defenders with most possession won per match this season

Álvaro Carreras has the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 5.74 per match in LaLiga.

Interpreted as:
defenders with most possession won per match with a minimum of 30 min per team match this season
NAMEREC/MSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Álvaro Carreras
Á. Carreras
5.74
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.55
23
22
1,968
2
2
33
16
0
3
33
56
16
5
1
2Castello Lukeba
C. Lukeba
5.50
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.99
20
19
1,716
1
0
23
9
0
2
28
100
8
2
0
3Valentino Livramento
V. Livramento
5.38
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
7.31
13
11
1,049
0
1
17
13
0
1
2
32
5
1
0
4Santiago Mouriño
S. Mouriño
5.30
2025-26
Villarreal Villarreal
6.83
20
19
1,699
1
2
71
44
0
4
22
99
41
9
1
5Johan Mojica
J. Mojica
5.26
2025-26
Mallorca Mallorca
6.82
27
22
2,052
0
3
44
26
0
2
15
69
21
4
0
6Edmond Tapsoba
E. Tapsoba
5.19
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.12
21
21
1,855
4
2
17
9
0
4
18
114
18
4
0
7Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
5.10
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.93
29
29
2,569
0
2
79
42
0
5
36
115
31
3
0
8Valentin Rosier
V. Rosier
5.10
2025-26
Osasuna Osasuna
6.51
20
19
1,570
0
1
29
21
0
2
28
54
24
5
1
9Vladimir Coufal
V. Coufal
5.00
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.98
25
25
2,235
1
6
39
27
0
5
29
84
22
3
0
10Carlos Romero
C. Romero
5.00
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.80
25
25
2,218
5
2
72
44
0
10
29
48
33
2
0
11Willian Pacho
W. Pacho
5.00
2025-26
PSG PSG
6.91
18
16
1,464
0
0
36
25
2
2
21
57
6
0
0
12Koffi Franck Kouao
K. Franck Kouao
5.00
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.43
21
21
1,771
1
1
57
36
0
2
18
50
26
8
0
13Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
4.96
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.04
23
23
2,070
2
0
49
24
1
4
17
144
19
3
0
14Dayot Upamecano
D. Upamecano
4.95
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.02
20
18
1,509
1
1
30
19
1
2
18
48
14
3
0
15Marin Pongračić
M. Pongračić
4.92
2025-26
Fiorentina Fiorentina
6.86
26
26
2,289
0
0
25
12
0
3
33
86
54
9
0
16Soumaïla Coulibaly
S. Coulibaly
4.92
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.63
12
12
1,063
0
0
11
9
0
1
11
67
19
3
0
17Nico Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
4.89
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.09
19
19
1,710
4
1
37
28
2
10
12
105
20
6
0
18Chrislain Matsima
C. Matsima
4.86
2025-26
Augsburg Augsburg
6.87
14
14
1,260
1
1
15
9
0
2
29
96
8
5
0
19Ola Aina
O. Aina
4.85
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.05
13
13
1,139
0
0
16
11
0
3
21
52
10
3
0
20Malang Sarr
M. Sarr
4.83
2025-26
Lens Lens
7.00
24
24
2,160
0
1
47
31
3
3
57
106
16
2
0
21Andrei Rațiu
A. Rațiu
4.83
2025-26
Rayo Rayo
6.91
24
24
2,107
0
3
48
27
0
2
33
62
15
6
0
22Lloyd Kelly
L. Kelly
4.80
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
6.89
25
23
2,129
1
0
32
23
0
3
11
106
34
3
0
23Lucas
Lucas
4.79
2025-26
Burnley Burnley
6.31
14
12
1,087
0
0
24
19
1
4
13
29
11
0
1
24Samson Baidoo
S. Baidoo
4.78
2025-26
Lens Lens
7.16
18
17
1,544
2
1
28
18
0
3
24
71
17
2
0
25Jonathan Clauss
J. Clauss
4.77
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.73
22
20
1,831
1
5
48
29
0
5
30
51
16
0
0
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1
Barcelona Barcelona
27
22
1
4
46
67
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
27
20
3
4
33
63
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27
16
6
5
21
54
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Villarreal Villarreal
27
17
3
7
18
54
5
Real Betis Real Betis
27
11
10
6
8
43
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Sat
3/14
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@
RMA RMA
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Sun
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@
RMA RMA
4:00 PM
Sat
4/4
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@
MAL MAL
8:00 PM
Sat
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@
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@
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23

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14

Fernandes

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Rating Leaders

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Dimarco

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22

Fernandes

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22

Olise

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Bayern

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Barcelona

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Inter

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Man City

59

Arsenal

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Como

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PSG

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FC 2025-26 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
30
20
7
3
37
67
2
Man City Man City
29
18
6
5
32
60
3
Man United Man United
29
14
9
6
11
51
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
29
15
6
8
5
51
5
Chelsea Chelsea
29
13
9
7
19
48
6
Liverpool Liverpool
29
14
6
9
9
48
7
Brentford Brentford
29
13
5
11
4
44
8
Everton Everton
29
12
7
10
1
43
9
Bournemouth Bournemouth
29
9
13
7
-2
40
10
Fulham Fulham
29
12
4
13
-3
40
11
Sunderland Sunderland
29
10
10
9
-4
40
12
Newcastle Newcastle
29
11
6
12
-1
39
13
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
29
10
8
11
-2
38
14
Brighton Brighton
29
9
10
10
2
37
15
Leeds Leeds
29
7
10
12
-11
31
16
Tottenham Tottenham
29
7
8
14
-7
29
17
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
29
7
7
15
-15
28
18
West Ham West Ham
29
7
7
15
-19
28
19
Burnley Burnley
29
4
7
18
-26
19
20
Wolves Wolves
30
3
7
20
-30
16
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
27
22
1
4
46
67
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
27
20
3
4
33
63
3
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
27
16
6
5
21
54
4
Villarreal Villarreal
27
17
3
7
18
54
5
Real Betis Real Betis
27
11
10
6
8
43
6
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
27
10
10
7
7
40
7
Espanyol Espanyol
27
10
7
10
-6
37
8
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
27
9
8
10
-1
35
9
Getafe Getafe
27
10
5
12
-6
35
10
Athletic Club Athletic Club
27
10
5
12
-7
35
11
Osasuna Osasuna
27
9
7
11
0
34
12
Valencia Valencia
27
8
8
11
-11
32
13
Rayo Rayo
27
7
10
10
-6
31
14
Sevilla Sevilla
27
8
7
12
-7
31
15
Girona Girona
27
7
10
10
-15
31
16
Alavés Alavés
27
7
6
14
-12
27
17
Elche Elche
27
5
11
11
-6
26
18
Mallorca Mallorca
27
6
7
14
-13
25
19
Levante Levante
27
5
7
15
-16
22
20
Oviedo Oviedo
27
3
9
15
-27
18
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
25
21
3
1
68
66
2
Dortmund Dortmund
25
16
7
2
27
55
3
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
25
15
4
6
20
49
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
25
14
5
6
16
47
5
Leipzig Leipzig
25
14
5
6
14
47
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
25
13
5
7
16
44
7
Frankfurt Frankfurt
25
9
8
8
-1
35
8
Freiburg Freiburg
25
9
7
9
-5
34
9
Augsburg Augsburg
25
9
4
12
-12
31
10
Hamburg Hamburg
25
7
8
10
-8
29
11
Union Berlin Union Berlin
25
7
7
11
-12
28
12
M'gladbach M'gladbach
25
6
7
12
-15
25
13
Werder Werder
25
6
7
12
-16
25
14
Köln Köln
25
6
6
13
-9
24
15
Mainz Mainz
25
5
9
11
-12
24
16
St. Pauli St. Pauli
25
6
6
13
-17
24
17
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
25
5
5
15
-21
20
18
Heidenheim Heidenheim
25
3
5
17
-33
14
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
28
22
1
5
42
67
2
Milan Milan
28
17
9
2
24
60
3
Napoli Napoli
28
17
5
6
14
56
4
Como Como
28
14
9
5
25
51
5
Roma Roma
28
16
3
9
17
51
6
Juventus Juventus
28
14
8
6
22
50
7
Atalanta Atalanta
28
12
10
6
13
46
8
Bologna Bologna
28
11
6
11
3
39
9
Sassuolo Sassuolo
28
11
5
12
-3
38
10
Lazio Lazio
28
9
10
9
0
37
11
Udinese Udinese
28
10
6
12
-8
36
12
Parma Parma
28
8
10
10
-12
34
13
Genoa Genoa
28
7
9
12
-6
30
14
Cagliari Cagliari
28
7
9
12
-8
30
15
Torino Torino
28
8
6
14
-21
30
16
Lecce Lecce
28
7
6
15
-17
27
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
28
5
10
13
-12
25
18
Cremonese Cremonese
28
5
9
14
-18
24
19
Verona Verona
28
3
9
16
-27
18
20
Pisa Pisa
28
1
12
15
-28
15
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
25
18
3
4
32
57
2
Lens Lens
25
18
2
5
27
56
3
Marseille Marseille
25
14
4
7
19
46
4
Lyon Lyon
25
14
4
7
13
46
5
Rennes Rennes
25
12
7
6
7
43
6
Lille Lille
25
12
5
8
6
41
7
Monaco Monaco
25
12
4
9
6
40
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
25
10
6
9
9
36
9
Brest Brest
25
10
6
9
0
36
10
Lorient Lorient
25
8
10
7
-4
34
11
Angers Angers
25
9
5
11
-7
32
12
Toulouse Toulouse
25
8
7
10
4
31
13
Paris FC Paris FC
25
6
9
10
-12
27
14
Le Havre Le Havre
25
6
8
11
-12
26
15
Nice Nice
25
6
6
13
-18
24
16
Auxerre Auxerre
25
4
7
14
-16
19
17
Nantes Nantes
25
4
5
16
-20
17
18
Metz Metz
25
3
4
18
-34
13
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
8
8
0
0
19
24
2
Bayern Bayern
8
7
0
1
14
21
3
Liverpool Liverpool
8
6
0
2
12
18
4
Tottenham Tottenham
8
5
2
1
10
17
5
Barcelona Barcelona
8
5
1
2
8
16
6
Chelsea Chelsea
8
5
1
2
7
16
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
8
5
1
2
6
16
8
Man City Man City
8
5
1
2
6
16
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
8
5
0
3
9
15
10
Inter Inter
8
5
0
3
8
15
11
PSG PSG
8
4
2
2
10
14
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
4
2
2
10
14
13
Juventus Juventus
8
3
4
1
4
13
14
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
8
4
1
3
2
13
15
Atalanta Atalanta
8
4
1
3
0
13
16
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
3
3
2
-1
12
17
Dortmund Dortmund
8
3
2
3
2
11
18
Olympiacos Olympiacos
8
3
2
3
-4
11
19
Club Brugge Club Brugge
8
3
1
4
-2
10
20
Galatasaray Galatasaray
8
3
1
4
-2
10
21
Monaco Monaco
8
2
4
2
-6
10
22
Qarabag Qarabag
8
3
1
4
-8
10
23
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
8
2
3
3
-1
9
24
Benfica Benfica
8
3
0
5
-2
9
25
Marseille Marseille
8
3
0
5
-3
9
26
Páfos Páfos
8
2
3
3
-3
9
27
Union SG Union SG
8
3
0
5
-9
9
28
PSV PSV
8
2
2
4
0
8
29
Athletic Club Athletic Club
8
2
2
4
-5
8
30
Napoli Napoli
8
2
2
4
-6
8
31
København København
8
2
2
4
-9
8
32
Ajax Ajax
8
2
0
6
-13
6
33
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
1
1
6
-11
4
34
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
8
0
3
5
-14
3
35
Villarreal Villarreal
8
0
1
7
-13
1
36
Kairat Kairat
8
0
1
7
-15
1

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
2/8
CRE CRE
@
ATA ATA
1-2
Sun
2/8
CAG CAG
@
ROM ROM
0-2
Sun
2/8
ESP ESP
@
VIL VIL
1-4
Mon
2/9
LEE LEE
@
CHE CHE
2-2
Mon
2/9
NEW NEW
@
TOT TOT
2-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/13
PAU PAU
@
BMG BMG
3:30 PM
Fri
3/13
AUX AUX
@
MAR MAR
3:45 PM
Fri
3/13
PAR PAR
@
TOR TOR
3:45 PM
Fri
3/13
VIL VIL
@
ALA ALA
4:00 PM
Sat
3/14
ATH ATH
@
GIR GIR
9:00 AM