| 1 | M. KabaDefensive midfielder | Lecce | 24 | 42.7 | 5▼74.9% | 63▼3.7% |
| 2 | A. El AzzouziDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 25 | 41.1 | 37▼7.6% | 58▼19.2% |
| 3 | P. SučićDefensive midfielder | Inter | 22 | 40.5 | 30±0% | 80±0% |
| 4 | N. RovellaDefensive midfielder | Lazio | 24 | 40.1 | 8±0% | 68±0% |
| 5 | F. AnjorinDefensive midfielder | Torino | 24 | 39.6 | 3±0% | 63±0% |
| 6 | N. PazDefensive midfielder | Como | 22 | 39.6 | 58±0% | 93▲1.6% |
| 7 | L. SamardžićDefensive midfielder | Atalanta | 24 | 38.7 | 17±0% | 72±0% |
| 8 | P. MasiniDefensive midfielder | Frosinone | 25 | 38.1 | 25±0% | 67▲0.5% |
| 9 | O. NgomDefensive midfielder | Lecce | 22 | 38.1 | 9▼68.4% | 67▲8.6% |
| 10 | C. JonesDefensive midfielder | Inter | 25 | 38 | 29±0% | 80±0% |
| 11 | M. BraunöderDefensive midfielder | Como | 24 | 37.2 | 27±0% | 58±0% |
| 12 | G. BusioDefensive midfielder | Venezia | 24 | 37 | 57±0% | 76±0% |
| 13 | A. HainautDefensive midfielder | Venezia | 24 | 36.9 | 56±0% | 74±0% |
| 14 | C. OrdoñezDefensive midfielder | Parma | 22 | 36.8 | 16▲32.5% | 70▲47.3% |
| 15 | M. FrendrupDefensive midfielder | Genoa | 25 | 36.5 | 41±0% | 77±0% |
| 16 | E. İlkhanDefensive midfielder | Torino | 22 | 36.5 | 20±0% | 73±0% |
| 17 | J. LitetaDefensive midfielder | Cagliari | 20 | 36.3 | 3 | 67 |
| 18 | Þ. HelgasonDefensive midfielder | Venezia | 25 | 35.9 | 1▼6.7% | 57±0% |
| 19 | N. CambiaghiDefensive midfielder | Bologna | 25 | 35.7 | 23±0% | 75±0% |
| 20 | Alexsandro AmorimDefensive midfielder | Genoa | 21 | 35.4 | 6▼77.7% | 66▲7.1% |
| 21 | N. FagioliDefensive midfielder | Fiorentina | 25 | 34.9 | 38±0% | 74±0% |
| 22 | B. CremaschiDefensive midfielder | Parma | 21 | 34.8 | 1▼93.3% | 66▲56.7% |
| 23 | E. ElmasDefensive midfielder | Atalanta | 26 | 33.9 | 25▼1.2% | 74▲2.8% |
| 24 | E. LulliDefensive midfielder | AS Roma | 18 | 33.8 | 0 | 69 |
| 25 | D. BakolaDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 18 | 33.7 | 5▲92.3% | 71▲2.2% |
| 26 | A. BakouneDefensive midfielder | Monza | 20 | 33.2 | 18±0% | 64±0% |
| 27 | C. Inao OulaïDefensive midfielder | Fiorentina | 20 | 33 | 43▲19.9% | 53▼0.6% |
| 28 | A. GhionDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 26 | 32.8 | 0▼98.9% | 53▲4.5% |
| 29 | C. FrangellaDefensive midfielder | Sassuolo | 19 | 32.4 | 0 | 66 |
| 30 | Abdou KonateDefensive midfielder | Parma | 18 | 30.2 | 0 | 65 |
| 31 | E. BohinenDefensive midfielder | Venezia | 27 | 29.9 | 2▼77.6% | 48▼8.6% |
| 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 | Thierry CorreiaDefensive midfielder | Venezia | 27 | 28.4 | 17▼10.2% | 62±0% |
| 35 | C. ComottoDefensive midfielder | AC Milan | 18 | 27.5 | 13 | 57 |
| 36 | A. BeydtsDefensive midfielder | Juventus | 17 | 20.3 | 3 | 46 |
| 37 | S. LovrićDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 28 | 18 | 10±0% | 47▲4.5% |
| 38 | P. EstupiñánDefensive midfielder | AC Milan | 28 | 16.2 | 15±0% | 50±0% |
| 39 | Kike PérezDefensive midfielder | Venezia | 29 | 12 | 45±0% | 47±0% |
| 40 | Pedro ObiangDefensive midfielder | Monza | 34 | 8.2 | 33▲75.4% | 21▼15.2% |
| 41 | B. CristanteDefensive midfielder | AS Roma | 31 | 7.5 | 41±0% | 47±0% |
| 42 | M. VojvodaDefensive midfielder | Udinese | 31 | 7.4 | 24±0% | 39▲0.8% |
| 43 | Luis MillaDefensive midfielder | Como | 31 | 7.4 | 57▼1.4% | 50±0% |
| 44 | M. LazzariDefensive midfielder | Lazio | 32 | 4.9 | 15±0% | 26±0% |
| 45 | M. de RoonDefensive midfielder | Atalanta | 35 | 2 | 40±0% | 28±0% |