most ball recovery midfielder in europe

Elliot Anderson has recovered the most balls by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 218 recoveries in the Premier League.

Interpreted as:
most ball recovery midfielder in europe this season
NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
218
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.28
26
2,340
26
1
0.04
2
3
1
0
27
7
0
2,410
45
1
2Nemanja Matić
N. Matić
141
2025-26
Sassuolo Sassuolo
6.58
23
2,007
23
1
0.04
1
2
0
0
10
4
0
1,610
22
0
3Adrien Thomasson
A. Thomasson
141
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.89
21
1,829
21
2
0.10
5
7
0
0
28
8
1
1,378
83
2
4Mamadou Sangaré
M. Sangaré
138
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.84
20
1,576
18
1
0.05
2
3
0
0
28
7
1
1,305
25
3
5João Gomes
J. Gomes
137
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.56
25
2,023
23
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
12
5
0
1,500
27
0
6Cristian Cásseres Jr.
C. Cásseres Jr.
136
2025-26
Toulouse Toulouse
6.73
21
1,714
19
1
0.05
0
1
0
0
17
4
0
1,253
18
1
7Luis Milla
L. Milla
135
2025-26
Getafe Getafe
6.88
23
2,024
23
0
0.00
8
8
0
0
17
1
0
1,377
11
1
8James Garner
J. Garner
134
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.29
26
2,333
26
2
0.08
3
5
0
0
39
10
1
1,818
23
0
9Yehor Yarmoliuk
Y. Yarmoliuk
133
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.62
26
1,873
22
1
0.04
2
3
0
0
15
4
1
1,195
14
1
10Antonio Blanco
A. Blanco
132
2025-26
Alavés Alavés
6.60
22
1,870
22
1
0.05
1
2
0
0
23
9
0
1,629
8
2
11Luka Modrić
L. Modrić
130
2025-26
Milan Milan
7.57
23
1,913
22
2
0.09
3
5
0
0
12
7
1
1,831
16
0
12Kaishu Sano
K. Sano
130
2025-26
Mainz Mainz
6.42
22
1,979
22
1
0.05
1
2
0
0
13
3
0
1,178
31
4
13Bryan Cristante
B. Cristante
128
2025-26
Roma Roma
6.30
24
2,018
24
1
0.04
0
1
0
0
27
7
2
1,710
43
0
14Mateus Fernandes
M. Fernandes
125
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
7.20
24
1,944
23
3
0.13
3
6
0
0
18
4
1
1,355
13
0
15Declan Rice
D. Rice
124
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.57
25
2,146
24
4
0.16
3
7
0
0
33
12
0
1,962
41
1
16Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
123
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.32
24
2,151
24
4
0.17
2
6
0
3
49
17
1
2,016
47
1
17Mikel Jauregizar
M. Jauregizar
123
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.66
24
2,018
24
2
0.08
0
2
0
0
29
7
0
1,367
17
0
18André
André
123
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.74
23
1,684
18
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1,133
3
0
19Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
121
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.46
21
1,774
20
3
0.14
1
4
0
0
18
7
0
1,512
11
0
20Adam Wharton
A. Wharton
121
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.57
23
1,896
23
0
0.00
3
3
0
0
21
3
1
1,253
21
0
21Ylber Ramadani
Y. Ramadani
121
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.40
24
2,069
24
1
0.04
0
1
0
0
20
4
1
1,336
5
0
22Iliman Ndiaye
I. Ndiaye
120
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.88
20
1,702
20
5
0.25
2
7
2
0
26
14
1
973
70
6
23Matheus Nunes
M. Nunes
119
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.17
23
1,905
21
1
0.04
4
5
0
0
5
1
0
1,936
19
4
24Ruiz de Galarreta
R. de Galarreta
118
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.82
22
1,408
20
1
0.05
1
2
0
0
15
2
0
1,058
8
0
25Bruno Fernandes
B. Fernandes
117
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.49
23
1,984
23
6
0.26
12
18
2
1
58
15
5
1,774
53
4
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A

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Hutchinson

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RTG

7.28

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Team Rankings

GF

25

19th

GA

38

14th

GD

-13

17th

FORM

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last 5

2025-26 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
15
Leeds Leeds
26
7
9
10
-9
30
16
Tottenham Tottenham
26
7
8
11
-1
29
17
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
26
7
6
13
-13
27
18
West Ham West Ham
26
6
6
14
-17
24
19
Burnley Burnley
26
4
6
16
-23
18
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
2/22
LIV LIV
@
FOR FOR
9:00 AM
Sun
3/1
FOR FOR
@
BHA BHA
9:00 AM
Wed
3/4
FOR FOR
@
MCI MCI
2:30 PM
Sun
3/15
FUL FUL
@
FOR FOR
10:00 AM
Sun
3/22
FOR FOR
@
TOT TOT
10:15 AM
Last Game
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0

WOL Wolves

W1 D6 L19

Wed 11 Feb 2026

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Goals Leaders

26

Kane

Harry Kane

23

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

22

Haaland

Erling Haaland
Assists Leaders

16

Olise

Michael Olise

12

Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes

12

Dimarco

Federico Dimarco
Rating Leaders

8.28

Olise

Michael Olise

8.27

Pedri

Pedri

8.21

Vitinha

Vitinha
Take-ons Leaders

97

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

72

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

59

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
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23

Dimarco

Federico Dimarco

21

Olise

Michael Olise

19

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

Europe Top Five 2025-26 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Bayern

82

Barcelona

64

Inter

60

Man City

54

Real Madrid

53

Arsenal

50
Goals Against Rankings
Roma

16

Lens

17

Como

18

Milan

18

Arsenal

18

PSG

19
Goal Difference Rankings
Bayern

63

Inter

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Barcelona

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Real Madrid

34

Arsenal

32

PSG

30

FC 2025-26 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
26
17
6
3
32
57
2
Man City Man City
26
16
5
5
30
53
3
Aston Villa Aston Villa
26
15
5
6
10
50
4
Man United Man United
26
12
9
5
10
45
5
Chelsea Chelsea
26
12
8
6
17
44
6
Liverpool Liverpool
26
12
6
8
6
42
7
Brentford Brentford
26
12
4
10
5
40
8
Everton Everton
26
10
7
9
-1
37
9
Bournemouth Bournemouth
26
9
10
7
-2
37
10
Newcastle Newcastle
26
10
6
10
0
36
11
Sunderland Sunderland
26
9
9
8
-3
36
12
Fulham Fulham
26
10
4
12
-5
34
13
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
26
8
8
10
-4
32
14
Brighton Brighton
26
7
10
9
0
31
15
Leeds Leeds
26
7
9
10
-9
30
16
Tottenham Tottenham
26
7
8
11
-1
29
17
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
26
7
6
13
-13
27
18
West Ham West Ham
26
6
6
14
-17
24
19
Burnley Burnley
26
4
6
16
-23
18
20
Wolves Wolves
26
1
6
19
-32
9
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Real Madrid Real Madrid
24
19
3
2
34
60
2
Barcelona Barcelona
24
19
1
4
39
58
3
Villarreal Villarreal
23
14
3
6
18
45
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
24
13
6
5
17
45
5
Real Betis Real Betis
24
11
8
5
10
41
6
Espanyol Espanyol
24
10
5
9
-4
35
7
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
24
8
10
6
5
34
8
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
24
8
7
9
-1
31
9
Athletic Club Athletic Club
24
9
4
11
-7
31
10
Osasuna Osasuna
24
8
6
10
0
30
11
Getafe Getafe
24
8
5
11
-8
29
12
Girona Girona
24
7
8
9
-14
29
13
Sevilla Sevilla
24
7
5
12
-8
26
14
Alavés Alavés
24
7
5
12
-9
26
15
Valencia Valencia
24
6
8
10
-12
26
16
Elche Elche
24
5
10
9
-4
25
17
Rayo Rayo
23
6
7
10
-9
25
18
Mallorca Mallorca
24
6
6
12
-10
24
19
Levante Levante
23
4
6
13
-14
18
20
Oviedo Oviedo
23
3
7
13
-23
16
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
22
18
3
1
63
57
2
Dortmund Dortmund
22
15
6
1
27
51
3
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
22
14
3
5
19
45
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
22
13
3
6
12
42
5
Leipzig Leipzig
22
12
4
6
12
40
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
21
12
3
6
16
39
7
Frankfurt Frankfurt
22
8
7
7
-2
31
8
Freiburg Freiburg
22
8
6
8
-4
30
9
Hamburg Hamburg
21
6
7
8
-7
25
10
Union Berlin Union Berlin
22
6
7
9
-9
25
11
Augsburg Augsburg
22
7
4
11
-14
25
12
Köln Köln
22
6
5
11
-6
23
13
M'gladbach M'gladbach
22
5
7
10
-12
22
14
Mainz Mainz
22
5
6
11
-12
21
15
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
22
5
5
12
-15
20
16
Werder Werder
22
4
7
11
-20
19
17
St. Pauli St. Pauli
22
4
5
13
-19
17
18
Heidenheim Heidenheim
22
3
4
15
-29
13
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
25
20
1
4
39
61
2
Milan Milan
24
15
8
1
22
53
3
Napoli Napoli
25
15
5
5
13
50
4
Roma Roma
25
15
2
8
15
47
5
Juventus Juventus
25
13
7
5
20
46
6
Atalanta Atalanta
25
11
9
5
13
42
7
Como Como
24
11
8
5
20
41
8
Bologna Bologna
25
9
6
10
2
33
9
Lazio Lazio
25
8
9
8
1
33
10
Sassuolo Sassuolo
25
9
5
11
-6
32
11
Udinese Udinese
25
9
5
11
-10
32
12
Parma Parma
25
7
8
10
-13
29
13
Cagliari Cagliari
25
7
7
11
-7
28
14
Torino Torino
25
7
6
12
-19
27
15
Genoa Genoa
25
5
9
11
-8
24
16
Cremonese Cremonese
25
5
9
11
-12
24
17
Lecce Lecce
25
6
6
13
-14
24
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
25
4
9
12
-10
21
19
Pisa Pisa
25
1
12
12
-22
15
20
Verona Verona
25
2
9
14
-24
15
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lens Lens
22
17
1
4
25
52
2
PSG PSG
22
16
3
3
30
51
3
Lyon Lyon
22
14
3
5
16
45
4
Marseille Marseille
22
12
4
6
19
40
5
Lille Lille
22
10
4
8
4
34
6
Rennes Rennes
22
9
7
6
-1
34
7
Strasbourg Strasbourg
22
9
4
9
7
31
8
Monaco Monaco
22
9
4
9
1
31
9
Lorient Lorient
22
8
7
7
-4
31
10
Toulouse Toulouse
22
8
6
8
6
30
11
Angers Angers
22
8
5
9
-5
29
12
Brest Brest
22
7
6
9
-5
27
13
Le Havre Le Havre
22
6
8
8
-7
26
14
Nice Nice
22
6
5
11
-13
23
15
Paris FC Paris FC
22
5
7
10
-13
22
16
Auxerre Auxerre
22
4
5
13
-13
17
17
Nantes Nantes
22
3
5
14
-20
14
18
Metz Metz
22
3
4
15
-27
13
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
Sat
1/17
VAL VAL
@
GET GET
1-0
Sat
1/17
ALA ALA
@
ATM ATM
0-1
Sat
1/17
RAY RAY
@
CEL CEL
0-3
Sat
1/17
FCB FCB
@
RSO RSO
1-2
Sun
1/18
VER VER
@
CRE CRE
0-0

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/18
VIL VIL
@
LEV LEV
2:00 PM
Wed
2/18
COM COM
@
MIL MIL
2:45 PM
Wed
2/18
ARS ARS
@
WOL WOL
3:00 PM
Fri
2/20
HAM HAM
@
MAI MAI
2:30 PM
Fri
2/20
MAR MAR
@
BRE BRE
2:45 PM