highest xg defender premier league per 90 25 26

Maxim De Cuyper has the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League this season, with 1.40 expected goals.

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highest xg defender premier league per 90 25 26 this season

	NAME	xG	SEASON	CLUB	Rating	M	START	MIN	G	A	TKL	TKL-W	TKL-LM	SH-BLK	INT	CLR	FOUL	YC	RC
1	Maxim De Cuyper M. De Cuyper	1.40	2026-27	Brighton	9.04	1	1	77	1	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	4	0	0
2	Marc Guéhi M. Guéhi	0.89	2026-27	Man City	8.44	2	2	180	1	0	4	4	0	0	3	3	2	0	0
3	Michael Kayode M. Kayode	0.87	2026-27	Brentford	8.31	1	1	75	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
4	Semi Ajayi S. Ajayi	0.81	2026-27	Hull City	7.82	2	2	153	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	10	0	0	0
5	Nathan Collins N. Collins	0.50	2026-27	Brentford	7.24	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
6	Patrick Dorgu P. Dorgu	0.47	2026-27	Man United	4.92	1	1	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
7	Nobel Mendy N. Mendy	0.30	2026-27	Hull City	7.66	2	2	121	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	17	1	0	0
8	Virgil van Dijk V. van Dijk	0.27	2026-27	Liverpool	6.95	2	2	180	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	19	0	1	0
9	Daniel Muñoz D. Muñoz	0.25	2026-27	Crystal Palace	5.47	1	1	54	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
10	António Silva A. Silva	0.25	2026-27	Bournemouth	6.67	2	2	180	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	19	1	1	0
11	Noussair Mazraoui N. Mazraoui	0.23	2026-27	Man United	7.03	1	1	79	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
12	Pedro Porro P. Porro	0.19	2026-27	Tottenham	5.98	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0
13	Joško Gvardiol J. Gvardiol	0.19	2026-27	Man City	7.05	2	2	164	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0
14	Luka Vušković L. Vušković	0.19	2026-27	Brighton	7.22	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0
15	Jay Dasilva J. Dasilva	0.18	2026-27	Coventry	7.00	2	2	180	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0
16	Rico Lewis R. Lewis	0.17	2026-27	Man City	6.34	1	1	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0
17	Kristoffer Ajer K. Ajer	0.16	2026-27	Brentford	7.64	1	1	90	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	8	1	0	0
18	Antonee Robinson A. Robinson	0.13	2026-27	Fulham	5.88	1	1	81	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
19	Jaka Bijol J. Bijol	0.13	2026-27	Leeds	7.07	1	1	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	9	1	0	0
20	James Tarkowski J. Tarkowski	0.12	2026-27	Everton	7.22	2	2	180	1	0	2	1	0	0	6	9	1	0	0
21	Ayden Heaven A. Heaven	0.12	2026-27	Man United	6.51	1	1	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
22	Jan Paul van Hecke J. Paul van Hecke	0.11	2026-27	Tottenham	6.41	2	2	180	0	0	4	2	1	0	1	6	3	0	0
23	Tyrick Mitchell T. Mitchell	0.11	2026-27	Crystal Palace	6.10	2	2	180	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	5	2	0	0
24	Nikola Milenković N. Milenković	0.11	2026-27	Nottm Forest	6.85	2	2	180	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	16	4	0	0
25	Reece James R. James	0.10	2026-27	Chelsea	6.74	1	1	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	0

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2026-27 Table

	CLUB	M	W	D	GD	PTS
3	Newcastle	2	1	1	2	4
4	Everton	2	1	1	2	4
5	Brighton	1	1	0	4	3
6	Arsenal	1	1	0	3	3
7	Brentford	1	1	0	3	3

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Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

3

Hernández

2

Oyarzabal

Rating Leaders

9.86

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9.84

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FC 2026-27 Tables

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

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

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

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

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