Serie A · 2026/27 · after matchday 11
The best centre backs in Serie A so far this season
As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Strahinja Pavlović (AC Milan) as the best centre back in Serie A, level on 82 out of 100 with Manuel Akanji.
81standing, 3rd of 68
Best at accurate passes per 90, 70.86, 3rd of 68
The top 10
Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 68.
1
Strahinja PavlovićAC Milan · 25 · Serbia
821st of 68
Duels won71% 3rd of 68
Aerials won per 902.70 15th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 903.20 27th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.20 13th fewest of 68
Pass completion91% 18th of 68
Accurate passes per 9067.80 7th of 68
Long-ball accuracy37% 50th of 68
Tackle success92% 7th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Strahinja Pavlović's page
2
Manuel AkanjiInter · 31 · Switzerland
822nd of 68
Duels won76% 2nd of 68
Aerials won per 902.64 17th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 904.18 12th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.22 16th fewest of 68
Pass completion94% 8th of 68
Accurate passes per 9070.31 4th of 68
Long-ball accuracy71% 3rd of 68
Tackle success90% 10th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Manuel Akanji's page
3
Jacobo RamónComo · 21 · Spain
813rd of 68
Duels won63% 18th of 68
Aerials won per 903.67 6th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 902.80 39th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.39 30th fewest of 68
Pass completion92% 13th of 68
Accurate passes per 9070.86 3rd of 68
Long-ball accuracy48% 33rd of 68
Tackle success83% 24th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Jacobo Ramón's page
4
Amir RrahmaniNapoli · 32 · Kosovo
804th of 68
Duels won65% 9th of 68
Aerials won per 904.11 1st of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 903.00 32nd of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.22 18th fewest of 68
Pass completion90% 31st of 68
Accurate passes per 9060.11 15th of 68
Long-ball accuracy43% 42nd of 68
Tackle success90% 10th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Amir Rrahmani's page
5
Tiago GabrielLecce · 21 · Portugal
785th of 68
Duels won66% 6th of 68
Aerials won per 903.11 10th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 903.59 19th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.48 36th fewest of 68
Pass completion91% 19th of 68
Accurate passes per 9035.43 52nd of 68
Long-ball accuracy42% 44th of 68
Tackle success79% 31st of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Tiago Gabriel's page
6
BremerJuventus · 29 · Brazil
766th of 68
Duels won61% 21st of 68
Aerials won per 903.00 13th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 902.73 42nd of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.18 10th fewest of 68
Pass completion90% 28th of 68
Accurate passes per 9055.82 21st of 68
Long-ball accuracy45% 35th of 68
Tackle success89% 16th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Bremer's page
7
Saúl CocoTorino · 27 · Equatorial Guinea
757th of 68
Duels won64% 16th of 68
Aerials won per 901.72 38th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 902.87 37th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.10 4th fewest of 68
Pass completion90% 27th of 68
Accurate passes per 9055.82 20th of 68
Long-ball accuracy43% 41st of 68
Tackle success95% 4th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Saúl Coco's page
8
Leo ØstigårdGenoa · 26 · Norway
728th of 68
Duels won65% 10th of 68
Aerials won per 903.54 7th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 902.52 55th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.09 3rd fewest of 68
Pass completion87% 50th of 68
Accurate passes per 9042.58 40th of 68
Long-ball accuracy33% 55th of 68
Tackle success95% 4th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Leo Østigård's page
9
Evan NdickaRoma · 27 · Ivory Coast
729th of 68
Duels won56% 35th of 68
Aerials won per 902.48 19th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 902.23 61st of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.12 6th fewest of 68
Pass completion94% 4th of 68
Accurate passes per 9053.98 22nd of 68
Long-ball accuracy59% 13th of 68
Tackle success80% 29th of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Evan Ndicka's page
10
Matteo PalmaUdinese · 18 · Italy
7110th of 68
Duels won76% 1st of 68
Aerials won per 903.19 9th of 68
Tackles and interceptions per 902.39 58th of 68
Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 68
Pass completion86% 54th of 68
Accurate passes per 9048.49 25th of 68
Long-ball accuracy57% 15th of 68
Tackle success100% 1st of 68
Each dot is one of the 68 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Matteo Palma's page
| Player | Standing | Duels won | Aerials won | Tackles + int. | Dribbled past | Pass completion | Accurate passes | Long-ball accuracy | Tackle success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Strahinja Pavlović | 82 | 71%3rd | 2.7015th | 3.2027th | 0.2013th fewest | 91%18th | 67.807th | 37%50th | 92%7th |
| 2Manuel Akanji | 82 | 76%2nd | 2.6417th | 4.1812th | 0.2216th fewest | 94%8th | 70.314th | 71%3rd | 90%10th |
| 3Jacobo Ramón | 81 | 63%18th | 3.676th | 2.8039th | 0.3930th fewest | 92%13th | 70.863rd | 48%33rd | 83%24th |
| 4Amir Rrahmani | 80 | 65%9th | 4.111st | 3.0032nd | 0.2218th fewest | 90%31st | 60.1115th | 43%42nd | 90%10th |
| 5Tiago Gabriel | 78 | 66%6th | 3.1110th | 3.5919th | 0.4836th fewest | 91%19th | 35.4352nd | 42%44th | 79%31st |
| 6Bremer | 76 | 61%21st | 3.0013th | 2.7342nd | 0.1810th fewest | 90%28th | 55.8221st | 45%35th | 89%16th |
| 7Saúl Coco | 75 | 64%16th | 1.7238th | 2.8737th | 0.104th fewest | 90%27th | 55.8220th | 43%41st | 95%4th |
| 8Leo Østigård | 72 | 65%10th | 3.547th | 2.5255th | 0.093rd fewest | 87%50th | 42.5840th | 33%55th | 95%4th |
| 9Evan Ndicka | 72 | 56%35th | 2.4819th | 2.2361st | 0.126th fewest | 94%4th | 53.9822nd | 59%13th | 80%29th |
| 10Matteo Palma | 71 | 76%1st | 3.199th | 2.3958th | 0.00fewest | 86%54th | 48.4925th | 57%15th | 100%1st |
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Where all 68 sit
Every centre back in Serie A with 346 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 58 are named in The Prism.
Since last season
The same players' standings last season, among their league's centre backs then.
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Saúl Coco35 last season, 75 now
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Leo Østigård90 last season, 72 now
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Amir Rrahmani90 last season, 80 now
How this ranking is made
Centre backs in Serie A 2026/27 with at least 346 league minutes, ranked on duels won, aerials won per 90, tackles and interceptions per 90, times dribbled past per 90, pass completion, accurate passes per 90, long-ball accuracy and tackle success. Each measure is a percentile against every centre back in the league with the same minutes. 11 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 346. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
What each measure counts for, out of 100:
Duels won20Aerials won per 9020Tackles and interceptions per 9010Times dribbled past per 9010Pass completion15Accurate passes per 9010Long-ball accuracy10Tackle success5
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