William Vainqueur had the most ball recoveries per match by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in 2016-17, with 9.97 per match in Ligue 1.
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midfielders with the most possession won per match with a minimum of 30 min per team match in 2017| NAME | REC/M | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | MIN | START | G | G/M | A | G+A | PK | FK | SH | SOT | WOOD | TCH | TCH-BOX | OFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Vainqueur | 9.97 | 2016-17 | 29 | 2,547 | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2,331 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Llorente | 9.44 | 2016-17 | 32 | 2,806 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2,266 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | J. Féret | 9.23 | 2016-17 | 35 | 3,119 | 35 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2,435 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | D. Drinkwater | 9.17 | 2016-17 | 29 | 2,468 | 27 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2,193 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | B. André | 9.14 | 2016-17 | 36 | 3,218 | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 3,125 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 6 | | L. Biglia | 8.93 | 2016-17 | 29 | 2,278 | 28 | 4 | 0.14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2,086 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | J. Henderson | 8.83 | 2016-17 | 24 | 2,117 | 24 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2,423 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | O. Romeu | 8.69 | 2016-17 | 35 | 3,071 | 35 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2,596 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | A. Dioussé | 8.67 | 2016-17 | 33 | 2,402 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,092 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | M. Abeid | 8.61 | 2016-17 | 28 | 2,377 | 27 | 3 | 0.11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 1,818 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | R. Pérez | 8.60 | 2016-17 | 30 | 2,334 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1,748 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | D. Ceballos | 8.50 | 2016-17 | 30 | 2,336 | 24 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 2,096 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | R. Mesa | 8.46 | 2016-17 | 35 | 3,036 | 34 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2,875 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | N. Keïta | 8.45 | 2016-17 | 31 | 2,413 | 29 | 8 | 0.26 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 2,053 | 62 | 1 | ||
| 15 | | Beñat | 8.31 | 2016-17 | 32 | 2,404 | 28 | 1 | 0.03 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2,001 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | Gabi | 8.21 | 2016-17 | 34 | 2,897 | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2,575 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | Illarramendi | 8.00 | 2016-17 | 34 | 3,005 | 33 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2,952 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | T. Bakayoko | 7.97 | 2016-17 | 32 | 2,219 | 25 | 2 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 1,847 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | P. Tachtsidis | 7.96 | 2016-17 | 26 | 2,140 | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1,691 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | Y. Aït Bennasser | 7.96 | 2016-17 | 26 | 1,931 | 23 | 3 | 0.12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1,290 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 21 |  | N. Kanté | 7.86 | 2016-17 | 35 | 3,139 | 35 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2,671 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | Ó. Trejo | 7.83 | 2016-17 | 29 | 2,310 | 27 | 2 | 0.07 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1,945 | 49 | 2 | ||
| 23 | | G. Kondogbia | 7.79 | 2016-17 | 24 | 1,713 | 20 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1,464 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 24 | | J. Toulalan | 7.77 | 2016-17 | 30 | 2,607 | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2,168 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | C. Tolisso | 7.71 | 2016-17 | 31 | 2,576 | 29 | 8 | 0.26 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 26 | 3 | 2,498 | 69 | 2 | ||
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
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| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |
| 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 | |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
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