Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9

The best defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Youri Regeer (Werder Bremen) as the best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 80 out of 100, ahead of Equi Fernández and Joshua Kimmich.

24 ranked284+ league minutes6 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Youri RegeerWerder Bremen · 23 · Netherlands#1

80standing, 1st of 24

Best at long-ball accuracy, 77%, 1st of 24

Equi FernándezBayer 04 Leverkusen · 24 · Argentina#2

76standing, 2nd of 24

Best at pass completion, 90%, 3rd of 24

Joshua KimmichFC Bayern München · 31 · Germany#3

74standing, 3rd of 24

Best at duels won, 67%, 1st of 24

The top 10

Open a row for all 6 measures and where he sits among the 24.

Youri RegeerWerder Bremen · 23 · Netherlands 801st of 24 Long-ball accuracy 77%1stDuels won 64%2ndTackles + int. 4.514th

Tackles and interceptions per 904.51 4th of 24

Pass completion89% 9th of 24

Accurate passes per 9048.51 8th of 24

Duels won64% 2nd of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.40 12th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy77% 1st of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Youri Regeer's page

Equi FernándezBayer 04 Leverkusen · 24 · Argentina 762nd of 24 Pass completion 90%3rdTackles + int. 4.216thAccurate passes 53.946th

Tackles and interceptions per 904.21 6th of 24

Pass completion90% 3rd of 24

Accurate passes per 9053.94 6th of 24

Duels won57% 6th of 24

Times dispossessed per 901.65 23rd fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy62% 6th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Equi Fernández's page

Joshua KimmichFC Bayern München · 31 · Germany 743rd of 24 Duels won 67%1stAccurate passes 91.382ndDispossessed 0.144th fewest

Tackles and interceptions per 902.76 19th of 24

Pass completion89% 6th of 24

Accurate passes per 9091.38 2nd of 24

Duels won67% 1st of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.14 4th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy70% 4th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Joshua Kimmich's page

Leon AvdullahuTSG Hoffenheim · 22 · Kosovo 744th of 24 Dispossessed 0.00fewestLong-ball accuracy 74%2ndPass completion 90%4th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.94 17th of 24

Pass completion90% 4th of 24

Accurate passes per 9055.78 4th of 24

Duels won55% 9th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.00 fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy74% 2nd of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Leon Avdullahu's page

Tom KraußFC Köln · 25 · Germany 685th of 24 Tackles + int. 6.051stDuels won 58%4thAccurate passes 44.0710th

Tackles and interceptions per 906.05 1st of 24

Pass completion86% 11th of 24

Accurate passes per 9044.07 10th of 24

Duels won58% 4th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.49 14th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy32% 19th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Tom Krauß's page

Aleksandar PavlovicFC Bayern München · 22 · Germany 646th of 24 Accurate passes 96.221stPass completion 92%2ndLong-ball accuracy 68%5th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.83 18th of 24

Pass completion92% 2nd of 24

Accurate passes per 9096.22 1st of 24

Duels won47% 19th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.71 17th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy68% 5th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Aleksandar Pavlovic's page

Ellyes SkhiriFC Köln · 31 · Tunisia 637th of 24 Pass completion 94%1stLong-ball accuracy 73%3rdAccurate passes 54.615th

Tackles and interceptions per 903.97 8th of 24

Pass completion94% 1st of 24

Accurate passes per 9054.61 5th of 24

Duels won47% 20th of 24

Times dispossessed per 901.22 20th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy73% 3rd of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ellyes Skhiri's page

Kaishu SanoFSV Mainz 05 · 25 · Japan 618th of 24 Tackles + int. 4.415thLong-ball accuracy 55%9thPass completion 88%10th

Tackles and interceptions per 904.41 5th of 24

Pass completion88% 10th of 24

Accurate passes per 9036.18 17th of 24

Duels won49% 15th of 24

Times dispossessed per 901.13 19th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy55% 9th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kaishu Sano's page

Nicolai RembergHamburger SV · 26 · Germany 589th of 24 Duels won 57%5thDispossessed 0.226th fewestPass completion 89%7th

Tackles and interceptions per 902.02 22nd of 24

Pass completion89% 7th of 24

Accurate passes per 9036.36 15th of 24

Duels won57% 5th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.22 6th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy50% 11th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Nicolai Remberg's page

Angelo StillerVfB Stuttgart · 25 · Germany 5610th of 24 Accurate passes 70.373rdPass completion 89%5thDispossessed 0.318th fewest

Tackles and interceptions per 901.57 24th of 24

Pass completion89% 5th of 24

Accurate passes per 9070.37 3rd of 24

Duels won49% 17th of 24

Times dispossessed per 900.31 8th fewest of 24

Long-ball accuracy49% 14th of 24

Each dot is one of the 24 defensive midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Angelo Stiller's page

Each figure with his place among the 24 defensive midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Tackles + int.	Pass completion	Accurate passes	Duels won	Dispossessed	Long-ball accuracy
1Youri Regeer	80	4.514th	89%9th	48.518th	64%2nd	0.4012th fewest	77%1st
2Equi Fernández	76	4.216th	90%3rd	53.946th	57%6th	1.6523rd fewest	62%6th
3Joshua Kimmich	74	2.7619th	89%6th	91.382nd	67%1st	0.144th fewest	70%4th
4Leon Avdullahu	74	2.9417th	90%4th	55.784th	55%9th	0.00fewest	74%2nd
5Tom Krauß	68	6.051st	86%11th	44.0710th	58%4th	0.4914th fewest	32%19th
6Aleksandar Pavlovic	64	2.8318th	92%2nd	96.221st	47%19th	0.7117th fewest	68%5th
7Ellyes Skhiri	63	3.978th	94%1st	54.615th	47%20th	1.2220th fewest	73%3rd
8Kaishu Sano	61	4.415th	88%10th	36.1817th	49%15th	1.1319th fewest	55%9th
9Nicolai Remberg	58	2.0222nd	89%7th	36.3615th	57%5th	0.226th fewest	50%11th
10Angelo Stiller	56	1.5724th	89%5th	70.373rd	49%17th	0.318th fewest	49%14th

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Where all 24 sit

Every defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga with 284 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 14 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's defensive midfielders then.

↓ Nicolai Remberg90 last season, 58 now

↑ Kaishu Sano38 last season, 61 now

↑ Leon Avdullahu55 last season, 74 now

↑ Joshua Kimmich62 last season, 74 now

How this ranking is made

Defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga 2026/27 with at least 284 league minutes, ranked on tackles and interceptions per 90, pass completion, accurate passes per 90, duels won, times dispossessed per 90 and long-ball accuracy. Each measure is a percentile against every defensive midfielder in the league with the same minutes. 9 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 284. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.

What each measure counts for, out of 100:

Tackles and interceptions per 9025Pass completion20Accurate passes per 9020Duels won15Times dispossessed per 9010Long-ball accuracy10

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