Dženan Pejčinović had the most expected goals by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in 2025-26, with 7.94 expected goals in Bundesliga.

	NAME	xG	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Dženan Pejčinović D. Pejčinović	7.94	2025-26	Wolfsburg	6.75	30	16	1,460	8	0	10	9	0	10	5	18	22	1	0
2	Álex Grimaldo Á. Grimaldo	6.54	2025-26	Leverkusen	7.52	29	29	2,521	8	7	49	25	0	18	18	51	11	5	0
3	Federico Dimarco F. Dimarco	4.97	2025-26	Inter	7.60	35	30	2,698	7	16	46	31	0	20	30	29	41	3	0
4	Kevin Diks K. Diks	4.91	2025-26	M'gladbach	6.90	30	28	2,464	5	0	47	30	0	2	24	132	15	6	0
5	Malick Thiaw M. Thiaw	4.86	2025-26	Newcastle	6.94	35	33	2,965	4	0	46	34	4	8	30	201	24	4	0
6	Jacobo Ramón J. Ramón	4.57	2025-26	Como	6.83	32	30	2,742	2	0	50	32	0	10	38	134	33	11	1
7	Maximilian Mittelstädt M. Mittelstädt	4.53	2025-26	Stuttgart	7.10	32	24	2,186	6	4	67	42	1	5	35	70	11	4	0
8	Danilho Doekhi D. Doekhi	4.53	2025-26	Union Berlin	6.62	34	34	3,060	5	0	45	31	2	6	42	193	28	4	0
9	Matthieu Udol M. Udol	4.47	2025-26	Lens	6.86	34	33	3,002	1	7	48	21	0	9	51	66	30	2	0
10	Nuno Mendes N. Mendes	4.18	2025-26	PSG	7.24	20	13	1,254	4	5	26	20	0	7	14	17	12	1	0
11	Adrián de la Fuente A. de la Fuente	4.15	2025-26	Levante	6.57	33	30	2,711	3	1	30	18	1	18	48	202	34	5	0
12	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	4.13	2025-26	Total	7.07	35	35	3,150	3	3	45	31	1	8	49	183	25	6	0
13	Ozan Kabak O. Kabak	4.13	2025-26	Hoffenheim	6.62	25	18	1,751	4	0	21	17	0	6	26	161	26	5	0
14	Pablo Ibáñez P. Ibáñez	4.09	2025-26	Alavés	6.72	37	28	2,236	1	1	58	37	0	15	21	29	38	7	0
15	Luka Vušković L. Vušković	4.08	2025-26	Hamburg	6.99	28	27	2,442	6	0	23	17	0	6	40	284	29	6	0
16	Jurriën Timber J. Timber	3.98	2025-26	Arsenal	7.14	30	28	2,454	3	5	65	35	1	3	24	51	38	5	0
17	Fabian Rieder F. Rieder	3.97	2025-26	Total	6.44	35	30	2,477	6	3	42	22	0	8	15	16	47	4	0
18	Gabriel Magalhães G. Magalhães	3.93	2025-26	Arsenal	7.15	32	30	2,751	3	4	37	20	2	10	22	195	21	4	0
19	Leopold Querfeld L. Querfeld	3.88	2025-26	Union Berlin	6.48	31	30	2,705	3	0	52	27	1	6	35	242	46	7	0
20	Leo Østigård L. Østigård	3.60	2025-26	Genoa	6.78	30	30	2,623	5	1	38	27	0	4	30	233	38	7	0
21	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	3.60	2025-26	Liverpool	6.94	38	38	3,420	6	0	23	15	1	4	26	308	19	4	0
22	Castrop Jens C. Jens	3.60	2025-26	M'gladbach	6.34	26	20	1,584	3	1	60	27	0	8	17	29	31	2	2
23	Denzel Dumfries D. Dumfries	3.58	2025-26	Inter	6.46	20	15	1,326	3	1	14	9	0	7	7	21	20	2	0
24	Raphaël Guerreiro R. Guerreiro	3.53	2025-26	Bayern	7.18	18	8	782	5	2	8	7	0	2	1	7	3	0	0
25	Junior Dina Ebimbe J. Dina Ebimbe	3.48	2025-26	Brest	6.52	27	15	1,164	5	0	26	16	0	10	6	13	22	3	0

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Raphinha

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Bellingham

2

Gordon

Rating Leaders

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.58

Palmer

Take-ons Leaders

7

Pépé

7

Kubo

6

Sancet

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Raphinha

3

Dybala

2

Martínez

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings

Goals Against Rankings

Goal Difference Rankings

FC 2026-27 Tables

	Premier League	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Hull City	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Chelsea	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Man City	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Ipswich	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Leeds	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Liverpool	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Newcastle	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Fulham	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Sunderland	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Bournemouth	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Nottm Forest	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Man United	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Tottenham	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Coventry	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	2	2	0	0	7	6
2	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	4	6
3	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	3	6
4	Real Betis	2	2	0	0	2	6
5	Alavés	2	1	1	0	3	4
6	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	2	4
7	Osasuna	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	2	3
9	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
10	Villarreal	2	0	2	0	0	2
11	Deportivo	2	0	2	0	0	2
12	Rayo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
13	Racing	2	0	1	1	-1	1
14	Celta Vigo	2	0	1	1	-1	1
15	Valencia	2	0	1	1	-1	1
16	Málaga	2	0	1	1	-2	1
17	Levante	2	0	1	1	-3	1
18	Elche	2	0	1	1	-5	1
19	Athletic Club	2	0	0	2	-4	0
20	Real Sociedad	2	0	0	2	-4	0

	Bundesliga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Bayern	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Dortmund	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgart	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hoffenheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Leverkusen	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Freiburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mainz	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Union Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	M'gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Hamburg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Werder	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Schalke	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Roma	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Milan	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	Atalanta	1	1	0	0	1	3
7	Juventus	1	1	0	0	1	3
8	Lazio	1	1	0	0	1	3
9	Cagliari	1	1	0	0	1	3
10	Udinese	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Como	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Torino	1	0	0	1	-1	0
13	Sassuolo	1	0	0	1	-1	0
14	Parma	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Bologna	1	0	0	1	-1	0
16	Frosinone	1	0	0	1	-1	0
17	Genoa	1	0	0	1	-2	0
18	Venezia	1	0	0	1	-2	0
19	Monza	1	0	0	1	-3	0
20	Fiorentina	1	0	0	1	-4	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
2	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	3
3	Lille	1	1	0	0	2	3
4	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	PSG	1	0	1	0	0	1
7	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
14	Le Havre	1	0	0	1	-1	0
15	Toulouse	1	0	0	1	-2	0
16	Angers	1	0	0	1	-2	0
17	Auxerre	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Strasbourg	1	0	0	1	-4	0