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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Premiership 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

C. Allan of Falkirk is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 46.5, and M. Sylla has been the form player this season, grading 30.9, and Ben Brannan leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sylla has improved his Season rating most, up +4.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Allan of Falkirk is the most valuable name in this group at 12.1.

Best talent
C. Allan46.5RTG
Falkirk
In form
M. Sylla30.9SsN
Livingston
Rising potential
M. Sylla-7.2RTG
Livingston · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Sylla+4.3SsN
Livingston · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Ben Brannan1goals
Kilmarnock
Most valuable
C. Allan12.1val
Falkirk
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PlayerTeam
1C. AllanDefensive midfielderFalkirk2212.12347
2R. FinniganDefensive midfielderDundee23101210.9%4539.8%
3L. FadingerDefensive midfielderMotherwell251039±0%48±0%
4J. MulliganDefensive midfielderHibernian231031±0%47±0%
5R. CarrDefensive midfielderST Mirren229.91847
6D. NeilDefensive midfielderRangers249.6511.1%4130.3%
7J. HodgeDefensive midfielderMotherwell249.4222.3%552.4%
8D. TaitDefensive midfielderDundee Utd249.234±0%470.8%
9D. LobbanDefensive midfielderDunfermline219.1743
10O. PriestmanDefensive midfielderMotherwell239.16±0%43±0%
11Finley Frank BarbrookDefensive midfielderFalkirk218.8825.4%65113.9%
12A. PalaversaDefensive midfielderAberdeen268.8869.1%3620.4%
13A. BriedlDefensive midfielderAberdeen248.6349.4%4713.7%
14A. AremuDefensive midfielderAberdeen268.412±0%37±0%
15B. BouananiDefensive midfielderRangers218.30100%673.8%
16Ben BrannanDefensive midfielderKilmarnock198.11043
17V. DragojevićDefensive midfielderRangers207.9425.3%5521.5%
18N. CleșcencoDefensive midfielderKilmarnock257.73±0%36±0%
19J. DevaneyDefensive midfielderHibernian197.51225%42±0%
20Rudi Allan MolotnikovDefensive midfielderHibernian207.3216.7%3911.3%
21Olly WhyteDefensive midfielderMotherwell197.2040
22L. ThomasDefensive midfielderST Mirren27789.9%3339%
23Allan OyirwothDefensive midfielderDunfermline196.9539
24C. McLeodDefensive midfielderFalkirk196.9139
25M. BoothDefensive midfielderMotherwell186.9041
26S. ConstableDefensive midfielderDundee Utd196.8040
27Y. DhandaDefensive midfielderHeart Of Midlothian276.810±0%398.1%
28A. CampbellDefensive midfielderST Mirren284.6743.8%2724.4%
29C. DevlinDefensive midfielderRangers284.238±0%360.8%
30J. McMillanDefensive midfielderFalkirk283.334±0%374.3%
31J. McGrathDefensive midfielderHibernian29334±0%34±0%
32M. SyllaDefensive midfielderLivingston322.93116.2%1927.3%
33B. LyonsDefensive midfielderAberdeen292.718±0%292.8%
34M. O'HaraDefensive midfielderKilmarnock302.238±0%2823.4%
35L. DonnellyDefensive midfielderST Mirren302.112±0%20±0%
36C. SibbaldDefensive midfielderFalkirk311.629±0%230.9%
37C. McGregorDefensive midfielderCeltic331.638±0%21±0%