Top teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football 2024-25

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Which team will finish the season as the top ranked by best possession percentage in European football? Which team have the best possession percentage so far this season? Let’s find out!

Statistics are used for a variety of different reasons within professional football today. Stats refer to football player or football team’s accomplishments throughout any given game. For instance, during games, statisticians keep track of goals, saves, tackles, interceptions, passes, dribbles, shots, aerial duels won, blocked shots, fouls, key passes, assists, offsides, clearances, yellow cards, red cards, pass success percentages, possessions, etc., to create stats sheets to follow the players’ or team’s progress. Individual or team statistics can have a great bearing on playing time, game outcome, team selections and rankings, and more.

Based on the most recent football statistics and records, we have compiled a comprehensive post listing the top teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football.

Loads of football teams can be good in this statistical category, however only the teams with the best possession percentage have made it onto our list.

This statistical article brings you top teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football of the season so far. Let’s see!

Top teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football 2024-25

# 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

A list of the top teams ranked by best possession percentage in European football.

Possession – Possessions are defined as one or more sequences in a row belonging to the same team. A possession is ended by the opposition gaining control of the ball.

The success of a football team depends a lot on the individual players making up that team. However, not all positions on a team are the same and there are significant differences in the style of game being played in different leagues. It is therefore important to take into account both the position and the league when evaluating individual football players or football teams.

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