midfielders with the most possession won in europe

Elliot Anderson has recovered the most balls by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 300 recoveries in the Premier League.

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midfielders with the most possession won in europe this season
NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
300
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.35
37
3,267
36
4
0.11
4
8
1
0
43
10
0
3,262
58
2
2Mamadou Sangaré
M. Sangaré
209
2025-26
Lens Lens
7.09
29
2,323
27
3
0.10
4
7
0
0
53
14
1
1,988
42
3
3Ylber Ramadani
Y. Ramadani
205
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.45
36
3,116
36
1
0.03
0
1
0
0
34
5
1
1,967
11
0
4Kaishu Sano
K. Sano
203
2025-26
Mainz Mainz
6.60
34
3,059
34
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
24
6
0
1,789
42
4
5Antonio Blanco
A. Blanco
202
2025-26
Alavés Alavés
6.66
35
3,020
35
2
0.06
3
5
0
0
38
12
0
2,371
20
2
6Luis Milla
L. Milla
202
2025-26
Getafe Getafe
6.70
36
3,181
36
0
0.00
10
10
0
0
25
2
0
2,044
20
3
7André
André
202
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.88
34
2,672
29
1
0.03
0
1
0
0
14
1
0
1,729
6
0
8Adrien Thomasson
A. Thomasson
196
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.97
32
2,683
31
3
0.09
9
12
0
0
43
13
2
2,016
145
4
9João Gomes
J. Gomes
190
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.61
35
2,829
32
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
19
7
0
2,063
35
1
10Cristian Cásseres Jr.
C. Cásseres Jr.
187
2025-26
Toulouse Toulouse
6.85
30
2,494
28
2
0.07
3
5
0
0
26
6
0
1,911
19
1
11Luka Modrić
L. Modrić
186
2025-26
Milan Milan
7.50
33
2,783
32
2
0.06
3
5
0
0
19
8
1
2,698
24
0
12Yehor Yarmoliuk
Y. Yarmoliuk
185
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.63
37
2,658
30
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
16
4
1
1,766
18
1
13Ruiz de Galarreta
R. de Galarreta
183
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.92
33
2,147
29
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
20
2
0
1,648
14
0
14Mateus Fernandes
M. Fernandes
180
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
7.04
35
2,928
34
3
0.09
3
6
0
0
27
7
1
2,078
24
0
15Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
179
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.35
35
3,141
35
6
0.17
7
13
0
4
69
22
2
2,917
65
2
16Bryan Cristante
B. Cristante
179
2025-26
Roma Roma
6.22
36
3,004
35
2
0.06
1
3
0
0
42
8
2
2,503
74
0
17Declan Rice
D. Rice
178
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.32
36
3,094
35
4
0.11
5
9
0
0
40
13
0
2,796
54
1
18James Garner
J. Garner
178
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.20
37
3,323
37
2
0.05
7
9
0
0
44
14
1
2,590
29
0
19Iliman Ndiaye
I. Ndiaye
177
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.92
31
2,689
31
6
0.19
3
9
2
0
42
22
1
1,523
101
12
20Nikola Vlašić
N. Vlašić
177
2025-26
Torino Torino
6.67
36
2,954
35
8
0.22
3
11
5
0
47
17
2
1,674
82
4
21Romano Schmid
R. Schmid
176
2025-26
Werder Werder
6.61
34
2,982
34
4
0.12
8
12
3
0
57
21
1
2,176
92
5
22Ethan Ampadu
E. Ampadu
174
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.56
34
3,029
34
1
0.03
1
2
0
0
26
6
0
2,299
26
0
23Leon Avdullahu
L. Avdullahu
174
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.94
33
2,834
32
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
14
2
0
2,437
22
1
24Michel Ndary Adopo
M. Ndary Adopo
172
2025-26
Cagliari Cagliari
6.47
37
2,961
32
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
27
11
1
1,475
42
5
25Granit Xhaka
G. Xhaka
171
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
7.00
33
2,811
31
1
0.03
6
7
0
0
21
5
1
2,238
15
0
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Team Leaders

G

14

Gibbs-White

Morgan Gibbs-White

A

4

Anderson

Elliot Anderson

RTG

7.35

Anderson

Elliot Anderson
Team Rankings

GF

47

12th

GA

50

9th

GD

-3

12th

FORM

LDWWW

last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
14
Leeds Leeds
37
11
14
12
-4
47
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
37
11
12
14
-9
45
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
37
11
10
16
-3
43
17
Tottenham Tottenham
36
9
11
16
-9
38
18
West Ham West Ham
37
9
9
19
-22
36
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/24
BOU BOU
@
FOR FOR
11:00 AM
Last Game
MUN Man United

W19 D11 L7

3

Final

2

FOR Nottm Forest

W11 D10 L16

Sun 17 May 2026

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

36

Kane

Harry Kane

26

Haaland

Erling Haaland

24

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Assists Leaders

20

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

19

Olise

Michael Olise

16

Dimarco

Federico Dimarco
Rating Leaders

8.25

Olise

Michael Olise

8.15

Pedri

Pedri

8.07

Kimmich

Joshua Kimmich
Take-ons Leaders

127

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

115

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

85

Júnior

Vinícius Júnior
Big Chances Created Leaders

31

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

29

Dimarco

Federico Dimarco

28

Olise

Michael Olise

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Bayern

122

Barcelona

94

Inter

86

Man City

75

PSG

74

Real Madrid

73
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

26

Como

28

PSG

29

Roma

31

Juventus

32

Inter

32
Goal Difference Rankings
Bayern

86

Barcelona

61

Inter

54

PSG

45

Man City

43

Arsenal

43

FC 2025-26 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
37
25
7
5
43
82
2
Man City Man City
36
23
8
5
43
77
3
Man United Man United
37
19
11
7
16
68
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
37
18
8
11
6
62
5
Liverpool Liverpool
37
17
8
12
10
59
6
Bournemouth Bournemouth
36
13
16
7
4
55
7
Brighton Brighton
37
14
11
12
9
53
8
Brentford Brentford
37
14
10
13
3
52
9
Sunderland Sunderland
37
13
12
12
-7
51
10
Chelsea Chelsea
36
13
10
13
6
49
11
Newcastle Newcastle
37
14
7
16
0
49
12
Everton Everton
37
13
10
14
-2
49
13
Fulham Fulham
37
14
7
16
-6
49
14
Leeds Leeds
37
11
14
12
-4
47
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
37
11
12
14
-9
45
16
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
37
11
10
16
-3
43
17
Tottenham Tottenham
36
9
11
16
-9
38
18
West Ham West Ham
37
9
9
19
-22
36
19
Burnley Burnley
37
4
9
24
-37
21
20
Wolves Wolves
37
3
10
24
-41
19
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
37
31
1
5
61
94
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
37
26
5
6
40
83
3
Villarreal Villarreal
37
21
6
10
22
69
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
37
21
6
10
22
69
5
Real Betis Real Betis
37
14
15
8
10
57
6
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
37
13
12
12
4
51
7
Getafe Getafe
37
14
6
17
-7
48
8
Rayo Rayo
37
11
14
12
-4
47
9
Valencia Valencia
37
12
10
15
-11
46
10
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
37
11
12
14
-2
45
11
Espanyol Espanyol
37
12
9
16
-12
45
12
Athletic Club Athletic Club
37
13
6
18
-13
45
13
Sevilla Sevilla
37
12
7
18
-13
43
14
Alavés Alavés
37
11
10
16
-11
43
15
Levante Levante
37
11
9
17
-13
42
16
Osasuna Osasuna
37
11
9
17
-5
42
17
Elche Elche
37
10
12
15
-8
42
18
Girona Girona
37
9
13
15
-16
40
19
Mallorca Mallorca
37
10
9
18
-13
39
20
Oviedo Oviedo
37
6
11
20
-31
29
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
34
28
5
1
86
89
2
Dortmund Dortmund
34
22
7
5
36
73
3
Leipzig Leipzig
34
20
5
9
19
65
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
34
18
8
8
22
62
5
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
34
18
7
9
13
61
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
34
17
8
9
21
59
7
Freiburg Freiburg
34
13
8
13
-6
47
8
Frankfurt Frankfurt
34
11
11
12
-4
44
9
Augsburg Augsburg
34
12
7
15
-16
43
10
Mainz Mainz
34
10
10
14
-9
40
11
Union Berlin Union Berlin
34
10
9
15
-14
39
12
M'gladbach M'gladbach
34
9
11
14
-11
38
13
Hamburg Hamburg
34
9
11
14
-14
38
14
Köln Köln
34
7
11
16
-14
32
15
Werder Werder
34
8
8
18
-23
32
16
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
34
7
8
19
-24
29
17
Heidenheim Heidenheim
34
6
8
20
-31
26
18
St. Pauli St. Pauli
34
6
8
20
-31
26
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
37
27
5
5
54
86
2
Napoli Napoli
37
22
7
8
21
73
3
Milan Milan
37
20
10
7
19
70
4
Roma Roma
37
22
4
11
26
70
5
Como Como
37
19
11
7
33
68
6
Juventus Juventus
37
19
11
7
27
68
7
Atalanta Atalanta
37
15
13
9
15
58
8
Bologna Bologna
37
16
7
14
3
55
9
Lazio Lazio
37
13
12
12
0
51
10
Udinese Udinese
37
14
8
15
-2
50
11
Sassuolo Sassuolo
37
14
7
16
-3
49
12
Torino Torino
37
12
8
17
-19
44
13
Parma Parma
37
10
12
15
-19
42
14
Genoa Genoa
37
10
11
16
-9
41
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
37
9
14
14
-9
41
16
Cagliari Cagliari
37
10
10
17
-14
40
17
Lecce Lecce
37
9
8
20
-23
35
18
Cremonese Cremonese
37
8
10
19
-22
34
19
Verona Verona
37
3
12
22
-34
21
20
Pisa Pisa
37
2
12
23
-44
18
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
34
24
4
6
45
76
2
Lens Lens
34
22
4
8
31
70
3
Lille Lille
34
18
7
9
15
61
4
Lyon Lyon
34
18
6
10
13
60
5
Marseille Marseille
34
18
5
11
18
59
6
Rennes Rennes
34
17
8
9
9
59
7
Monaco Monaco
34
16
6
12
6
54
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
34
15
8
11
11
53
9
Lorient Lorient
34
11
12
11
-3
45
10
Toulouse Toulouse
33
12
8
13
1
44
11
Paris FC Paris FC
34
11
11
12
-3
44
12
Brest Brest
34
10
9
15
-12
39
13
Angers Angers
34
9
9
16
-19
36
14
Le Havre Le Havre
34
7
14
13
-12
35
15
Auxerre Auxerre
34
8
10
16
-10
34
16
Nice Nice
34
7
11
16
-23
32
17
Nantes Nantes
33
5
8
20
-23
23
18
Metz Metz
34
3
8
23
-44
17
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
Thu
4/23
ESP ESP
@
RAY RAY
0-1
Fri
4/24
UNB UNB
@
RBL RBL
1-3
Fri
4/24
LEN LEN
@
BRE BRE
3-3
Fri
4/24
CRE CRE
@
NAP NAP
0-4
Fri
4/24
FOR FOR
@
SUN SUN
5-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/19
MCI MCI
@
BOU BOU
2:30 PM
Tue
5/19
TOT TOT
@
CHE CHE
3:15 PM
Fri
5/22
ATA ATA
@
FIO FIO
2:45 PM
Sat
5/23
INT INT
@
BOL BOL
12:00 PM
Sat
5/23
PIS PIS
@
LAZ LAZ
2:45 PM