most defensive duels won by defenders in 2025 2026

Marco Palestra won the most duels by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in Serie A in 2025-26, with 242 duels won.

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NAMEDUEL-WSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Marco Palestra
M. Palestra
242
2025-26
Cagliari Cagliari
6.63
37
34
3,081
1
4
53
35
0
9
19
43
41
3
0
2James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
229
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
3Tiago Gabriel
T. Gabriel
223
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.57
37
36
3,219
2
0
64
40
2
2
46
265
29
7
0
4Danilho Doekhi
D. Doekhi
219
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.62
34
34
3,060
5
0
45
31
2
6
42
193
28
4
0
5Victor Nelsson
V. Nelsson
219
2025-26
Verona Verona
6.52
38
37
3,315
0
0
75
45
3
1
75
284
44
4
0
6Willi Orban
W. Orban
218
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.99
33
33
2,949
2
0
51
33
1
4
45
270
20
4
0
7Danilo Veiga
D. Veiga
214
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.38
36
33
3,021
0
1
98
53
0
1
32
136
46
9
0
8Patrick Mainka
P. Mainka
213
2025-26
Heidenheim Heidenheim
6.76
34
34
3,060
2
2
48
30
1
3
36
290
10
1
0
9Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
212
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.91
36
36
3,090
1
0
54
31
2
3
28
194
33
7
0
10Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
211
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.05
38
38
3,379
1
5
103
51
1
5
43
146
39
5
0
11Neco Williams
N. Williams
210
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.98
37
36
3,204
2
3
93
61
0
18
46
95
29
6
1
12Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
208
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
13Leopold Querfeld
L. Querfeld
208
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.48
31
30
2,705
3
0
52
27
1
6
35
242
46
7
0
14Jon Aramburu
J. Aramburu
207
2025-26
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6.41
35
31
2,773
1
0
105
66
1
4
47
98
69
11
0
15Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
206
2025-26
Hamburg Hamburg
6.99
28
27
2,442
6
0
23
17
0
6
40
283
29
6
0
16Michael Kayode
M. Kayode
205
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.89
37
37
3,258
1
1
68
47
0
4
39
101
26
8
0
17Jeff Chabot
J. Chabot
205
2025-26
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6.73
27
26
2,294
0
0
33
20
0
2
40
231
35
3
0
18Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
201
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.78
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
19Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
197
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.67
35
35
3,085
1
2
60
38
3
7
45
281
34
4
1
20Oumar Solet
O. Solet
197
2025-26
Udinese Udinese
6.86
35
34
2,959
3
1
79
57
2
8
47
132
30
1
0
21Santiago Mouriño
S. Mouriño
191
2025-26
Villarreal Villarreal
6.83
28
27
2,377
1
2
103
64
1
4
29
135
54
11
1
22Jake O'Brien
J. O'Brien
189
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.62
37
35
3,120
1
1
56
32
1
3
13
149
23
6
1
23Gianluca Mancini
G. Mancini
189
2025-26
Roma Roma
6.77
36
36
3,059
4
2
51
28
1
5
47
138
71
9
0
24Marcos Senesi
M. Senesi
187
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.78
37
37
3,288
0
5
61
34
4
4
50
281
35
8
0
25Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
185
2025-26
Total
7.07
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
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2

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13

7th

GD

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CLUBMWDLGDPTS
9
Juventus Juventus
9
4
2
3
1
14
10
Torino Torino
9
4
1
4
0
13
11
Cagliari Cagliari
9
4
1
4
-5
13
12
Atalanta Atalanta
9
3
2
4
-1
11
13
Genoa Genoa
9
3
1
5
-5
10

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

11

Mbappé

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10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

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8.73

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.63

Olise

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8.62

Raphinha

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Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

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Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

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Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Real Madrid

25

Brighton

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Monaco

7
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34

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15

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
9/20
NAP NAP
@
FIO FIO
1-1
Sun
9/20
MAL MAL
@
GET GET
0-1
Sun
9/20
GEN GEN
@
PAR PAR
1-2
Sun
9/20
COM COM
@
FRO FRO
0-2
Sun
9/20
BRE BRE
@
AUX AUX
1-2

Fixtures

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