Maxim De Cuyper has the highest rating by a defender in Europe's top five leagues this season, with a rating of 9.04 in the Premier League.

Interpreted as:

highest rated with a minimum of 30 min per team match on ball defender this season

	NAME	Rating	SEASON	CLUB	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper	9.04	2026-27	Brighton	1	1	77	1	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	0	0
2	Myles Lewis-Skelly M. Lewis-Skelly	8.47	2026-27	Arsenal	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3	Saud Abdulhamid S. Abdulhamid	8.45	2026-27	Lens	1	1	61	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
4	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	8.44	2026-27	Man City	2	2	180	1	0	4	4	0	0	3	3	2	0	0
5	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	8.31	2026-27	Brentford	1	1	75	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
6	Ben White B. White	8.29	2026-27	Arsenal	1	1	90	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0
7	Dayot Upamecano D. Upamecano	8.02	2026-27	Bayern	1	1	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	9	0	0	0
8	Nobel Mendy N. Mendy	8.01	2026-27	Hull City	1	1	63	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0
9	Semi Ajayi S. Ajayi	7.95	2026-27	Hull City	1	1	63	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0
10	Noah Sadiki N. Sadiki	7.94	2026-27	Sunderland	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	Olivier Boscagli O. Boscagli	7.92	2026-27	Brighton	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0
12	Dara O'Shea D. O'Shea	7.91	2026-27	Ipswich	1	1	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	13	0	0	0
13	Ismaëlo Ganiou I. Ganiou	7.90	2026-27	Lens	1	1	78	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0
14	Bremer	7.89	2026-27	Juventus	1	1	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	10	1	0	0
15	Dávid Hancko D. Hancko	7.86	2026-27	Atlético Madrid	2	2	180	0	1	3	3	0	1	4	3	1	1	0
16	Otavio Ataide O. Ataide	7.86	2026-27	Paris FC	1	1	90	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	5	2	1	0
17	Montassar Omar Talbi M. Omar Talbi	7.81	2026-27	Lorient	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
18	John Egan J. Egan	7.72	2026-27	Hull City	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0
19	Catena	7.71	2026-27	Osasuna	2	2	180	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	1	0	0
20	Nathaniel Adjei N. Adjei	7.70	2026-27	Lorient	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0
21	Yann Aurel Bisseck Y. Aurel Bisseck	7.67	2026-27	Inter	1	1	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	0
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo G. Di Lorenzo	7.66	2026-27	Napoli	1	1	90	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
23	Kristoffer Ajer K. Ajer	7.64	2026-27	Brentford	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	8	1	0	0
24	Alphonso Davies A. Davies	7.60	2026-27	Bayern	1	1	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
25	Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal A. Ait Boudlal	7.59	2026-27	Rennes	1	1	90	0	0	5	4	0	0	2	8	1	0	0

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2

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RTG

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Hinshelwood

Team Rankings

2nd

1st

FORM

last 5

2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	GD	PTS
1	Man City	2	2	4	6
2	Brighton	1	1	4	3
3	Arsenal	1	1	3	3
4	Brentford	1	1	3	3
5	Everton	1	1	2	3

Last Game

Brighton

W1 D0 L0

Final

Aston Villa

W0 D0 L1

Sun 23 Aug 2026

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Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Raphinha

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Foden

2

Bellingham

Rating Leaders

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.58

Palmer

Take-ons Leaders

10

Pépé

7

Kubo

6

Mikautadze

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Foden

3

Dybala

3

Saelemaekers

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	Man City	2	2	0	0	4	6
2	Brighton	1	1	0	0	4	3
3	Arsenal	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Brentford	1	1	0	0	3	3
5	Everton	1	1	0	0	2	3
6	Hull City	1	1	0	0	2	3
7	Chelsea	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	Tottenham	1	0	0	1	-3	0
18	Coventry	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	-4	0
20	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	2	-5	0

	LaLiga	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Alavés	3	2	1	0	4	7
2	Barcelona	2	2	0	0	7	6
3	Real Madrid	2	2	0	0	4	6
4	Sevilla	2	2	0	0	3	6
5	Real Betis	2	2	0	0	2	6
6	Atlético Madrid	2	1	1	0	2	4
7	Osasuna	2	1	1	0	1	4
8	Racing	3	1	1	1	0	4
9	Espanyol	2	1	0	1	2	3
10	Getafe	2	1	0	1	-2	3
11	Deportivo	2	0	2	0	0	2
12	Villarreal	3	0	2	1	-1	2
13	Rayo	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	3	0	1	2	-6	1
19	Athletic Club	2	0	0	2	-4	0
20	Real Sociedad	2	0	0	2	-4	0

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

	Serie A	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Milan	2	2	0	0	3	6
2	Roma	1	1	0	0	4	3
3	Inter	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Napoli	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Lecce	1	1	0	0	2	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	Monza	1	0	0	1	-3	0
19	Fiorentina	1	0	0	1	-4	0
20	Venezia	2	0	0	2	-4	0

	Ligue 1	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Lille	2	1	1	0	2	4
2	Marseille	1	1	0	0	4	3
3	Lens	1	1	0	0	3	3
4	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	3
5	Monaco	1	1	0	0	1	3
6	PSG	2	0	2	0	0	2
7	Brest	1	0	1	0	0	1
8	Le Mans	1	0	1	0	0	1
9	Nice	1	0	1	0	0	1
10	Lorient	1	0	1	0	0	1
11	Troyes	1	0	1	0	0	1
12	Paris FC	1	0	1	0	0	1
13	Rennes	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

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/15	GET	@	ALA	0-3
Sat 8/15	RAY	@	SEV	1-2
Sun 8/16	VIL	@	RAC	2-2
Sun 8/16	LEV	@	ESP	0-3
Mon 8/17	ELC	@	DEP	1-1

Fixtures

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