Top 50 teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football leagues (Season 2024/25) – 02.12.2024
Top 50 teams ranked by best possession percentage
in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
- Date: 02.12.2024
- Euro Football Rumours
- Top 50 teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football leagues (Season 2024/25)
Which team will finish the season as the top ranked by best possession percentage in European football leagues?
Which teams are really the best in this category?
Passing is a lost art form in football, but these teams on the list try to keep the tradition going.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season so far, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the top 50 teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football leagues of the season so far. Let’s see.
| Team | P% |
|---|---|
| 1. Bayern Munich | 72.1 |
| 2. Paris Saint-Germain | 68.7 |
| 3. Barcelona | 67.3 |
| 4. Manchester City | 63.3 |
| 5. Borussia Dortmund | 61.9 |
| 6. Bayer Leverkusen | 61.9 |
| 7. Juventus | 61.2 |
| 8. Inter | 60.9 |
| 9. Tottenham | 59.8 |
| 10. Real Madrid | 59.6 |
| 11. Marseille | 59.3 |
| 12. Girona | 58.4 |
| 13. Roma | 58.2 |
| 14. Liverpool | 57.8 |
| 15. Monaco | 57.8 |
| 16. Bologna | 57.5 |
| 17. VfB Stuttgart | 57.5 |
| 18. Real Sociedad | 56.7 |
| 19. Lille | 56.6 |
| 20. Atalanta | 56.4 |
| 21. Como | 55.6 |
| 22. Lyon | 55.5 |
| 23. Chelsea | 55.4 |
| 24. Southampton | 54.9 |
| 25. AC Milan | 54.9 |
| 26. Sevilla | 54.4 |
| 27. Las Palmas | 54.0 |
| 28. Fulham | 54.0 |
| 29. Lens | 53.8 |
| 30. RB Leipzig | 53.7 |
| 31. Fiorentina | 53.7 |
| 32. Lazio | 53.5 |
| 33. Borussia M.Gladbach | 53.2 |
| 34. Manchester United | 52.8 |
| 35. Brighton | 52.7 |
| 36. Celta Vigo | 52.4 |
| 37. Aston Villa | 52.3 |
| 38. Arsenal | 51.7 |
| 39. Atletico Madrid | 51.6 |
| 40. Real Betis | 51.6 |
| 41. Brest | 51.2 |
| 42. Werder Bremen | 50.5 |
| 43. Freiburg | 50.4 |
| 44. Rennes | 50.1 |
| 45. Rayo Vallecano | 49.7 |
| 46. Hoffenheim | 49.4 |
| 47. Mainz 05 | 49.3 |
| 48. Napoli | 49.3 |
| 49. Newcastle | 49.1 |
| 50. Strasbourg | 48.8 |
P% = Possession Percentage
* A list of the top 50 teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football leagues (Season 2024/25).
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Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.