defensive midfielders with most assist in top 5 leagues this season alone

Pascal Groß has the most assists by a defensive midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League this season, with 4 assists.

NAMEASEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGTKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Pascal Groß
P. Groß
4
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.42
6
6
540
3
12
6
0
2
4
7
12
2
0
2Cristian Cásseres Jr.
C. Cásseres Jr.
3
2026-27
Toulouse Toulouse
7.76
5
5
450
0
24
18
0
1
5
16
11
2
0
3Declan Rice
D. Rice
3
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.56
6
6
501
0
8
6
0
1
6
13
5
1
0
4Ellyes Skhiri
E. Skhiri
2
2026-27
Köln Köln
7.66
3
3
225
0
6
1
0
1
5
5
4
1
0
5Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
2
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
8.36
4
4
360
0
6
6
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
6Federico Valverde
F. Valverde
2
2026-27
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.51
8
8
652
0
9
8
0
2
7
10
4
0
0
7Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
2
2026-27
Brest Brest
7.04
6
6
510
0
9
7
0
2
9
11
6
0
0
8Darryl Bakola
D. Bakola
1
2026-27
Sassuolo Sassuolo
6.2
1
1
90
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
9Neil El Aynaoui
N. El Aynaoui
1
2026-27
Leipzig Leipzig
7.09
2
2
147
0
4
1
0
0
5
3
4
2
0
10Ezechiel Banzuzi
E. Banzuzi
1
2026-27
Leipzig Leipzig
7.34
2
2
138
1
6
5
0
0
2
4
2
0
0
11Nemanja Matić
N. Matić
1
2026-27
Sassuolo Sassuolo
6.52
2
2
157
0
4
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
12Lucas Bretelle
L. Bretelle
1
2026-27
Le Mans Le Mans
7.08
3
3
225
0
4
3
0
0
7
1
5
0
0
13Nicolò Fagioli
N. Fagioli
1
2026-27
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7.18
2
2
180
0
6
3
0
1
1
5
1
0
0
14Hugo Magnetti
H. Magnetti
1
2026-27
Brest Brest
7.23
4
4
344
0
13
7
0
0
8
1
4
0
0
15Kobbie Mainoo
K. Mainoo
1
2026-27
Man United Man United
8.32
5
5
421
0
11
5
0
4
7
3
5
0
0
16Ruiz de Galarreta
R. de Galarreta
1
2026-27
Athletic Club Athletic Club
7.13
4
4
277
0
4
1
0
1
5
0
8
1
0
17Maxime López
M. López
1
2026-27
Paris FC Paris FC
8.40
3
3
265
0
2
0
0
1
6
4
4
1
0
18Aleix García
A. García
1
2026-27
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8.19
5
5
443
0
6
1
0
2
6
4
2
0
0
19Nico González
N. González
1
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
6.68
4
4
254
0
4
3
0
0
2
1
10
1
0
20Patrizio Masini
P. Masini
1
2026-27
Frosinone Frosinone
6.09
6
6
495
0
15
10
0
1
10
18
11
0
0
21Mamady Diambou
M. Diambou
1
2026-27
Brest Brest
7.1
1
1
74
0
6
5
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
22Antoine Mille
A. Mille
1
2026-27
Troyes Troyes
7.30
2
2
167
1
8
3
0
3
1
2
3
0
0
23Aleksandar Pavlovic
A. Pavlovic
1
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
8.87
5
5
394
1
5
5
0
3
7
3
8
1
0
24Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
1
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.42
6
6
503
0
14
8
0
0
10
9
7
1
0
25Nabil Bentaleb
N. Bentaleb
1
2026-27
Lille Lille
6.97
6
6
506
0
6
3
0
1
5
16
7
0
0
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More Brighton Stats

Team Leaders

G

3

Groß

Pascal Groß

A

4

Groß

Pascal Groß

RTG

7.62

De Cuyper

Maxim De Cuyper
Team Rankings

GF

18

1st

GA

5

1st

GD

13

1st

FORM

WWDLW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
5
5
0
0
8
15
2
Arsenal Arsenal
5
4
0
1
4
12
3
Brighton Brighton
5
3
1
1
11
10
4
Brentford Brentford
5
2
3
0
6
9
5
Leeds Leeds
5
2
3
0
4
9
Last Game
SUN Sunderland

W1 D1 L4

0

Final

2

BHA Brighton

W4 D1 L1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

7

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

5

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

5

Cásseres Yepes

Cristian Cásseres Jr.

5

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

8.87

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.87

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.64

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

27

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

25

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

23

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

34

Real Madrid

19

Inter

18

Atlético Madrid

18

Brighton

18

Bayern

16
Goals Against Rankings
Paris FC

3

Cagliari

3

Roma

3

Lille

4

Lyon

4

Lazio

4
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

27

Brighton

13

Bayern

12

Roma

11

Real Madrid

11

Man City

11

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
9/4
AUX AUX
@
LYO LYO
1-3
Fri
9/4
KOL KOL
@
STU STU
1-4
Fri
9/4
LIV LIV
@
IPS IPS
2-0
Fri
9/4
RMA RMA
@
BET BET
0-1
Fri
9/4
MON MON
@
PSG PSG
2-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM