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Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Defender29 yrs

Small sample. Only 317 minutes this season, so the rates below swing heavily on a handful of moments. Read them as description, not as form.

Non-penalty xG per 90
0.011 non-penalty goals from 2 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.231 assists, 5 key passes
Finishing
+0.96goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.396% of Everton’s build-up value

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 25.9m on average, with 44% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 3% of Everton’s attacking involvement, the 8th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

81 defenders

Average match rating7.05

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.28
Non-penalty goals
0.28
xG
0.01
Non-penalty xG
0.01
Shots
0.57
Shots on target
1.00
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
+1.0

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.28
Expected assists
0.23
Key passes
1.42
npxG + xA
0.24
xG chain
0.51
xG build-up
0.39
Assists against xA
+0.2

On the ball

per 90
Touches
6.00
Passes
4.00
Pass completion
–not ranked
Take-ons attempted
0.00
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.00

Defending

per 90
Tackles
0.00
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.00
Clearances
0.00
Aerials won
0.00
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.00

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
0.00
Caught offside
0.00
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
0season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 81 defenders with half a match a round or more, the same comparison the compare page makes. Where less is better, such as being dispossessed, the order is turned round, so a high percentile is always the good end.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

away to Arsenal

Sat 24 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Arsenal concede 10.7 shots a match and are 1.16× the league norm against defenders. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
0.55

0.57 per 90 × 0.97

Projected on target
0.20

0.28 per 90 × 0.69

Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.

Shots

5 appearances
  • Over 0.52 of 540%± 22
  • Over 1.50 of 50%± 0
  • Over 2.50 of 50%± 0
  • Over 3.50 of 50%± 0

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 5.

Shooting profile

2 shots

Where they shoot

2 shots
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 2026/27, 2 shots in the final 35m, 1 scored.

left
0%
Centre
100%
right
0%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.023
Shots per 90
0.57
Key passes per 90
1.42
Average shot distance
25.9m
From set pieces
44%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
100%
Headed
0%

Club role

Everton

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 13% of Everton’s dead-ball danger, from 1 delivery that became shots.
  • On the pitch59% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Ainsley Maitland-Niles’output.

Chances received

who supplies them
UncollectedNo assisted shots recorded for Ainsley Maitland-Niles this season.

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Thierno Barry0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  2. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall0.3 xG1 shot, 1g
  3. Tyler Dibling0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Jack Grealish0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Ainsley Maitland-Niles carries 6.0% of Everton’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.392
    71% of defenders
  • Possession value per 900.508
    81% of defenders

Thin sample. Only 317 minutes, so this describes a cameo. Build-up is the value of possessions a player was involved in, with their own shots and final passes removed, so it credits the work before the chance rather than the chance.

Match by match

Match log

5 appearances, oldest first
1g

v Man Utd1 shot
1 on target

at Spurs1 shot
0 on target

3 blanksno shot
not placed

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line. The feed cannot date an appearance with no shot in it, so 3 sits at the end, counted but unplaced.

How to read the ties. Each rate ties back to the league average: solid where the sample is settled, broken where it is still being shrunk toward the league, an open circle where there is no cohort to rank against. 317 minutes leaves every tie here broken.