defender with highest rate in premier league in 2025-2026

Virgil van Dijk had the best conversion rate by a defender in the Premier League in 2025-26, at 20.0 percent.

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  • Assumption:0.5+ NPSH/TM
  • Data note: Goal Conversion Percentage, Non-Penalty Shots Per Team Match: Premier League · player season data complete from 2014-15
NAMECONV%SEASONCLUBNPGNPSHRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
20.0
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6
30
6.94
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
2Patrick Dorgu
P. Dorgu
16.0
2025-26
Man United Man United
4
25
6.96
26
15
1,449
4
4
47
30
0
5
16
32
23
5
0
3Daniel Muñoz
D. Muñoz
15.4
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
4
26
6.52
29
29
2,399
4
3
72
48
0
7
24
102
34
7
0
4Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
14.3
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
4
28
6.94
35
33
2,965
4
0
46
34
4
8
30
201
24
4
0
5Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
13.0
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
3
23
6.78
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
6Konstantinos Mavropanos
K. Mavropanos
13.0
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
3
23
6.83
31
27
2,534
3
0
39
24
0
3
47
219
16
2
0
7Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
12.0
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
3
25
7.14
30
28
2,454
3
5
65
35
1
3
24
51
38
5
0
8Nordi Mukiele
N. Mukiele
11.5
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
3
26
6.79
32
32
2,784
3
3
69
45
1
10
37
161
35
5
0
9Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
11.1
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
3
27
7.15
32
30
2,751
3
4
37
20
2
10
22
195
21
4
0
10Michael Keane
M. Keane
11.1
2025-26
Everton Everton
3
27
6.83
33
29
2,591
3
1
38
24
2
9
37
222
16
1
1
11James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
10.0
2025-26
Everton Everton
2
20
6.82
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
12Matty Cash
M. Cash
10.0
2025-26
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
30
6.80
35
34
3,015
3
3
67
32
0
8
24
86
42
9
0
13Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
9.4
2025-26
Total
3
32
7.07
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
14Reece James
R. James
9.1
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
2
22
7.01
29
20
1,963
2
4
47
33
2
9
32
38
26
4
0
15James Justin
J. Justin
8.3
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
2
24
6.58
29
21
1,901
2
1
55
38
2
8
26
93
13
4
0
16Daniel Ballard
D. Ballard
7.7
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
2
26
6.81
29
24
2,149
2
0
33
17
0
5
20
203
29
4
1
17Trai Hume
T. Hume
5.9
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
2
34
6.47
38
34
3,035
2
1
70
46
2
12
25
98
30
9
0
18Tyrick Mitchell
T. Mitchell
5.3
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
1
19
6.18
38
36
3,251
1
2
103
65
0
5
33
102
24
6
0
19Marc Cucurella
M. Cucurella
5.0
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
1
20
6.84
34
31
2,707
1
4
58
40
0
6
28
94
45
8
1
20Nathan Collins
N. Collins
5.0
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
1
20
6.84
35
32
2,975
1
2
30
13
1
4
36
224
20
7
0
21Alejandro Jiménez
A. Jiménez
4.8
2025-26
Bournemouth Bournemouth
1
21
6.78
31
26
2,317
1
0
67
45
0
9
27
41
35
10
0
22Lewis Dunk
L. Dunk
4.3
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
1
23
6.84
33
31
2,838
1
0
34
22
2
5
30
148
14
10
0
23Neco Williams
N. Williams
4.3
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
46
6.98
37
36
3,204
2
3
93
61
0
18
46
95
29
6
1
24Diogo Dalot
D. Dalot
4.2
2025-26
Man United Man United
1
24
6.88
34
29
2,614
1
3
52
30
0
3
26
93
25
5
0
25Omar Alderete
O. Alderete
4.2
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
1
24
6.78
33
32
2,798
1
1
32
18
0
7
36
225
34
6
0
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G

6

Isak

Alexander Isak

A

3

Gakpo

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RTG

7.55

Isak

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Team Rankings

GF

11

9th

GA

8

3rd

GD

3

6th

FORM

WWLWD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
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
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

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