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Being one of the key pieces of the Dortmund side that fought for the title until the last matchday, Guerreiro presented the highest average rating among FBs this season.

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Raphaël Guerreiro	7.91	Back 4	1851	Dortmund
Alphonso Davies	7.72	Back 4	1732	Bayern Munich
Benjamin Pavard	7.61	Back 4	1137	Bayern Munich
Borna Sosa	7.54	Back 4	830	Stuttgart
João Cancelo	7.40	Back 4	653	Bayern Munich
Noussair Mazraoui	7.37	Back 4	954	Bayern Munich
Jeremie Frimpong	7.35	Back 5	1675	Bayer Leverkusen
Jonas Hector	7.27	Back 4	2734	Köln
Marius Wolf	7.21	Back 4	1466	Dortmund
Paulo Otávio	7.11	Back 4	1849	Wolfsburg

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;

Data from FBref.

With an incredible first half of the season, Upamecano had the highest average rating for CBs this season.

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Dayot Upamecano	8.09	Back 4	1970	Bayern Munich
Nico Schlotterbeck	7.96	Back 4	2161	Dortmund
Willi Orban	7.84	Back 4	1961	RB Leipzig
Willi Orban	7.83	Back 5	990	RB Leipzig
Benjamin Pavard	7.80	Back 4	960	Bayern Munich
Konstantinos Mavropanos	7.54	Back 4	1080	Stuttgart
Joško Gvardiol	7.52	Back 5	782	RB Leipzig
Niklas Süle	7.48	Back 4	1625	Dortmund
Joško Gvardiol	7.41	Back 4	1382	RB Leipzig
Hiroki Ito	7.37	Back 5	1260	Stuttgart
Matthijs de Ligt	7.33	Back 4	2006	Bayern Munich
Mats Hummels	7.31	Back 4	1899	Dortmund
Edmond Tapsoba	7.25	Back 5	1716	Bayer Leverkusen
Hiroki Ito	7.15	Back 4	945	Stuttgart
Piero Hincapié	7.15	Back 5	1388	Bayer Leverkusen
Tuta	7.05	Back 5	2268	Eintracht Frankfurt

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;

Data from FBref.