| 1 | P. MasiniDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 25 | 43.7 | 25±0% | 67▲0.5% |
| 2 | N. RovellaDefensive midfielder | Lazio | 24 | 41 | 8±0% | 68±0% |
| 3 | P. SarrDefensive midfielder | Juventus | 24 | 39.9 | 21±0% | 80▲1.9% |
| 4 | O. NgomDefensive midfielder | Lecce | 22 | 39.9 | 9▼68.4% | 67▲8.6% |
| 5 | M. FrendrupDefensive midfielder | Genoa | 25 | 39.4 | 41±0% | 77±0% |
| 6 | M. BerishaDefensive midfielder | Lecce | 23 | 38.9 | 16±0% | 73±0% |
| 7 | Y. MassolinDefensive midfielder | Cagliari | 24 | 38.6 | 28▲9.7% | 65▲1.9% |
| 8 | A. StankovićDefensive midfielder | Inter | 21 | 38.1 | 53▲14.4% | 64▼1.7% |
| 9 | Matteo CichellaDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 21 | 37.7 | 33±0% | 71▲0.9% |
| 10 | CharlysDefensive midfielder | Inter | 22 | 37.5 | 35▲61.2% | 59▲3.7% |
| 11 | C. OrdoñezDefensive midfielder | Parma | 22 | 37.4 | 16▲32.5% | 70▲47.3% |
| 12 | G. OristanioDefensive midfielder | Torino | 24 | 37.4 | 9±0% | 72▲9.6% |
| 13 | J. LitetaDefensive midfielder | Cagliari | 20 | 37.3 | 3±0% | 67±0% |
| 14 | E. İlkhanDefensive midfielder | Torino | 22 | 37.2 | 20±0% | 73±0% |
| 15 | L. LipaniDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 21 | 36.8 | 15±0% | 71±0% |
| 16 | O. El AzzouziDefensive midfielder | Bologna | 25 | 36.2 | 15▲1.3% | 69▲8% |
| 17 | Alexsandro AmorimDefensive midfielder | Genoa | 21 | 35.2 | 6▼77.7% | 66▲7.1% |
| 18 | B. CremaschiDefensive midfielder | Parma | 21 | 35 | 1▼93.3% | 66▲56.7% |
| 19 | J. ArizalaDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 21 | 34.7 | 2▼80.8% | 68▲151.1% |
| 20 | L. MillerDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 20 | 34.6 | 15±0% | 76▲0.9% |
| 21 | A. BakouneDefensive midfielder | Monza | 20 | 34.5 | 18±0% | 64±0% |
| 22 | C. Inao OulaïDefensive midfielder | Fiorentina | 20 | 33.6 | 43▲19.9% | 53▼0.6% |
| 23 | L. FergusonDefensive midfielder | Bologna | 27 | 33.5 | 18±0% | 65▲10.5% |
| 24 | O. GandelmanDefensive midfielder | Lecce | 26 | 32.8 | 12▼47.3% | 49▲6.8% |
| 25 | A. GhionDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 26 | 32.6 | 0▼98.9% | 53▲4.5% |
| 26 | H. TraorèDefensive midfielder | Genoa | 26 | 32.3 | 12▲0.9% | 65▲3.7% |
| 27 | C. FrangellaDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 19 | 32.3 | 0 | 66 |
| 28 | M. BrescianiniDefensive midfielder | Fiorentina | 26 | 32.3 | 17±0% | 64▲4.1% |
| 29 | Joël MonteiroDefensive midfielder | Lecce | 27 | 31.5 | 21±0% | 37▼8.9% |
| 30 | Abdou KonateDefensive midfielder | Parma | 18 | 30.4 | 0 | 65 |
| 31 | G. ChakvetadzeDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 27 | 29.2 | 17▲7% | 61▲20.5% |
| 32 | Y. PazDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 24 | 29 | 1▼89.7% | 47▼17.8% |
| 33 | Iwo KaczmarskiDefensive midfielder | Inter | 22 | 28.9 | 0 | 49▲45.6% |
| 34 | C. ComottoDefensive midfielder | AC Milan | 18 | 27.5 | 13 | 57 |
| 35 | A. BeydtsDefensive midfielder | Juventus | 17 | 20.3 | 3 | 46 |
| 36 | P. EstupiñánDefensive midfielder | AC Milan | 28 | 17.7 | 15±0% | 50±0% |
| 37 | Aaron TchamdaDefensive midfielder | Torino | 19 | 17.6 | 0 | 36 |
| 38 | S. LovrićDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 28 | 14.7 | 10±0% | 47▲4.5% |
| 39 | S. McTominayDefensive midfielder | Napoli | 29 | 13.5 | 47±0% | 59±0% |
| 40 | B. CristanteDefensive midfielder | AS Roma | 31 | 8.7 | 41±0% | 47±0% |
| 41 | Pedro ObiangDefensive midfielder | Monza | 34 | 8.4 | 33▲75.4% | 21▼15.2% |
| 42 | Luis MillaDefensive midfielder | Como | 32 | 5.8 | 57▼1.4% | 50▲11.7% |
| 43 | M. LazzariDefensive midfielder | Lazio | 32 | 5.1 | 15±0% | 26±0% |
| 44 | R. GagliardiniDefensive midfielder | Cagliari | 32 | 4.9 | 36±0% | 32±0% |
| 45 | N. MatićDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 38 | 2.8 | 31±0% | 21±0% |
| 46 | M. de RoonDefensive midfielder | AS Roma | 35 | 2.5 | 40±0% | 28±0% |