| 1 | R. YamamotoCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 24 | 55.4 | 63▲387.6% | 89▲75.1% |
| 2 | E. LeopoldCentral midfielder | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 | 51.2 | 56▲9.1% | 64▼4.8% |
| 3 | J. CastropCentral midfielder | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 | 47.5 | 37▼9.9% | 75▲11.2% |
| 4 | P. OsterhageCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 26 | 42 | 18▼34.1% | 62▼20.9% |
| 5 | Ruben MüllerCentral midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 21 | 40.7 | 16 | 62 |
| 6 | H. MassengoCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 25 | 39.7 | 40±0% | 75±0% |
| 7 | N. BrownCentral midfielder | Bayern München | 23 | 39.4 | 38±0% | 88▲0.7% |
| 8 | Hennes BehrensCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 21 | 39.2 | 26±0% | 72±0% |
| 9 | M. DamarCentral midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg | 22 | 39.1 | 2±0% | 62▼6.6% |
| 10 | E. BanzuziCentral midfielder | RB Leipzig | 21 | 39 | 11±0% | 74±0% |
| 11 | K. SanoCentral midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 25 | 38.8 | 44±0% | 79±0% |
| 12 | Chuky San JoséCentral midfielder | Werder Bremen | 22 | 38.4 | 39▲7.1% | 68±0% |
| 13 | L. AvdullahuCentral midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 22 | 38.2 | 30±0% | 85±0% |
| 14 | A. VranckxCentral midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg | 23 | 37.9 | 1▼80.3% | 59▼11.4% |
| 15 | J. MusialaCentral midfielder | Bayern München | 23 | 37.8 | 20±0% | 76±0% |
| 16 | N. WeißhauptCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 25 | 37.7 | 0 | 50▲62.8% |
| 17 | L. KerberCentral midfielder | 1. FC Heidenheim | 24 | 37.5 | 15±0% | 64±0% |
| 18 | S. KawasakiCentral midfielder | FSV Mainz 05 | 25 | 37.2 | 4▼87.5% | 60▲15.5% |
| 19 | Í. Bergmann JóhannessonCentral midfielder | 1. FC Köln | 23 | 37.2 | 26±0% | 71±0% |
| 20 | N. El AynaouiCentral midfielder | RB Leipzig | 25 | 37.1 | 19±0% | 71±0% |
| 21 | F. ChaïbiCentral midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 37.1 | 35±0% | 78±0% |
| 22 | Afonso MoreiraCentral midfielder | Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | 36.7 | 36±0% | 87▲4.2% |
| 23 | Paul Friedrich PöpperlCentral midfielder | FC Schalke 04 | 23 | 36.6 | 1 | 51 |
| 24 | M. KücüksahinCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 62 |
| 25 | Luka JanesCentral midfielder | 1. FC Heidenheim | 22 | 36.4 | 0 | 59 |
| 26 | A. AzhilCentral midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 35.7 | 0▼100% | 60▲28.4% |
| 27 | T. BischofCentral midfielder | Bayern München | 21 | 35.7 | 23±0% | 83±0% |
| 28 | M. KömürCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 21 | 35.6 | 22±0% | 78±0% |
| 29 | W. BurgerCentral midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 25 | 35.5 | 58±0% | 84±0% |
| 30 | A. KemleinCentral midfielder | Union Berlin | 22 | 35 | 27±0% | 75±0% |
| 31 | L. UlrichCentral midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 21 | 34.9 | 49▲9.4% | 64±0% |
| 32 | A. StillerCentral midfielder | VfB Stuttgart | 25 | 34.9 | 51±0% | 81▼3% |
| 33 | L. ĐurićCentral midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 23 | 34.9 | 3 | 35 |
| 34 | Z. El OuahdiCentral midfielder | Hamburger SV | 24 | 34.8 | 27▲11.7% | 61▼0.8% |
| 35 | D. Møller WolfeCentral midfielder | Hamburger SV | 24 | 34.8 | 13±0% | 71±0% |
| 36 | P. WimmerCentral midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 25 | 34.8 | 26±0% | 75▲5.3% |
| 37 | Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerCentral midfielder | 1. FC Köln | 21 | 34.2 | 46▲53.5% | 22▲2.8% |
| 38 | Vitalie BeckerCentral midfielder | FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 34.2 | 36±0% | 66±0% |
| 39 | O. HøjlundCentral midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 34 | 20±0% | 72±0% |
| 40 | Max GrügerCentral midfielder | FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 33.9 | 0▼100% | 53▼8.3% |
| 41 | B. NadirCentral midfielder | Hamburger SV | 22 | 33.6 | 12▲0.9% | 72▲2% |
| 42 | N. RothweilerCentral midfielder | 1. FC Heidenheim | 20 | 33.6 | 0 | 61 |
| 43 | Vincenzo OnofriettiCentral midfielder | FC Schalke 04 | 21 | 33.5 | 0 | 53 |
| 44 | A. OuédraogoCentral midfielder | RB Leipzig | 20 | 33.4 | 23±0% | 80±0% |
| 45 | Cajetan Benjamin LenzCentral midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 20 | 33.2 | 35 | 64 |
| 46 | A. AmaimouniCentral midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 20 | 33.1 | 15▼3.8% | 75▲82.7% |
| 47 | I. PheraiCentral midfielder | Hamburger SV | 25 | 32.8 | 1▼93.2% | 56▼1.2% |
| 48 | Y. KeitelCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 26 | 32.4 | 3±0% | 54±0% |
| 49 | Kofi Jeremy AmoakoCentral midfielder | Hamburger SV | 21 | 32.1 | 35▲9.3% | 63±0% |
| 50 | K. SusoCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 21 | 32.1 | 20▲2800% | 56▲47% |