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Alexander Isak

Forward27 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.6816 non-penalty goals from 78 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.142 assists, 27 key passes
Finishing
-0.70goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.224% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Alexander Isak ranks 9th of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 13.6m on average, with 30% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 13% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.82
Non-penalty goals
0.62
xG
0.86
Non-penalty xG
0.68
Shots
3.05
npxG per shot
0.22
Shot distance
13.6m
Set-piece share
30%
Goals against xG
-1.5

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.08
Expected assists
0.14
Key passes
1.05
npxG + xA
0.83
xG chain
0.94
xG build-up
0.22
Assists against xA
-1.7

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Defending

per 90

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
1season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.

Ranked against 107 forwards 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

vs Brighton

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Brighton concede 12.4 shots a match and are 1.04× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
2.95

3.05 per 90 × 0.97

Projected on target
1.48

1.64 per 90 × 0.91

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

Shots

30 appearances
  • Over 0.527 of 3090%± 5
  • Over 1.518 of 3060%± 9
  • Over 2.515 of 3050%± 9
  • Over 3.510 of 3033%± 9

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 30.

Shooting profile

78 shots

Where they shoot

78 shots
Every shotBy zone
Opponent goalLeftRight
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals

Alexander Isak, 2023/24, 78 shots in the final 35m, 21 scored.

left
20%
Centre
63%
right
17%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.283
Shots per 90
3.05
Key passes per 90
1.05
Average shot distance
13.6m
From set pieces
30%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
13%
Through balls
20%
Own dribble
16%
Headed
9%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • PenaltiesTakes them: 6 of 9 Newcastle United were awarded.
  • When it mattered14 of 21 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch67% of available minutes.

What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Alexander Isak’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Bruno Guimarães2.2 xG13 shots, 4g
  2. Anthony Gordon1.6 xG7 shots, 2g
  3. Harvey Barnes1.6 xG4 shots, 1g
  4. Jacob Murphy1.5 xG5 shots, 2g
  5. Dan Burn1.0 xG2 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Anthony Gordon0.6 xG7 shots, 0g
  2. Jacob Murphy0.5 xG2 shots, 1g
  3. Jamaal Lascelles0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Joelinton0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Harvey Barnes0.4 xG2 shots, 1g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Alexander Isak carries 3.9% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.225
    55% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.939
    88% of forwards

Ranked against 107 forwards with a comparable sample. 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

30 appearances, oldest first
2g

v Villa3 shots
3 on target

v Liverpool1 shot
1 on target

at Brighton4 shots
0 on target

1g

at Sheffield Utd1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Burnley6 shots
4 on target

2g

at West Ham3 shots
2 on target

1g

v Chelsea1 shot
1 on target

v Man Utd3 shots
0 on target

at Everton2 shots
0 on target

at Spurs1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Forest6 shots
5 on target

1g

at Liverpool1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Man City5 shots
3 on target

at Villa1 shot
0 on target

at Arsenal1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Wolves2 shots
2 on target

1g

at Chelsea3 shots
1 on target

2g

v West Ham4 shots
2 on target

1g

v Everton4 shots
2 on target

at Fulham2 shots
2 on target

2g

v Spurs6 shots
2 on target

at Palace1 shot
0 on target

2g

v Sheffield Utd5 shots
3 on target

1g

at Burnley4 shots
3 on target

v Brighton1 shot
1 on target

at Man Utd3 shots
0 on target

1g

at Brentford4 shots
3 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.