midfielders with the most possession won per match in 2021

Wilfred Ndidi had the most ball recoveries per match by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in 2020-21, with 8.69 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 2021

	NAME	REC/M	SEASON	CLUB	M	MIN	START	G	G/M	A	G+A	PK	FK	SH	SOT	WOOD	TCH	TCH-BOX	OFF
1	Wilfred Ndidi W. Ndidi	8.69	2020-21	Leicester	26	2,176	25	1	0.04	4	5	0	0	16	1	0	1,807	15	0
2	Rodri	8.38	2020-21	Man City	34	2,748	31	2	0.06	2	4	1	0	32	9	2	3,154	45	3
3	Jordan Henderson J. Henderson	8.05	2020-21	Liverpool	21	1,704	20	1	0.05	1	2	0	0	14	6	0	2,004	14	0
4	Maximilian Arnold M. Arnold	8.03	2020-21	Wolfsburg	30	2,588	30	3	0.10	6	9	0	1	55	16	1	2,062	13	0
5	Andrés Cubas A. Cubas	8.00	2020-21	Nîmes	27	2,246	27	1	0.04	0	1	0	0	11	5	0	1,333	9	0
6	Benjamin André B. André	7.97	2020-21	Lille	35	2,900	35	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	20	7	2	2,581	39	0
7	Wataru Endō W. Endō	7.82	2020-21	Stuttgart	33	2,956	33	3	0.09	3	6	0	0	28	14	0	2,363	25	0
8	Pierre Emile Højbjerg P. Emile Højbjerg	7.76	2020-21	Tottenham	38	3,420	38	2	0.05	4	6	0	0	14	7	0	3,225	23	0
9	Xaver Schlager X. Schlager	7.72	2020-21	Wolfsburg	32	2,631	30	2	0.06	4	6	0	0	49	5	2	1,772	40	1
10	Fred	7.63	2020-21	Man United	30	2,390	27	1	0.03	0	1	0	0	25	7	0	2,194	15	1
11	Yves Bissouma Y. Bissouma	7.61	2020-21	Brighton	36	3,111	35	1	0.03	0	1	0	0	42	3	0	2,230	12	0
12	Milan Badelj M. Badelj	7.60	2020-21	Genoa	30	2,412	29	1	0.03	4	5	0	0	17	4	0	2,037	14	1
13	Joshua Kimmich J. Kimmich	7.59	2020-21	Bayern	27	2,195	25	4	0.15	10	14	0	0	37	14	0	2,477	28	0
14	James Ward-Prowse J. Ward-Prowse	7.55	2020-21	Southampton	38	3,420	38	8	0.21	7	15	3	4	43	24	3	3,098	23	0
15	Allan	7.54	2020-21	Everton	24	2,051	23	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	1,367	3	0
16	Remo Freuler R. Freuler	7.47	2020-21	Atalanta	34	2,718	32	2	0.06	3	5	0	0	20	8	0	2,556	54	1
17	Oriol Romeu O. Romeu	7.43	2020-21	Southampton	21	1,763	20	1	0.05	1	2	0	0	14	4	1	1,538	9	0
18	Jean-Clair Todibo J. Todibo	7.40	2020-21	Nice	15	1,332	15	1	0.07	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	1,307	15	0
19	Kalvin Phillips K. Phillips	7.38	2020-21	Leeds	29	2,428	28	1	0.03	2	3	0	1	15	5	0	1,863	7	0
20	Franck Kessié F. Kessié	7.35	2020-21	Milan	37	3,228	36	13	0.35	4	17	11	0	49	22	3	2,556	91	1
21	Declan Rice D. Rice	7.34	2020-21	West Ham	32	2,879	32	2	0.06	1	3	1	0	28	8	3	1,909	44	1
22	Habib Maïga H. Maïga	7.32	2020-21	Metz	31	2,695	31	1	0.03	3	4	0	0	26	6	1	1,843	34	3
23	Marten de Roon M. de Roon	7.31	2020-21	Atalanta	35	3,021	33	1	0.03	1	2	0	0	17	3	1	2,557	13	0
24	Téji Savanier T. Savanier	7.30	2020-21	Montpellier	27	2,174	26	5	0.19	5	10	2	0	56	19	1	1,715	40	1
25	Aurélien Tchouameni A. Tchouameni	7.14	2020-21	Monaco	36	3,071	36	2	0.06	4	6	0	0	53	12	1	2,443	56	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