Defender with the most possession won per match in 2025/2026

Álvaro Carreras had the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in Europe's top five leagues in LaLiga in 2025-26, with 5.54 per match.

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1Álvaro Carreras
Á. Carreras
5.54
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.45
28
26
2,332
2
3
39
18
0
3
38
61
22
5
1
2Zaid Romero
Z. Romero
5.33
2025-26
Getafe Getafe
6.67
15
15
1,349
1
0
32
23
1
3
28
101
11
5
1
3Edmond Tapsoba
E. Tapsoba
5.31
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.01
29
29
2,575
5
3
29
15
0
6
21
157
31
7
0
4Malang Sarr
M. Sarr
5.27
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.94
33
33
2,925
0
1
65
44
4
4
76
141
21
4
0
5Nico Schlotterbeck
N. Schlotterbeck
5.14
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.12
28
28
2,520
5
1
52
38
3
11
24
143
30
8
0
6Ismaëlo Ganiou
I. Ganiou
5.04
2025-26
Lens Lens
6.71
23
22
2,014
3
0
37
27
0
5
29
129
25
4
1
7Dayot Upamecano
D. Upamecano
5.04
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.09
24
21
1,794
1
1
43
26
1
2
21
57
15
4
0
8Vladimir Coufal
V. Coufal
5.03
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7.00
34
34
3,013
1
8
59
35
0
8
39
105
32
4
0
9Johan Mojica
J. Mojica
5.03
2025-26
Mallorca Mallorca
6.82
35
30
2,725
0
4
53
30
0
3
24
83
29
6
1
10Santiago Mouriño
S. Mouriño
4.96
2025-26
Villarreal Villarreal
6.83
28
27
2,377
1
2
103
64
1
4
29
135
54
11
1
11Lloyd Kelly
L. Kelly
4.94
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
6.90
34
32
2,906
1
1
45
32
0
6
14
131
41
4
0
12Tino Livramento
T. Livramento
4.94
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
7.22
17
14
1,328
0
1
20
14
0
2
2
39
7
1
0
13Adrien Truffert
A. Truffert
4.92
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.05
38
38
3,379
1
5
103
51
1
5
43
146
39
5
0
14Castello Lukeba
C. Lukeba
4.88
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.94
26
24
2,176
1
0
33
14
0
3
31
132
11
3
0
15Hennes Behrens
H. Behrens
4.88
2025-26
Heidenheim Heidenheim
6.58
16
15
1,318
1
2
30
18
1
4
18
46
5
0
0
16Valentin Rosier
V. Rosier
4.87
2025-26
Osasuna Osasuna
6.70
31
30
2,547
1
1
50
32
1
7
43
91
33
6
1
17Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
4.87
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.18
38
36
3,251
1
2
103
65
0
5
33
102
24
6
0
18Marcos Alonso
M. Alonso
4.84
2025-26
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
7.03
32
31
2,768
1
0
42
24
0
11
30
177
23
5
0
19Waldemar Anton
W. Anton
4.84
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
7.06
32
32
2,880
2
0
73
42
3
5
33
193
26
3
0
20Dodô
Dodô
4.83
2025-26
Fiorentina Fiorentina
6.87
36
36
3,134
1
2
30
18
0
5
31
58
22
7
0
21Michel Aebischer
M. Aebischer
4.83
2025-26
Pisa Pisa
6.59
35
33
2,892
1
2
65
37
0
3
35
33
44
8
0
22Oumar Solet
O. Solet
4.83
2025-26
Udinese Udinese
6.86
35
34
2,959
3
1
79
57
2
8
47
132
30
1
0
23Carlos Romero
C. Romero
4.75
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.77
36
36
3,192
6
3
97
60
0
16
38
71
40
4
0
24Koffi Franck Kouao
K. Franck Kouao
4.74
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.48
27
27
2,265
2
1
74
46
0
4
28
75
32
10
0
25Jonathan Clauss
J. Clauss
4.73
2025-26
Nice Nice
6.68
30
28
2,530
1
6
66
38
0
7
47
64
22
0
0
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Mbappé

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A

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RTG

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GA

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4th

GD

15

2nd

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2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
10
9
0
1
29
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
8
1
1
12
25
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
8
0
2
15
24
4
Real Betis Real Betis
10
6
2
2
2
20
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
10
6
1
3
1
19
Last Game
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1

Final

2

RMA Real Madrid

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Goals Leaders

13

Raphinha

Raphinha

11

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

9

Haaland

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Assists Leaders

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

6

Yamal

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6

Hernández

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8.98

Olise

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8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.55

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

37

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

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12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

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7

Groß

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Bayern

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Real Madrid

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Inter

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Brighton

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Leipzig

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Lyon

5

Lazio

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Arsenal

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Lorient

6

Lille

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Bayern

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Brighton

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Real Madrid

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Roma

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Inter

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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
8
7
0
1
11
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
8
5
1
2
16
16
4
Liverpool Liverpool
8
4
3
1
3
15
5
Chelsea Chelsea
8
4
1
3
2
13
6
Brentford Brentford
8
2
5
1
5
11
7
Leeds Leeds
8
2
5
1
3
11
8
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
-3
11
10
Hull City Hull City
8
2
4
2
1
10
11
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
12
Ipswich Ipswich
8
3
1
4
-4
10
13
Bournemouth Bournemouth
8
2
3
3
-1
9
14
Tottenham Tottenham
8
2
3
3
-2
9
15
Fulham Fulham
8
2
2
4
-2
8
16
Man United Man United
8
1
4
3
-3
7
17
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
8
2
1
5
-10
7
18
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
8
1
3
4
-4
6
19
Coventry Coventry
8
2
0
6
-9
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
8
1
2
5
-8
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
10
9
0
1
29
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
8
1
1
12
25
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
8
0
2
15
24
4
Real Betis Real Betis
10
6
2
2
2
20
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
10
6
1
3
1
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
9
4
2
3
-2
14
7
Alavés Alavés
10
3
3
4
3
12
8
Athletic Club Athletic Club
9
3
3
3
3
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
10
2
6
2
3
12
10
Villarreal Villarreal
10
3
3
4
1
12
11
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
12
Osasuna Osasuna
9
3
2
4
-8
11
13
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
14
Levante Levante
10
2
4
4
-3
10
15
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
16
Rayo Rayo
9
2
3
4
-8
9
17
Getafe Getafe
10
2
3
5
-10
9
18
Espanyol Espanyol
10
2
2
6
-2
8
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
10
0
5
5
-12
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
7
5
2
0
19
17
2
Dortmund Dortmund
7
5
2
0
8
17
3
Freiburg Freiburg
7
4
1
2
7
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7
4
1
2
4
13
5
Leipzig Leipzig
7
4
0
3
9
12
6
Werder Werder
7
3
3
1
1
12
7
Mainz Mainz
7
3
1
3
3
10
8
Elversberg Elversberg
7
3
1
3
-3
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
7
2
3
2
4
9
10
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7
3
0
4
0
9
11
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
12
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
13
Paderborn Paderborn
7
2
2
3
-3
8
14
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7
2
0
5
-3
6
16
Schalke Schalke
7
1
3
3
-3
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
7
1
0
6
-11
3
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Inter Inter
8
7
1
0
13
22
2
Lazio Lazio
8
7
1
0
11
22
3
Roma Roma
8
5
3
0
13
18
4
Milan Milan
8
5
3
0
9
18
5
Como Como
8
5
2
1
7
17
6
Frosinone Frosinone
8
4
2
2
4
14
7
Juventus Juventus
8
4
2
2
3
14
8
Torino Torino
8
4
1
3
2
13
9
Cagliari Cagliari
8
4
1
3
-3
13
10
Napoli Napoli
8
3
2
3
3
11
11
Atalanta Atalanta
8
3
1
4
-1
10
12
Lecce Lecce
8
3
0
5
-5
9
13
Bologna Bologna
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Sassuolo Sassuolo
8
2
2
4
-4
8
15
Monza Monza
8
2
1
5
-3
7
16
Genoa Genoa
8
2
1
5
-7
7
17
Udinese Udinese
8
1
1
6
-9
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
8
1
1
6
-10
4
19
Parma Parma
8
1
1
6
-10
4
20
Venezia Venezia
8
1
0
7
-11
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Rennes Rennes
8
5
1
2
4
16
2
Lille Lille
8
4
3
1
5
15
3
Monaco Monaco
8
4
3
1
4
15
4
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
5
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
6
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
7
Lens Lens
8
4
1
3
4
13
8
Marseille Marseille
8
4
0
4
5
12
9
Lorient Lorient
8
3
3
2
1
12
10
Nice Nice
8
3
2
3
-2
11
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
Le Mans Le Mans
8
1
4
3
-5
7
16
Strasbourg Strasbourg
8
2
1
5
-6
7
17
Troyes Troyes
8
1
2
5
-11
5
18
Le Havre Le Havre
8
0
2
6
-7
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
Mon
9/14
PAR PAR
@
COM COM
1-2
Mon
9/14
NEW NEW
@
LEE LEE
1-4
Mon
9/14
BET BET
@
VIL VIL
2-1
Tue
9/15
ESP ESP
@
RAY RAY
1-2
Tue
9/15
VAL VAL
@
ALA ALA
1-0

Fixtures

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