center backs most aerial duels won 2025/2026

Virgil van Dijk won the most aerials by a centre back in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 165 aerials won.

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NAMEAER-WSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
165
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
2Danilho Doekhi
D. Doekhi
157
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.62
34
34
3,060
5
0
45
31
2
6
42
193
28
4
0
3Luka Vušković
L. Vušković
145
2025-26
Hamburg Hamburg
6.98
27
27
2,429
6
0
22
16
0
6
40
281
29
6
0
4Patrick Mainka
P. Mainka
142
2025-26
Heidenheim Heidenheim
6.76
34
34
3,060
2
2
48
30
1
3
36
290
10
1
0
5James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
140
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
6Willi Orban
W. Orban
139
2025-26
Leipzig Leipzig
6.99
33
33
2,949
2
0
51
33
1
4
45
270
20
4
0
7Jeff Chabot
J. Chabot
129
2025-26
Stuttgart Stuttgart
6.73
26
26
2,278
0
0
32
19
0
2
40
227
35
3
0
8Sepp van den Berg
S. van den Berg
127
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.88
30
30
2,700
0
1
22
8
1
3
23
208
15
2
0
9Leopold Querfeld
L. Querfeld
124
2025-26
Union Berlin Union Berlin
6.47
30
30
2,700
3
0
51
27
1
6
35
237
46
7
0
10Victor Nelsson
V. Nelsson
122
2025-26
Verona Verona
6.52
37
37
3,302
0
0
75
45
3
1
75
281
42
4
0
11Charlie Cresswell
C. Cresswell
122
2025-26
Toulouse Toulouse
6.70
28
28
2,501
3
2
26
14
1
6
29
191
31
8
0
12Tiago Gabriel
T. Gabriel
119
2025-26
Lecce Lecce
6.58
36
36
3,207
2
0
63
39
2
2
45
265
29
7
0
13Ibrahima Konaté
I. Konaté
115
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.91
36
36
3,090
1
0
54
31
2
3
28
194
33
7
0
14Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
111
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.67
35
35
3,085
1
2
60
38
3
7
45
281
34
4
1
15Ozan Kabak
O. Kabak
110
2025-26
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
6.62
18
18
1,620
4
0
20
16
0
5
24
143
22
5
0
16Robin Koch
R. Koch
107
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
6.76
32
32
2,833
3
1
45
27
2
2
47
237
31
3
1
17Pascal Struijk
P. Struijk
107
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.81
33
33
2,927
0
1
39
22
0
8
32
230
27
5
0
18Leo Østigård
L. Østigård
106
2025-26
Genoa Genoa
6.78
30
30
2,623
5
1
38
27
0
4
30
233
38
7
0
19Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
106
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.78
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
20Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
105
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.98
33
33
2,918
4
0
44
32
4
8
30
197
23
4
0
21Matthias Ginter
M. Ginter
105
2025-26
Freiburg Freiburg
6.94
32
32
2,833
3
3
23
14
2
6
22
218
16
3
0
22Leandro Cabrera
L. Cabrera
105
2025-26
Espanyol Espanyol
6.51
37
37
3,330
3
0
38
23
0
12
23
236
38
4
0
23Michael Keane
M. Keane
104
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.86
29
29
2,576
3
1
37
23
2
9
36
214
16
1
1
24Jacobo Ramón
J. Ramón
103
2025-26
Como Como
6.84
30
30
2,652
2
0
49
32
0
10
38
131
32
10
1
25James Hill
J. Hill
100
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
6.70
20
20
1,800
0
3
34
17
1
2
30
159
12
4
0
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Team Leaders

G

6

Isak

Alexander Isak

A

3

Gakpo

Cody Gakpo

RTG

7.55

Isak

Alexander Isak
Team Rankings

GF

11

9th

GA

8

4th

GD

3

5th

FORM

WWLWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
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
Last Game
LIV Liverpool

W4 D3 L1

2

Final

0

BHA Brighton

W5 D1 L2

Sun 25 Oct 2026

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

13

Raphinha

Raphinha

11

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

9

Haaland

Erling Haaland
Assists Leaders

7

Thauvin

Florian Thauvin

6

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

6

Hernández

Javier Hernández
Rating Leaders

8.98

Olise

Michael Olise

8.88

Pavlovic

Aleksandar Pavlovic

8.55

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

37

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

Yan Diomandé
Big Chances Created Leaders

12

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

Arda Güler

7

Groß

Pascal Groß

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

40

Bayern

25

Real Madrid

25

Inter

23

Brighton

23

Leipzig

20
Goals Against Rankings
Dortmund

4

Lazio

5

Arsenal

5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Roma

6
Goal Difference Rankings
Barcelona

29

Bayern

19

Brighton

16

Real Madrid

15

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
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
PSG PSG
8
5
2
1
7
17
2
Rennes Rennes
8
5
1
2
4
16
3
Lille Lille
8
4
3
1
5
15
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
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
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
Tue
9/15
RMA RMA
@
ELC ELC
3-2

Fixtures

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