 25 | 4 | 1 | |
| 14 | | N. Cozza | 1.98 | 2025-26 | 6.55 | 29 | 25 | 2,300 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 103 | 23 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | | A. Mendy | 1.98 | 2025-26 | 6.50 | 25 | 24 | 2,097 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 135 | 30 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | | V. Marchetti | 1.95 | 2025-26 | 6.68 | 23 | 9 | 825 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | | T. Kehrer | 1.76 | 2025-26 | 6.53 | 28 | 28 | 2,353 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 113 | 27 | 8 | 2 | |
| 18 | | S. Baidoo | 1.76 | 2025-26 | 7.09 | 23 | 20 | 1,827 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | | K. Franck Kouao | 1.73 | 2025-26 | 6.48 | 27 | 27 | 2,265 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 75 | 32 | 10 | 0 | |
| 20 | | A. Rouault | 1.67 | 2025-26 | 6.55 | 21 | 19 | 1,723 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 125 | 26 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | | A. Ait Boudlal | 1.65 | 2025-26 | 6.38 | 20 | 17 | 1,403 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 98 | 14 | 3 | 1 | |
| 22 | | N. Tagliafico | 1.64 | 2025-26 | 6.67 | 20 | 14 | 1,310 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 36 | 5 | 2 | |
| 23 | | S. Chergui | 1.63 | 2025-26 | 6.61 | 15 | 13 | 1,154 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Sarr | 1.59 | 2025-26 | 6.53 | 12 | 10 | 895 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | | K. Peprah Oppong | 1.59 | 2025-26 | 6.79 | 29 | 28 | 2,425 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 165 | 31 | 4 | 0 | |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | |
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| 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 | |
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