Best defender 2026-27

Maximilian Mittelstädt has the highest rating by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in Bundesliga this season, with a rating of 7.89.

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NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Maximilian Mittelstädt
M. Mittelstädt
7.89
2026-27
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
6
553
1
1
16
10
0
2
14
31
5
1
0
2Dayot Upamecano
D. Upamecano
7.83
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
8
8
675
3
0
19
16
1
1
12
29
12
2
0
3Carlos Augusto
C. Augusto
7.81
2026-27
Inter Inter
8
5
538
2
2
10
8
1
1
10
29
6
2
0
4Álex Grimaldo
Á. Grimaldo
7.77
2026-27
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
9
849
4
2
21
14
0
4
7
15
7
0
0
5Zachary Athekame
Z. Athekame
7.73
2026-27
Lyon Lyon
9
9
810
2
3
27
17
0
1
6
34
11
1
0
6Fabian Rieder
F. Rieder
7.73
2026-27
Augsburg Augsburg
8
8
712
2
4
20
14
0
3
9
6
9
1
0
7Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
7.70
2026-27
Dortmund Dortmund
8
8
720
0
1
14
8
0
1
21
68
9
1
0
8Souleymane Touré
S. Touré
7.69
2026-27
Lorient Lorient
3
3
270
0
0
4
3
0
0
6
17
6
1
0
9Nico Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
7.66
2026-27
Dortmund Dortmund
6
6
526
1
0
20
11
0
0
8
26
2
1
0
10Anthony Caci
A. Caci
7.66
2026-27
Mainz Mainz
8
8
599
3
3
19
15
0
2
11
11
12
1
0
11James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
7.63
2026-27
Everton Everton
9
9
810
1
1
15
12
0
0
23
49
6
2
0
12Jonathan Clauss
J. Clauss
7.61
2026-27
Nice Nice
9
9
742
2
1
13
7
0
5
6
13
3
0
0
13Alphonso Davies
A. Davies
7.60
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
7
5
469
0
2
9
6
1
2
2
8
2
0
0
14Hennes Behrens
H. Behrens
7.57
2026-27
Augsburg Augsburg
8
8
720
0
2
27
12
1
1
17
20
4
2
0
15Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
7.56
2026-27
Tottenham Tottenham
9
9
810
2
0
16
9
2
0
10
37
11
2
0
16Leonardo Balerdi
L. Balerdi
7.52
2026-27
Roma Roma
6
3
333
2
0
12
10
0
1
10
19
4
1
0
17Miro Muheim
M. Muheim
7.52
2026-27
Hamburg Hamburg
4
3
300
2
1
7
4
0
0
3
3
6
0
0
18Tiago Santos
T. Santos
7.51
2026-27
Lille Lille
6
6
471
2
0
11
5
1
0
5
17
4
0
0
19Marquinhos
Marquinhos
7.51
2026-27
PSG PSG
5
5
450
3
0
2
2
0
0
1
17
4
1
0
20Abdukodir Khusanov
A. Khusanov
7.51
2026-27
Man City Man City
6
5
463
0
0
17
10
1
0
8
18
7
1
0
21Jacobo Ramón
J. Ramón
7.49
2026-27
Como Como
10
8
842
2
0
19
11
2
0
7
47
5
1
0
22Illia Zabarnyi
I. Zabarnyi
7.49
2026-27
PSG PSG
4
4
360
1
0
2
1
0
1
3
18
2
0
0
23Emanuele Lulli
E. Lulli
7.48
2026-27
Roma Roma
7
6
474
2
1
11
7
0
0
4
8
3
0
0
24Matthias Ginter
M. Ginter
7.48
2026-27
Freiburg Freiburg
8
8
720
0
3
9
4
0
2
14
39
4
2
0
25Bremer
Bremer
7.47
2026-27
Juventus Juventus
10
10
900
2
0
15
7
0
0
12
58
12
0
0
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Team Leaders

G

5

Demirović

Ermedin Demirović

A

2

Stiller

Angelo Stiller

RTG

7.89

Mittelstädt

Maximilian Mittelstädt
Team Rankings

GF

14

9th

GA

15

9th

GD

-1

10th

FORM

WLLWL

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
9
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
10
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
11
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
12
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
13
Köln Köln
8
2
3
3
-3
9

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

15

Raphinha

Raphinha

12

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

10

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Assists Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

7

Grüll

Marco Grüll
Rating Leaders

8.82

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha

8.47

Olise

Michael Olise
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

31

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

30

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

12

Güler

Arda Güler

9

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Real Madrid

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Frosinone

24
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

5

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

Lyon

7

Brighton

7

Lorient

8
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

34

Bayern

19

Roma

18

Real Madrid

18

Brighton

17

Lazio

16

FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
9
8
0
1
9
24
2
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
9
4
3
2
2
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Everton Everton
9
3
4
2
0
13
8
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
9
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
10
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
11
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
13
Newcastle Newcastle
9
3
2
4
-3
11
14
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
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
11
9
0
2
18
27
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
11
6
1
4
0
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
11
5
2
4
-2
17
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
10
4
3
3
4
15
8
Deportivo Deportivo
11
3
5
3
1
14
9
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
10
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
11
Alavés Alavés
11
3
3
5
-2
12
12
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
13
Getafe Getafe
11
3
3
5
-8
12
14
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
15
Osasuna Osasuna
11
3
2
6
-11
11
16
Racing Racing
11
3
2
6
-14
11
17
Elche Elche
11
2
4
5
-4
10
18
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
19
Valencia Valencia
11
2
3
6
-9
9
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
Frankfurt Frankfurt
8
3
2
3
-5
11
9
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
10
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
11
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
12
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
13
Köln Köln
8
2
3
3
-3
9
14
Paderborn Paderborn
8
2
3
3
-3
9
15
Hamburg Hamburg
8
3
0
5
-12
9
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
8
1
4
3
-12
7
17
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
8
1
1
6
-11
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
10
9
1
0
16
28
2
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Como Como
10
7
2
1
10
23
5
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
6
Frosinone Frosinone
10
6
2
2
10
20
7
Juventus Juventus
10
5
2
3
3
17
8
Napoli Napoli
10
4
2
4
4
14
9
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
10
Torino Torino
10
4
1
5
-2
13
11
Genoa Genoa
10
4
1
5
-4
13
12
Cagliari Cagliari
10
4
1
5
-6
13
13
Atalanta Atalanta
10
3
2
5
-4
11
14
Lecce Lecce
10
3
0
7
-10
9
15
Parma Parma
10
2
2
6
-7
8
16
Fiorentina Fiorentina
10
2
2
6
-8
8
17
Sassuolo Sassuolo
10
2
2
6
-10
8
18
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
7
19
Udinese Udinese
10
1
2
7
-12
5
20
Venezia Venezia
10
1
0
9
-14
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Lyon Lyon
9
5
2
2
8
17
4
Paris FC Paris FC
9
5
2
2
6
17
5
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
6
Marseille Marseille
9
5
0
4
7
15
7
Monaco Monaco
9
4
3
2
2
15
8
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
9
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
10
Brest Brest
9
3
3
3
4
12
11
Lorient Lorient
9
3
3
3
-1
12
12
Toulouse Toulouse
9
2
4
3
-1
10
13
Strasbourg Strasbourg
9
3
1
5
-2
10
14
Auxerre Auxerre
9
3
1
5
-10
10
15
Angers Angers
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
8
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
Fri
10/9
WER WER
@
DOR DOR
2-2
Fri
10/9
ESP ESP
@
MAL MAL
1-1
Sat
10/10
LEE LEE
@
ARS ARS
1-2
Sat
10/10
FIO FIO
@
GEN GEN
1-2
Sat
10/10
LEV LEV
@
MAI MAI
4-3

Fixtures

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