most expected goals 2025 2026 defenders

Dženan Pejčinović had the most expected goals by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in Bundesliga in 2025-26, with 7.94 expected goals.

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NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Dženan Pejčinović
D. Pejčinović
7.94
2025-26
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
6.64
30
16
1,460
8
0
10
9
0
10
5
18
22
1
0
2Álex Grimaldo
Á. Grimaldo
6.54
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.71
29
29
2,521
8
7
49
25
0
18
18
51
11
5
0
3Federico Dimarco
F. Dimarco
4.97
2025-26
Inter Inter
7.74
35
30
2,698
7
16
46
31
0
20
30
29
41
3
0
4Kevin Diks
K. Diks
4.91
2025-26
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7.07
30
28
2,464
5
0
47
30
0
2
24
132
15
6
0
5Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
4.86
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
7.00
35
33
2,965
4
0
46
34
4
8
30
201
24
4
0
6Jacobo Ramón
J. Ramón
4.57
2025-26
Como Como
7.26
32
30
2,742
2
0
50
32
0
10
38
134
33
11
1
7Maximilian Mittelstädt
M. Mittelstädt
4.53
2025-26
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7.43
32
24
2,186
6
4
67
42
1
5
35
70
11
4
0
8Danilho Doekhi
D. Doekhi
4.53
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7.00
34
34
3,060
5
0
45
31
2
6
42
193
28
4
0
9Matthieu Udol
M. Udol
4.47
2025-26
Lens Lens
7.22
34
33
3,002
1
7
48
21
0
9
51
66
30
2
0
10Nuno Mendes
N. Mendes
4.18
2025-26
PSG PSG
7.58
20
13
1,254
4
5
26
20
0
7
14
17
12
1
0
11Adrián de la Fuente
A. de la Fuente
4.15
2025-26
Levante Levante
6.94
33
30
2,711
3
1
30
18
1
18
48
203
34
5
0
12Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
4.13
2025-26
Total
7.43
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
13Ozan Kabak
O. Kabak
4.13
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7.06
25
18
1,751
4
0
21
17
0
6
26
161
26
5
0
14Pablo Ibáñez
P. Ibáñez
4.09
2025-26
Alavés Alavés
6.80
37
28
2,236
1
1
58
37
0
15
21
29
38
7
0
15Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
4.08
2025-26
Hamburg Hamburg
7.50
28
27
2,442
6
0
23
17
0
6
40
283
29
6
0
16Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
3.98
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.24
30
28
2,454
3
5
65
35
1
3
24
51
38
5
0
17Fabian Rieder
F. Rieder
3.97
2025-26
Total
6.89
35
30
2,477
6
3
42
22
0
8
15
16
47
4
0
18Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
3.93
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.34
32
30
2,751
3
4
37
20
2
10
22
195
21
4
0
19Leopold Querfeld
L. Querfeld
3.88
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.95
31
30
2,705
3
0
52
27
1
6
35
242
46
7
0
20Leo Østigård
L. Østigård
3.60
2025-26
Genoa Genoa
7.29
30
30
2,623
5
1
38
27
0
4
30
233
38
7
0
21Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
3.60
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.35
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
22Castrop Jens
C. Jens
3.60
2025-26
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6.78
26
20
1,584
3
1
60
27
0
8
17
29
31
2
2
23Denzel Dumfries
D. Dumfries
3.58
2025-26
Inter Inter
6.75
20
15
1,326
3
1
14
9
0
7
7
21
20
2
0
24Raphaël Guerreiro
R. Guerreiro
3.53
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.03
18
8
782
5
2
8
7
0
2
1
7
3
0
0
25Junior Dina Ebimbe
J. Dina Ebimbe
3.48
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.58
27
15
1,164
5
0
26
16
0
10
6
13
22
3
0
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Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

13

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

8

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Kane

Harry Kane

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin
Rating Leaders

8.78

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.45

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.45

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

46

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

36

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé

36

Gruda

Brajan Gruda
Big Chances Created Leaders

14

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

14

Güler

Arda Güler

10

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

48

Roma

31

Real Madrid

31

Bayern

29

Inter

28

Leipzig

27
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

7

Dortmund

7

Brighton

7

Lorient

8

Leeds

8
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

35

Roma

21

Real Madrid

21

Bayern

20

Brighton

19

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
10/16
LEV LEV
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Sat
10/17
CHE CHE
@
EVE EVE
2-0
Sat
10/17
ATM ATM
@
ESP ESP
1-0
Sat
10/17
NAP NAP
@
VEN VEN
0-1
Sat
10/17
STU STU
@
HAM HAM
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