| 1 | M. WanitzekAttacking midfielder | Karlsruher SC | 33 | 62±0% | 31±0% |
| 2 | M. ZomaWinger | 1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | 57±0% | 70±0% |
| 3 | S. ŞahinAttacking midfielder | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 26 | 46±0% | 61±0% |
| 4 | Max MarieCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 43±0% | 65▲1.6% |
| 5 | T. CiğerciAttacking midfielder | Energie Cottbus | 31 | 40±0% | 24±0% |
| 6 | M. NeubauerCentral midfielder | Hannover 96 | 30 | 40±0% | 40±0% |
| 7 | N. HauptmannAttacking midfielder | Dynamo Dresden | 30 | 35±0% | 39±0% |
| 8 | S. RussoDefensive midfielder | Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 35±0% | 54±0% |
| 9 | G. BalziCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 25 | 34▲15.1% | 60▲49.4% |
| 10 | A. MarhievAttacking midfielder | 1. FC Nürnberg | 24 | 32±0% | 61±0% |
| 11 | K. OudenneCentral midfielder | Hannover 96 | 24 | 32±0% | 62±0% |
| 12 | K. KlefischCentral midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 26 | 31±0% | 58±0% |
| 13 | L. MarseilerCentral midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 29 | 29▲25% | 40▼17.7% |
| 14 | A. PyrkaCentral midfielder | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 28±0% | 75▲1.6% |
| 15 | Mika HaasCentral midfielder | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 21 | 27±0% | 65±0% |
| 16 | A. KaprálikAttacking midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 27±0% | 62±0% |
| 17 | B. BobzienCentral midfielder | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 26±0% | 60±0% |
| 18 | T. AbeDefensive midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 22 | 26 | 46 |
| 19 | L. RosenboomCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 24 | 24▲47% | 56▼20% |
| 20 | B. JacobsenDefensive midfielder | VfL Osnabrück | 33 | 24±0% | 19▲22.9% |
| 21 | P. KammerbauerCentral midfielder | VfL Osnabrück | 29 | 23±0% | 30±0% |
| 22 | K. WätjenCentral midfielder | VfL Bochum | 20 | 23±0% | 62±0% |
| 23 | F. FlickDefensive midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 26 | 22±0% | 51±0% |
| 24 | K. MiyoshiAttacking midfielder | VfL Bochum | 29 | 20±0% | 38±0% |
| 25 | J. MeffertCentral midfielder | Holstein Kiel | 32 | 20±0% | 27▲15.5% |
| 26 | M. PapelaDefensive midfielder | SV Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 19▼10.6% | 54▼1.6% |
| 27 | Yoon Do-YongCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 19 | 18▲291.5% | 53▲13.1% |
| 28 | R. WagnerDefensive midfielder | Dynamo Dresden | 23 | 18±0% | 60±0% |
| 29 | L. OppieCentral midfielder | FC St. Pauli | 24 | 18±0% | 67±0% |
| 30 | Lukas MichelbrinkCentral midfielder | Hertha BSC | 21 | 17▲12.9% | 46▲3.2% |
| 31 | P. MüllerCentral midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 22 | 17▲137.1% | 41▼29.1% |
| 32 | P. WillDefensive midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 27 | 16±0% | 44±0% |
| 33 | J. BrekaloWinger | Hertha BSC | 28 | 16±0% | 40±0% |
| 34 | S. GnakaCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 27 | 15▼58.4% | 47▼26.4% |
| 35 | K. SessaDefensive midfielder | Hertha BSC | 26 | 12±0% | 49±0% |
| 36 | Ole PohlmannCentral midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 10▼48% | 53▼3.1% |
| 37 | A. OpokuCentral midfielder | Eintracht Braunschweig | 27 | 8▼40% | 40▲17.2% |
| 38 | L. HyryläinenCentral midfielder | 1. FC Magdeburg | 22 | 4±0% | 52▲1.4% |
| 39 | S. BanséDefensive midfielder | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 25 | 1±0% | 45±0% |
| 40 | M. RasmussenDefensive midfielder | FC St. Pauli | 28 | 0▼100% | 37▼0.8% |