Top 5 midfielders with highest xg 25/26

Christoph Baumgartner had the most expected goals by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in Bundesliga in 2025-26, with 14.50 expected goals.

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  • Data note: Expected Goals: player season data complete from 2021-22
NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Christoph Baumgartner
C. Baumgartner
14.50
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.46
33
2,780
32
13
0.39
8
21
0
0
81
35
4
1,624
148
4
2Kevin Schade
K. Schade
11.72
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.49
35
2,745
32
8
0.23
3
11
0
0
57
24
3
1,071
141
10
3Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
11.07
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.24
36
3,115
35
10
0.28
4
14
2
1
72
31
5
2,594
104
1
4Cole Palmer
C. Palmer
10.92
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
6.73
26
1,956
24
10
0.38
1
11
5
0
64
25
0
1,200
89
2
5Bruno Fernandes
B. Fernandes
10.74
2025-26
Man United Man United
7.50
35
3,063
35
9
0.26
21
30
4
1
85
24
5
2,689
90
4
6Michael Olise
M. Olise
10.74
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
8.25
32
2,316
23
15
0.47
19
34
0
0
102
50
8
2,339
214
7
7Morgan Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
10.51
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.89
37
3,098
35
15
0.41
4
19
1
1
83
32
0
1,727
124
5
8Scott McTominay
S. McTominay
10.44
2025-26
Napoli Napoli
7.24
33
2,791
31
10
0.30
3
13
0
0
101
34
2
1,885
120
5
9Corentin Tolisso
C. Tolisso
10.15
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
7.03
30
2,302
26
11
0.37
4
15
2
0
54
27
1
1,752
100
3
10Nadiem Amiri
N. Amiri
9.94
2025-26
Mainz Mainz
7.12
26
2,083
24
12
0.46
2
14
8
0
54
22
2
1,654
83
3
11Roberto Férnandez
R. Férnandez
9.76
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.57
38
2,382
25
7
0.18
3
10
1
0
59
23
1
746
100
9
12Christopher Nkunku
C. Nkunku
9.27
2025-26
Milan Milan
6.73
32
1,356
15
7
0.22
3
10
5
0
29
16
2
550
67
8
13Marcus Tavernier
M. Tavernier
8.78
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.90
34
2,730
31
7
0.21
4
11
2
1
70
24
4
1,784
117
4
14Igor Matanović
I. Matanović
8.64
2025-26
Freiburg Freiburg
6.88
31
1,571
14
11
0.35
2
13
1
0
51
19
1
664
77
6
15Nico Paz
N. Paz
8.41
2025-26
Como Como
7.13
35
2,878
33
12
0.34
6
18
0
1
121
48
4
2,124
90
0
16Eli Junior Kroupi
E. Junior Kroupi
8.37
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.94
33
1,674
21
13
0.39
0
13
2
0
52
22
1
732
83
6
17Kenan Yıldız
K. Yıldız
8.24
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
7.46
36
2,827
33
10
0.28
6
16
1
0
97
40
5
1,953
206
7
18Romain Del Castillo
R. Del Castillo
8.08
2025-26
Brest Brest
6.43
32
2,625
32
9
0.28
3
12
6
0
33
13
0
1,759
58
5
19Christian Pulisic
C. Pulisic
7.93
2025-26
Milan Milan
7.01
30
1,609
18
8
0.27
4
12
0
0
54
25
0
1,018
120
3
20Dani Olmo
D. Olmo
7.70
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
7.05
33
2,068
24
7
0.21
8
15
0
0
70
21
4
1,620
100
6
21Gauthier Hein
G. Hein
7.65
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.95
29
2,351
26
8
0.28
7
15
5
1
44
13
2
1,864
68
4
22Mauro Arambarri
M. Arambarri
7.53
2025-26
Getafe Getafe
6.24
37
3,250
37
6
0.16
2
8
2
0
58
19
2
1,406
102
4
23Romano Schmid
R. Schmid
7.42
2025-26
Werder Werder
6.61
34
2,982
34
4
0.12
8
12
3
0
57
21
1
2,176
92
5
24Pavel Šulc
P. Šulc
7.36
2025-26
Lyon Lyon
6.88
27
1,565
17
11
0.41
3
14
0
0
44
18
0
637
92
6
25Weston McKennie
W. McKennie
7.34
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
6.63
35
2,745
31
5
0.14
5
10
0
0
43
16
1
1,701
126
7
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Team Leaders

G

4

Nkunku

Christopher Nkunku

A

5

Nusa

Antonio Nusa

RTG

7.50

Nusa

Antonio Nusa
Team Rankings

GF

20

2nd

GA

11

7th

GD

9

2nd

FORM

WLWLW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
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

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

12

Raphinha

Raphinha

9

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

9

Haaland

Erling Haaland
Assists Leaders

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.83

Olise

Michael Olise

8.66

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

33

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

29

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

26

Larrubia

David Larrubia
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

8

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

39

Inter

23

Real Madrid

23

Brighton

23

Bayern

22

Leipzig

20
Goals Against Rankings
Dortmund

4

Lille

5

Lyon

5

Lazio

5

Bayern

5

Brighton

5
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

30

Brighton

18

Bayern

17

Real Madrid

14

Roma

13

Inter

13

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
7
5
1
1
18
16
4
Chelsea Chelsea
8
4
1
3
2
13
5
Liverpool Liverpool
7
3
3
1
1
12
6
Aston Villa Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
-3
11
7
Brentford Brentford
7
2
4
1
5
10
8
Leeds Leeds
7
2
4
1
3
10
9
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
10
Ipswich Ipswich
8
3
1
4
-4
10
11
Hull City Hull City
7
2
3
2
1
9
12
Tottenham Tottenham
8
2
3
3
-2
9
13
Fulham Fulham
8
2
2
4
-2
8
14
Newcastle Newcastle
7
2
2
3
-4
8
15
Man United Man United
7
1
4
2
0
7
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
7
2
1
4
-8
7
17
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7
1
3
3
-4
6
18
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
8
1
3
4
-4
6
19
Coventry Coventry
8
2
0
6
-9
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
7
1
1
5
-8
4
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
0
0
30
27
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
10
8
1
1
12
25
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
7
0
2
14
21
4
Real Betis Real Betis
9
6
1
2
2
19
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
9
5
1
3
0
16
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
Villarreal Villarreal
10
3
3
4
1
12
10
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
9
2
5
2
3
11
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
9
2
4
3
-2
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
Dortmund Dortmund
7
5
2
0
8
17
2
Bayern Bayern
6
4
2
0
17
14
3
Freiburg Freiburg
6
4
1
1
9
13
4
Leverkusen Leverkusen
6
4
1
1
7
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
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
11
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
Paderborn Paderborn
7
2
2
3
-3
8
13
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6
2
0
4
-3
6
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
Como Como
8
5
2
1
7
17
5
Milan Milan
7
4
3
0
7
15
6
Frosinone Frosinone
7
4
1
2
4
13
7
Torino Torino
8
4
1
3
2
13
8
Cagliari Cagliari
8
4
1
3
-3
13
9
Napoli Napoli
8
3
2
3
3
11
10
Juventus Juventus
7
3
2
2
1
11
11
Atalanta Atalanta
7
3
0
4
-1
9
12
Lecce Lecce
7
3
0
4
-3
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
Udinese Udinese
7
1
1
5
-7
4
17
Genoa Genoa
7
1
1
5
-8
4
18
Fiorentina Fiorentina
8
1
1
6
-10
4
19
Parma Parma
8
1
1
6
-10
4
20
Venezia Venezia
7
1
0
6
-10
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lyon Lyon
7
4
2
1
8
14
2
Lille Lille
7
4
2
1
5
14
3
PSG PSG
7
4
2
1
5
14
4
Monaco Monaco
7
4
2
1
4
14
5
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
6
Lens Lens
8
4
1
3
4
13
7
Rennes Rennes
7
4
1
2
1
13
8
Lorient Lorient
7
3
2
2
1
11
9
Nice Nice
8
3
2
3
-2
11
10
Marseille Marseille
7
3
0
4
4
9
11
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
12
Toulouse Toulouse
7
2
3
2
1
9
13
Auxerre Auxerre
7
3
0
4
-6
9
14
Strasbourg Strasbourg
7
2
1
4
-3
7
15
Angers Angers
7
2
1
4
-6
7
16
Le Mans Le Mans
7
1
3
3
-5
6
17
Troyes Troyes
7
1
1
5
-11
4
18
Le Havre Le Havre
7
0
2
5
-6
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
Sat
9/12
ALA ALA
@
RAC RAC
1-2
Sat
9/12
ESP ESP
@
OSA OSA
2-0
Sat
9/12
ELC ELC
@
ATH ATH
1-1
Sat
9/12
RAY RAY
@
RMA RMA
1-4
Sun
9/13
MAL MAL
@
CEL CEL
1-1

Fixtures

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