highest xg defender premier league 2025/26

Malick Thiaw had the most expected goals by a defender in the Premier League in 2025-26, with 4.86 expected goals.

NAMExGSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Malick Thiaw
M. Thiaw
4.86
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.94
35
33
2,965
4
0
46
34
4
8
30
201
24
4
0
2Marc Guéhi
M. Guéhi
4.13
2025-26
Total
7.07
35
35
3,150
3
3
45
31
1
8
49
183
25
6
0
3Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
3.98
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.14
30
28
2,454
3
5
65
35
1
3
24
51
38
5
0
4Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
3.93
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.15
32
30
2,751
3
4
37
20
2
10
22
195
21
4
0
5Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
3.60
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
6.94
38
38
3,420
6
0
23
15
1
4
26
308
19
4
0
6Sepp van den Berg
S. van den Berg
3.44
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.92
32
30
2,763
0
2
23
9
1
3
26
215
15
2
0
7Riccardo Calafiori
R. Calafiori
3.37
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.01
26
22
1,699
1
2
32
19
0
10
13
52
26
5
0
8Pascal Struijk
P. Struijk
3.18
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.81
34
33
2,936
0
1
39
22
0
8
32
230
27
5
0
9Jan Paul van Hecke
J. Paul van Hecke
2.97
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.78
36
36
3,210
3
3
53
31
2
7
45
221
27
9
0
10Maxence Lacroix
M. Lacroix
2.94
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.67
35
35
3,085
1
2
60
38
3
7
45
281
34
4
1
11Konstantinos Mavropanos
K. Mavropanos
2.87
2025-26
West Ham West Ham
6.83
31
27
2,534
3
0
39
24
0
3
47
219
16
2
0
12Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
2.85
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
6.79
35
35
3,041
4
1
37
20
3
3
21
132
28
9
1
13James Tarkowski
J. Tarkowski
2.80
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.82
37
37
3,330
2
3
52
30
3
5
29
268
32
8
0
14Yerson Mosquera
Y. Mosquera
2.68
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.57
27
24
2,137
0
0
59
36
1
8
25
120
34
12
0
15Chris Richards
C. Richards
2.60
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.61
33
31
2,827
1
0
53
35
3
7
43
206
17
4
0
16Daniel Ballard
D. Ballard
2.57
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
6.81
29
24
2,149
2
0
33
17
0
5
20
203
29
4
1
17Daniel Muñoz
D. Muñoz
2.52
2025-26
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
6.52
29
29
2,399
4
3
72
48
0
7
24
102
34
7
0
18Patrick Dorgu
P. Dorgu
2.52
2025-26
Man United Man United
6.96
26
15
1,449
4
4
47
30
0
5
16
32
23
5
0
19Joško Gvardiol
J. Gvardiol
2.42
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.03
18
16
1,372
2
2
16
13
0
4
16
65
16
2
0
20Michael Keane
M. Keane
2.33
2025-26
Everton Everton
6.83
33
29
2,591
3
1
38
24
2
9
37
222
16
1
1
21Santiago Bueno
S. Bueno
2.19
2025-26
Wolves Wolves
6.77
29
28
2,553
3
1
50
30
0
2
27
124
29
4
0
22Trai Hume
T. Hume
2.18
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
6.47
38
34
3,035
2
1
70
46
2
12
25
98
30
9
0
23Marc Cucurella
M. Cucurella
2.01
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
6.84
34
31
2,707
1
4
58
40
0
6
28
94
45
8
1
24Nathan Collins
N. Collins
2.00
2025-26
Brentford Brentford
6.84
35
32
2,975
1
2
30
13
1
4
36
224
20
7
0
25Neco Williams
N. Williams
1.97
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
6.98
37
36
3,204
2
3
93
61
0
18
46
95
29
6
1
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Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Man City Man City
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Leeds Leeds
4
2
2
0
4
8
4
Hull City Hull City
4
2
2
0
3
8
5
Brighton Brighton
4
2
1
1
8
7
6
Chelsea Chelsea
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
Brentford Brentford
4
1
3
0
3
6
8
Liverpool Liverpool
4
1
3
0
2
6
9
Everton Everton
4
1
3
0
2
6
10
Ipswich Ipswich
4
2
0
2
-3
6
11
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
1
2
1
0
5
12
Newcastle Newcastle
4
1
2
1
-1
5
13
Man United Man United
4
1
1
2
0
4
14
Sunderland Sunderland
4
1
1
2
-2
4
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
4
0
3
1
-1
3
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
4
1
0
3
-5
3
17
Tottenham Tottenham
4
0
2
2
-5
2
18
Fulham Fulham
4
0
1
3
-3
1
19
Aston Villa Aston Villa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Coventry Coventry
4
0
0
4
-10
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
6
6
0
0
22
18
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6
5
0
1
11
15
3
Real Betis Real Betis
6
5
0
1
2
15
4
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6
4
1
1
8
13
5
Sevilla Sevilla
6
4
1
1
3
13
6
Alavés Alavés
6
3
1
2
5
10
7
Deportivo Deportivo
6
2
3
1
2
9
8
Espanyol Espanyol
6
2
1
3
2
7
9
Athletic Club Athletic Club
5
2
1
2
1
7
10
Racing Racing
6
2
1
3
-5
7
11
Rayo Rayo
6
2
1
3
-5
7
12
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6
2
1
3
-5
7
13
Osasuna Osasuna
6
2
1
3
-7
7
14
Villarreal Villarreal
6
1
2
3
-1
5
15
Levante Levante
5
1
2
2
-2
5
16
Getafe Getafe
6
1
2
3
-4
5
17
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
6
0
4
2
-3
4
18
Valencia Valencia
6
1
1
4
-8
4
19
Málaga Málaga
6
0
3
3
-8
3
20
Elche Elche
6
0
2
4
-8
2
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Freiburg Freiburg
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Dortmund Dortmund
3
3
0
0
6
9
3
Augsburg Augsburg
3
2
1
0
6
7
4
Bayern Bayern
3
2
1
0
5
7
5
Leipzig Leipzig
3
2
0
1
6
6
6
Elversberg Elversberg
3
2
0
1
1
6
7
Leverkusen Leverkusen
3
1
1
1
3
4
8
Mainz Mainz
3
1
1
1
3
4
9
Frankfurt Frankfurt
3
1
1
1
-1
4
10
Werder Werder
3
1
1
1
-1
4
11
Schalke Schalke
3
1
1
1
-1
4
12
Köln Köln
3
1
1
1
-2
4
13
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
3
1
0
2
-1
3
14
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
1
0
2
-2
3
15
Paderborn Paderborn
3
0
1
2
-4
1
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
3
0
1
2
-6
1
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
3
0
0
3
-9
0
18
Hamburg Hamburg
3
0
0
3
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Roma Roma
4
4
0
0
11
12
2
Inter Inter
4
4
0
0
7
12
3
Como Como
4
3
1
0
5
10
4
Lazio Lazio
4
3
1
0
3
10
5
Cagliari Cagliari
4
3
0
1
2
9
6
Milan Milan
4
2
2
0
3
8
7
Frosinone Frosinone
4
2
1
1
3
7
8
Juventus Juventus
4
2
1
1
2
7
9
Sassuolo Sassuolo
4
2
1
1
1
7
10
Napoli Napoli
4
2
0
2
1
6
11
Atalanta Atalanta
4
2
0
2
0
6
12
Lecce Lecce
4
2
0
2
-2
6
13
Udinese Udinese
4
1
1
2
-2
4
14
Torino Torino
4
1
0
3
-3
3
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
4
1
0
3
-6
3
16
Bologna Bologna
4
0
1
3
-3
1
17
Parma Parma
4
0
1
3
-4
1
18
Monza Monza
4
0
1
3
-5
1
19
Genoa Genoa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Venezia Venezia
4
0
0
4
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lille Lille
4
3
1
0
5
10
2
Monaco Monaco
4
3
1
0
4
10
3
Rennes Rennes
4
3
1
0
3
10
4
Lyon Lyon
4
2
2
0
4
8
5
Paris FC Paris FC
4
2
2
0
4
8
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
PSG PSG
4
1
2
1
0
5
8
Lorient Lorient
4
1
2
1
0
5
9
Brest Brest
4
1
2
1
0
5
10
Lens Lens
4
1
1
2
1
4
11
Angers Angers
4
1
1
2
-1
4
12
Troyes Troyes
4
1
1
2
-5
4
13
Marseille Marseille
4
1
0
3
0
3
14
Le Mans Le Mans
4
0
3
1
-1
3
15
Auxerre Auxerre
4
1
0
3
-6
3
16
Le Havre Le Havre
4
0
2
2
-2
2
17
Toulouse Toulouse
4
0
2
2
-3
2
18
Nice Nice
4
0
2
2
-4
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
Man United Man United
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Como Como
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Man City Man City
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lens Lens
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Real Betis Real Betis
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
AEK AEK
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
Roma Roma
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
PSV PSV
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
Shaktar Shaktar
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
Lille Lille
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
Villarreal Villarreal
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
Club Brugge Club Brugge
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
Inter Inter
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
Napoli Napoli
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
LASK LASK
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
Galatasaray Galatasaray
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
Viking Viking
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
Porto Porto
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
Leipzig Leipzig
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
Feyenoord Feyenoord
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
Sabah Sabah
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
1
0
0
1
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
8/16
VIL VIL
@
RAC RAC
2-2
Sun
8/16
LEV LEV
@
ESP ESP
0-3
Mon
8/17
ELC ELC
@
DEP DEP
1-1
Wed
8/19
MAL MAL
@
ATM ATM
0-2
Thu
8/20
ALA ALA
@
RAY RAY
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