Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Premiership

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Premiership, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Raskin of Rangers is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.2, and Findlay Curtis leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Watt has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 on last season, while C. Jones's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Raskin of Rangers is the most valuable name in this group at 19.8.

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	Player	Team
1	N. Raskin Defensive midfielder	Rangers	25	5656.2%	530.7%
2	E. Watt Defensive midfielder	Motherwell	26	52120.8%	476.3%
3	W. Ferry Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	25	5128.5%	506.2%
4	Findlay Curtis Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	452257.9%	498.1%
5	Luca Stephenson Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	22	4131%	52±0%
6	F. Passlack Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	28	4167.9%	3745.8%
7	L. Fadinger Defensive midfielder	Motherwell	25	39	49
8	C. McGregor Defensive midfielder	Celtic	33	3821.1%	2225.6%
9	B. Spencer Defensive midfielder	Falkirk	30	36	31
10	D. Tait Defensive midfielder	Falkirk	24	34	48
11	A. Engels Defensive midfielder	Celtic	22	3312.1%	536.7%
12	V. Ševelj Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	25	3238.7%	4510.7%
13	M. Sylla Defensive midfielder	Livingston	32	3116.2%	1927.3%
14	M. Tait Defensive midfielder	Livingston	20	29449.1%	5012.9%
15	E. Hamilton Defensive midfielder	Dundee	27	28125.6%	394.2%
16	D. John Defensive midfielder	ST Mirren	31	26167.3%	2414.1%
17	M. Diomandé Defensive midfielder	Rangers	24	2517.6%	4813%
18	D. Barlaser Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	29	2598.4%	3231.3%
19	J. Obita Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	32	2426%	2030.2%
20	T. Keskinen Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	23	240.8%	477.5%
21	R. Hatate Defensive midfielder	Celtic	28	2144.9%	3331.2%
22	N. Devlin Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	32	2012.7%	2029.7%
23	L. Polworth Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	31	196.6%	2027.1%
24	J. Devaney Defensive midfielder	ST Mirren	19	19	46
25	N. Cadden Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	29	1933.7%	3025.3%
26	C. Barron Defensive midfielder	Rangers	23	1921.4%	473.5%
27	R. Strain Defensive midfielder	Dundee Utd	29	1931.5%	2929%
28	S. Kingsley Defensive midfielder	Heart Of Midlothian	32	19160.6%	199.1%
29	M. Chaiwa Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	22	18	47
30	C. Jones Defensive midfielder	Dundee	25	1442.7%	4030.4%
31	D. Polvara Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	26	13415.4%	366.5%
32	A. Jensen Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	24	1363.8%	4414.1%
33	M. Frame Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	20	13	46
34	A. Aremu Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	26	1274.3%	3729.1%
35	S. Heltne Nilsen Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	34	1045.9%	956.4%
36	Ben Brannan Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	10	43
37	P. Digby Defensive midfielder	Dundee	31	1043.5%	1836.5%
38	S. Arfield Defensive midfielder	Falkirk	37	9877.8%	621.4%
39	O. Priestman Defensive midfielder	Motherwell	23	6	43
40	K. Megwa Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	22	65600%	425%