most assists by a defensive midfielder this season

Pascal Groß and Declan Rice are tied for the most assists by a defensive midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League this season, with 4 assists.

NAMEASEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGTKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Pascal Groß
P. Groß
4
2026-27
Brighton Brighton
7.26
7
7
610
3
12
6
0
3
4
8
13
3
0
2Declan Rice
D. Rice
4
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
7.67
7
7
591
0
8
6
0
1
7
13
6
1
0
3Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
3
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
8.34
5
5
450
0
8
7
0
1
7
3
0
0
0
4Cristian Cásseres Jr.
C. Cásseres Jr.
3
2026-27
Toulouse Toulouse
7.76
5
5
450
0
24
18
0
1
5
16
11
2
0
5Ellyes Skhiri
E. Skhiri
2
2026-27
Köln Köln
7.66
3
3
225
0
6
1
0
1
5
5
4
1
0
6Federico Valverde
F. Valverde
2
2026-27
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.51
8
8
652
0
9
8
0
2
7
10
4
0
0
7Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
2
2026-27
Brest Brest
6.95
7
7
600
0
9
7
0
2
12
17
6
0
0
8Alexander Prass
A. Prass
1
2026-27
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
9.2
1
1
90
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
0
9Tochukwu Nnadi
T. Nnadi
1
2026-27
Marseille Marseille
6.3
1
1
89
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
10Mateo Kovačić
M. Kovačić
1
2026-27
Man City Man City
8.9
1
1
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11Darryl Bakola
D. Bakola
1
2026-27
Sassuolo Sassuolo
6.2
1
1
90
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
12Neil El Aynaoui
N. El Aynaoui
1
2026-27
Leipzig Leipzig
7.09
2
2
147
0
4
1
0
0
5
3
4
2
0
13Ezechiel Banzuzi
E. Banzuzi
1
2026-27
Leipzig Leipzig
7.34
2
2
138
1
6
5
0
0
2
4
2
0
0
14Aurélien Tchouameni
A. Tchouameni
1
2026-27
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.37
4
4
335
0
7
4
0
1
8
5
1
1
0
15Nemanja Matić
N. Matić
1
2026-27
Sassuolo Sassuolo
6.52
2
2
157
0
4
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
16Lucas Bretelle
L. Bretelle
1
2026-27
Le Mans Le Mans
7.08
3
3
225
0
4
3
0
0
7
1
5
0
0
17Nicolò Fagioli
N. Fagioli
1
2026-27
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7.08
3
3
270
0
9
6
0
2
1
7
1
0
0
18Hugo Magnetti
H. Magnetti
1
2026-27
Brest Brest
6.91
5
5
434
0
18
10
0
0
9
5
7
0
0
19Kobbie Mainoo
K. Mainoo
1
2026-27
Man United Man United
8.32
5
5
421
0
11
5
0
4
7
3
5
0
0
20Ruiz de Galarreta
R. de Galarreta
1
2026-27
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.87
5
5
339
0
4
1
0
1
6
1
11
2
0
21Maxime López
M. López
1
2026-27
Paris FC Paris FC
8.52
4
4
355
2
6
2
0
1
7
7
4
1
0
22Aleix García
A. García
1
2026-27
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.98
6
6
533
0
8
1
0
2
7
6
3
0
0
23Nico González
N. González
1
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
6.74
5
5
344
0
7
5
0
2
4
1
13
2
0
24Patrizio Masini
P. Masini
1
2026-27
Frosinone Frosinone
6.09
6
6
495
0
15
10
0
1
10
18
11
0
0
25Mamady Diambou
M. Diambou
1
2026-27
Brest Brest
7.1
1
1
74
0
6
5
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
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More Brighton Stats

Team Leaders

G

3

Groß

Pascal Groß

A

4

Groß

Pascal Groß

RTG

7.51

De Cuyper

Maxim De Cuyper
Team Rankings

GF

23

1st

GA

5

1st

GD

18

1st

FORM

WWWWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
Last Game
BHA Brighton

W5 D1 L1

5

Final

0

CRY Crystal Palace

W2 D1 L4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

5

Kane

Harry Kane
Rating Leaders

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Dybala

Paulo Dybala

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Inter

21

Atlético Madrid

19
Goals Against Rankings
Roma

3

Lazio

4

Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Bayern

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

12

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
7
7
0
0
12
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
7
6
0
1
6
18
3
Brighton Brighton
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
7
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
8
Everton Everton
7
2
4
1
1
10
9
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
10
Ipswich Ipswich
7
3
0
4
-4
9
11
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
12
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7
2
2
3
-4
8
13
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
14
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
16
Tottenham Tottenham
7
1
3
3
-4
6
17
Coventry Coventry
7
2
0
5
-8
6
18
Fulham Fulham
7
1
2
4
-3
5
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7
1
2
4
-4
5
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
9
7
1
1
11
22
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
9
3
2
4
3
11
8
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
9
Deportivo Deportivo
9
2
5
2
1
11
10
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
11
Athletic Club Athletic Club
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Villarreal Villarreal
9
2
3
4
0
9
13
Rayo Rayo
8
2
3
3
-5
9
14
Getafe Getafe
9
2
3
4
-6
9
15
Espanyol Espanyol
9
2
2
5
-1
8
16
Racing Racing
9
2
2
5
-12
8
17
Levante Levante
8
1
4
3
-4
7
18
Elche Elche
9
1
4
4
-6
7
19
Valencia Valencia
9
1
3
5
-9
6
20
Málaga Málaga
9
0
4
5
-12
4
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
2
Dortmund Dortmund
6
4
2
0
7
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
13
5
Mainz Mainz
6
3
1
2
4
10
6
Elversberg Elversberg
6
3
1
2
1
10
7
Leipzig Leipzig
6
3
0
3
5
9
8
Werder Werder
6
2
3
1
0
9
9
Hamburg Hamburg
6
3
0
3
-9
9
10
Augsburg Augsburg
6
2
2
2
4
8
11
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6
2
2
2
-6
8
12
Köln Köln
6
2
1
3
-3
7
13
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6
2
0
4
-2
6
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
15
Schalke Schalke
6
1
2
3
-3
5
16
Paderborn Paderborn
6
1
2
3
-4
5
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6
1
2
3
-12
5
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6
0
0
6
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
7
6
1
0
12
19
2
Lazio Lazio
7
6
1
0
10
19
3
Roma Roma
7
5
2
0
13
17
4
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
5
Como Como
7
4
2
1
5
14
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Cagliari Cagliari
7
4
1
2
-1
13
8
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Napoli Napoli
7
3
1
3
3
10
10
Torino Torino
7
3
1
3
1
10
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
9
13
Sassuolo Sassuolo
7
2
2
3
-2
8
14
Monza Monza
7
2
1
4
-2
7
15
Bologna Bologna
7
1
2
4
-4
5
16
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
7
1
1
5
-9
4
19
Parma Parma
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
Paris FC Paris FC
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
5
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
6
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
7
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
8
Lens Lens
7
3
1
3
3
10
9
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
10
Brest Brest
7
2
3
2
3
9
11
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
13
Nice Nice
7
2
2
3
-3
8
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
3
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
4
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
2
0
0
7
6
5
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
6
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
2
2
0
0
4
6
8
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
9
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
2
6
10
Real Betis Real Betis
2
2
0
0
2
6
11
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
12
Bayern Bayern
2
1
1
0
5
4
13
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
14
Shaktar Shaktar
2
1
1
0
2
4
15
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
16
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
17
Como Como
2
1
0
1
2
3
18
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
2
3
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Club Brugge Club Brugge
2
1
0
1
0
3
21
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Leipzig Leipzig
2
1
0
1
-2
3
24
Feyenoord Feyenoord
2
1
0
1
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
27
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
28
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
29
Viking Viking
2
0
1
1
-2
1
30
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
31
Inter Inter
2
0
0
2
-2
0
32
LASK LASK
2
0
0
2
-4
0
33
Lille Lille
2
0
0
2
-4
0
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Galatasaray Galatasaray
2
0
0
2
-5
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
9/7
CEL CEL
@
GET GET
1-1
Mon
9/7
RSO RSO
@
ELC ELC
3-2
Fri
9/11
S04 S04
@
UNB UNB
3-1
Fri
9/11
FIO FIO
@
VEN VEN
4-2
Fri
9/11
MAR MAR
@
REN REN
0-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM