midfielders with the most possession won per match in 2020

Pierre Emile Højbjerg had the most ball recoveries per match by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in 2019-20, with 9.67 per match in the Premier League.

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midfielders with the most possession won per match with a minimum of 30 min per team match in 2020

	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	Pierre Emile Højbjerg P. Emile Højbjerg	9.67	2019-20	Southampton		33	2,750	30	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	46	11	0	2,361	39	1
2	Téji Savanier T. Savanier	8.42	2019-20	Montpellier		19	1,532	18	6	0.32	2	8	2	0	31	9	1	1,299	7	0
3	Wilfred Ndidi W. Ndidi	8.38	2019-20	Leicester		32	2,676	29	2	0.06	1	3	0	0	26	3	1	2,204	23	1
4	Casemiro	8.31	2019-20	Real Madrid	6.76	35	3,091	35	4	0.11	3	7	0	0	45	13	0	2,738	37	3
5	Declan Rice D. Rice	8.18	2019-20	West Ham		38	3,420	38	1	0.03	3	4	0	0	31	9	2	2,225	24	2
6	Jefferson Lerma J. Lerma	8.18	2019-20	Bournemouth		33	2,706	31	1	0.03	2	3	0	0	30	2	1	1,807	17	1
7	Suat Serdar S. Serdar	8.15	2019-20	Schalke		20	1,603	19	7	0.35	0	7	0	0	36	14	1	888	36	1
8	Fred	8.14	2019-20	Man United		29	2,163	23	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	40	10	1	2,167	26	1
9	Ismael Bennacer I. Bennacer	8.13	2019-20	Milan		31	2,484	28	1	0.03	0	1	0	0	15	2	1	2,228	9	0
10	Thiago Alcântara T. Alcântara	8.04	2019-20	Bayern		24	1,771	20	3	0.13	0	3	0	0	18	9	0	2,145	23	0
11	Mikel Merino M. Merino	8.00	2019-20	Real Sociedad	6.65	36	3,141	35	5	0.14	1	6	0	0	44	14	2	2,592	59	2
12	Rúben Neves R. Neves	7.95	2019-20	Wolves		38	3,059	35	2	0.05	2	4	0	0	61	10	2	2,392	5	0
13	Habib Maïga H. Maïga	7.88	2019-20	Metz		26	2,270	26	1	0.04	2	3	0	0	29	9	0	1,745	31	1
14	Jorginho	7.87	2019-20	Chelsea		31	2,381	27	4	0.13	2	6	3	0	12	4	0	2,584	11	0
15	Ibrahim Sangaré I. Sangaré	7.84	2019-20	Toulouse		25	2,176	25	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	22	5	0	1,707	30	1
16	Daniel Baier D. Baier	7.74	2019-20	Augsburg		23	1,942	22	1	0.04	0	1	0	0	16	2	0	1,150	2	0
17	Tiemoué Bakayoko T. Bakayoko	7.70	2019-20	Monaco		20	1,720	20	1	0.05	2	3	0	0	24	7	1	1,323	31	0
18	Rubén Pérez R. Pérez	7.69	2019-20	Leganés	6.35	26	2,195	25	1	0.04	1	2	1	0	21	3	0	1,446	3	0
19	Denis Zakaria D. Zakaria	7.65	2019-20	M'gladbach		23	1,948	22	2	0.09	2	4	0	0	23	6	2	1,228	22	0
20	Ibrahima Diallo I. Diallo	7.63	2019-20	Brest		19	1,562	18	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	5	2	0	1,060	5	0
21	Makoto Hasebe M. Hasebe	7.52	2019-20	Frankfurt		23	1,967	21	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,614	1	0
22	Abdoulaye Doucouré A. Doucouré	7.49	2019-20	Watford		37	3,159	36	4	0.11	2	6	0	0	61	13	1	2,168	108	6
23	Charles Aránguiz C. Aránguiz	7.41	2019-20	Leverkusen		27	2,118	23	1	0.04	3	4	0	0	16	2	0	1,944	23	0
24	Oliver Norwood O. Norwood	7.34	2019-20	Sheffield Utd		38	3,096	37	1	0.03	1	2	1	0	17	6	0	2,496	2	1
25	Ashley Westwood A. Westwood	7.26	2019-20	Burnley		35	3,150	35	2	0.06	6	8	0	0	13	3	0	2,183	21	1

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Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Mbappé

3

López

3

Raphinha

Assists Leaders

3

Dybala

2

Bellingham

2

Gordon

Rating Leaders

9.84

Malen

9.67

Hinshelwood

9.58

Palmer

Take-ons Leaders

7

Pépé

7

Kubo

6

Sancet

Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Raphinha

3

Dybala

2

Martínez

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

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

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

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

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