most recoveries midfielders season 19-20

Pierre Emile Højbjerg recovered the most balls by a midfielder in Europe's top five leagues in the Premier League in 2019-20, with 319 recoveries.

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1Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
319
2019-20
Southampton Southampton
33
2,750
30
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
46
11
0
2,361
39
1
2Declan Rice
D. Rice
311
2019-20
West Ham West Ham
38
3,420
38
1
0.03
3
4
0
0
31
9
2
2,225
24
2
3Rúben Neves
R. Neves
302
2019-20
Wolves Wolves
38
3,059
35
2
0.05
2
4
0
0
61
10
2
2,392
5
0
4Casemiro
Casemiro
291
2019-20
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6.76
35
3,091
35
4
0.11
3
7
0
0
45
13
0
2,738
37
3
5Mikel Merino
M. Merino
288
2019-20
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6.65
36
3,141
35
5
0.14
1
6
0
0
44
14
2
2,592
59
2
6Oliver Norwood
O. Norwood
279
2019-20
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd
38
3,096
37
1
0.03
1
2
1
0
17
6
0
2,496
2
1
7Abdoulaye Doucouré
A. Doucouré
277
2019-20
Watford Watford
37
3,159
36
4
0.11
2
6
0
0
61
13
1
2,168
108
6
8Jefferson Lerma
J. Lerma
270
2019-20
Bournemouth Bournemouth
33
2,706
31
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
30
2
1
1,807
17
1
9Wilfred Ndidi
W. Ndidi
268
2019-20
Leicester Leicester
32
2,676
29
2
0.06
1
3
0
0
26
3
1
2,204
23
1
10Ashley Westwood
A. Westwood
254
2019-20
Burnley Burnley
35
3,150
35
2
0.06
6
8
0
0
13
3
0
2,183
21
1
11Ismael Bennacer
I. Bennacer
252
2019-20
Milan Milan
31
2,485
28
1
0.03
0
1
0
0
15
2
1
2,228
9
0
12João Moutinho
J. Moutinho
250
2019-20
Wolves Wolves
38
3,109
34
1
0.03
6
7
0
1
22
6
0
2,404
6
3
13Iddrisu Baba
I. Baba
249
2019-20
Mallorca Mallorca
6.58
36
2,909
35
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
15
2
2
1,721
13
1
14Dani Parejo
D. Parejo
246
2019-20
Valencia Valencia
7.18
35
3,027
35
8
0.23
3
11
5
2
34
16
0
2,867
19
3
15Jorginho
Jorginho
244
2019-20
Chelsea Chelsea
31
2,381
27
4
0.13
2
6
3
0
12
4
0
2,584
11
0
16Marc Cucurella
M. Cucurella
243
2019-20
Getafe Getafe
6.65
37
3,248
37
1
0.03
5
6
0
0
30
6
2
1,929
59
6
17Miguel Veloso
M. Veloso
243
2019-20
Verona Verona
34
2,813
32
3
0.09
4
7
0
1
36
8
2
2,149
13
0
18James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
242
2019-20
Southampton Southampton
38
3,420
38
5
0.13
3
8
1
2
57
26
1
2,498
46
0
19Davide Faraoni
D. Faraoni
240
2019-20
Verona Verona
36
3,229
36
5
0.14
3
8
0
0
41
13
1
2,256
62
4
20Davy Pröpper
D. Pröpper
236
2019-20
Brighton Brighton
35
2,830
32
1
0.03
2
3
0
0
29
8
0
2,235
28
0
21Fred
Fred
236
2019-20
Man United Man United
29
2,163
23
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
40
10
1
2,167
26
1
22Dale Stephens
D. Stephens
232
2019-20
Brighton Brighton
33
2,531
28
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
19
2
0
1,988
7
0
23Ellyes Skhiri
E. Skhiri
232
2019-20
Köln Köln
32
2,672
31
1
0.03
3
4
0
0
25
5
0
1,852
34
3
24Rodri
Rodri
228
2019-20
Man City Man City
35
2,485
29
3
0.09
2
5
0
0
24
9
0
2,894
27
0
25Sandro Tonali
S. Tonali
226
2019-20
Brescia Brescia
35
3,015
34
1
0.03
7
8
0
1
28
6
0
1,998
16
0
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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

8.64

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
Como Como
10
7
2
1
10
23
5
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
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
10
1
0
9
-14
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