most interceptions by a defensive midfielder out of top 5 leauges

Vitaly Janelt has the most interceptions by a defensive midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League, with 22 interceptions this season.

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  • Assumption:2026-27 season
  • Data note: Interceptions: coverage varies by competition before 2015-16 and 1 more coverage note
    • Data note: Detailed starting positions: player game data complete from 2016-17
NAMEINTSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKCLRFOULYCRC
1Vitaly Janelt
V. Janelt
22
2026-27
Brentford Brentford
7.08
7
7
629
2
0
21
12
0
2
12
12
6
1
2Łukasz Poręba
Ł. Poręba
17
2026-27
Elversberg Elversberg
6.44
8
8
720
0
0
9
6
0
1
22
14
0
0
3Felix Keidel
F. Keidel
17
2026-27
Elversberg Elversberg
6.86
8
8
701
2
1
9
6
0
3
11
8
3
0
4Maximilian Eggestein
M. Eggestein
14
2026-27
Freiburg Freiburg
7.04
8
8
720
3
0
10
6
0
4
6
4
2
0
5Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
14
2026-27
Brest Brest
6.98
8
8
679
0
2
10
8
0
2
17
8
0
0
6Luis Milla
L. Milla
13
2026-27
Como Como
7.65
5
5
419
0
0
6
3
0
0
9
2
0
0
7Youri Regeer
Y. Regeer
12
2026-27
Werder Werder
6.92
6
6
495
0
0
17
12
0
0
16
5
2
0
8Patrizio Masini
P. Masini
12
2026-27
Frosinone Frosinone
5.97
7
7
559
0
1
16
11
0
1
21
13
0
0
9Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
12
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.57
7
7
593
0
1
15
9
0
0
10
9
2
0
10Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
12
2026-27
Marseille Marseille
7.46
5
5
443
1
0
7
6
0
1
7
7
0
0
11Shea Charles
S. Charles
11
2026-27
Fulham Fulham
7.26
7
7
598
0
0
11
7
0
1
9
4
1
0
12Aleix García
A. García
11
2026-27
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.66
8
8
705
0
2
11
4
0
2
8
4
1
0
13Beñat Gerenabarrena
B. Gerenabarrena
11
2026-27
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6.22
5
5
397
0
0
13
9
0
0
4
12
3
0
14Lucien Agoume
L. Agoume
11
2026-27
Sevilla Sevilla
6.40
8
8
720
0
0
26
19
0
3
16
16
2
0
15Tyler Adams
T. Adams
10
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.80
7
7
601
0
0
10
3
0
0
12
15
3
0
16Hugo Magnetti
H. Magnetti
10
2026-27
Brest Brest
6.88
6
6
520
0
1
21
11
0
0
5
7
0
0
17Santiago Castaneda
S. Castaneda
10
2026-27
Paderborn Paderborn
6.02
4
4
360
0
0
11
6
0
0
18
2
0
0
18Kaishu Sano
K. Sano
10
2026-27
Mainz Mainz
7.68
2
2
180
0
0
4
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
19Yassin Belkhdim
Y. Belkhdim
10
2026-27
Angers Angers
6.39
5
5
444
0
0
12
6
0
1
7
7
0
0
20Pathé Ciss
P. Ciss
10
2026-27
Rayo Rayo
6.62
4
4
360
0
0
6
5
0
0
21
6
3
0
21Aurélien Tchouameni
A. Tchouameni
9
2026-27
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.31
5
5
425
0
1
12
8
0
1
7
3
2
0
22Maxime López
M. López
9
2026-27
Paris FC Paris FC
8.11
5
5
445
2
1
7
3
0
1
9
4
1
0
23Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
9
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
8.14
6
6
540
0
3
9
8
0
2
3
0
0
0
24Aleksandar Pavlovic
A. Pavlovic
9
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
8.73
7
7
542
2
1
6
6
0
3
4
11
1
0
25Lamine Camara
L. Camara
9
2026-27
Monaco Monaco
7.98
7
7
630
0
1
28
19
0
3
6
9
1
0
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G

3

Schade

Kevin Schade

A

2

Thiago

Igor Thiago

RTG

7.26

van den Berg

Sepp van den Berg
Team Rankings

GF

16

4th

GA

9

5th

GD

7

4th

FORM

WDLDW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
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
Last Game
BRE Brentford

W3 D5 L1

2

Final

0

FOR Nottm Forest

W1 D3 L5

Sat 31 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

11

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.73

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.63

Olise

Michael Olise

8.62

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

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
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

15

Real Madrid

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