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Alexander Isak

Forward27 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.6219 non-penalty goals from 99 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.176 assists, 42 key passes
Finishing
+1.59goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.113% of Newcastle United’s build-up value

Alexander Isak ranks 7th of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 14.3m on average, with 21% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 18% of Newcastle United’s attacking involvement, the largest share in the squad.

Against their position

104 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.73
Non-penalty goals
0.61
xG
0.71
Non-penalty xG
0.62
Shots
3.16
npxG per shot
0.20
Shot distance
14.3m
Set-piece share
21%
Goals against xG
-0.3

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.19
Expected assists
0.17
Key passes
1.34
npxG + xA
0.79
xG chain
0.84
xG build-up
0.11
Assists against xA
+0.6

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Defending

per 90

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Discipline

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

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.

Ranked against 104 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 11.3 shots a match and are 1.00× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
2.94

3.16 per 90 × 0.93

Projected on target
1.25

1.44 per 90 × 0.87

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

Shots

34 appearances
  • Over 0.532 of 3494%± 4
  • Over 1.526 of 3476%± 7
  • Over 2.520 of 3459%± 8
  • Over 3.510 of 3429%± 8

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 2 of 34.

Shooting profile

99 shots

Where they shoot

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

Alexander Isak, 2024/25, 99 shots in the final 35m, 23 scored.

left
19%
Centre
73%
right
9%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.226
Shots per 90
3.16
Key passes per 90
1.34
Average shot distance
14.3m
From set pieces
21%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
21%
Through balls
15%
Own dribble
1%
Headed
21%

Club role

Newcastle United

What they are for

  • PenaltiesTakes them: 4 of 6 Newcastle United were awarded.
  • When it mattered15 of 23 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch83% 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. Jacob Murphy5.7 xG17 shots, 6g
  2. Bruno Guimarães3.1 xG18 shots, 3g
  3. Joe Willock1.1 xG7 shots, 1g
  4. Lewis Hall1.1 xG5 shots, 1g
  5. Anthony Gordon0.8 xG7 shots, 1g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Anthony Gordon2.1 xG11 shots, 2g
  2. Jacob Murphy0.8 xG7 shots, 1g
  3. Sandro Tonali0.7 xG3 shots, 1g
  4. Harvey Barnes0.6 xG7 shots, 0g
  5. Joelinton0.5 xG3 shots, 2g

Season record

2024/25

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Alexander Isak carries 3.1% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.114
    13% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.836
    88% of forwards

Ranked against 104 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

34 appearances, oldest first

at Bournemouth5 shots
1 on target

1g

v Spurs3 shots
1 on target

at Wolves1 shot
0 on target

at Fulham2 shots
0 on target

v Brighton7 shots
4 on target

1g

at Chelsea3 shots
1 on target

1g

v Arsenal2 shots
2 on target

1g

at Forest3 shots
1 on target

v West Ham6 shots
0 on target

1g

v Liverpool2 shots
1 on target

1g

at Brentford3 shots
1 on target

1g

v Leicester4 shots
3 on target

3g

at Ipswich5 shots
5 on target

1g

v Villa4 shots
2 on target

1g

at Man Utd3 shots
2 on target

1g

at Spurs2 shots
1 on target

2g

v Wolves3 shots
2 on target

v Bournemouth1 shot
0 on target

2g

at Southampton4 shots
4 on target

v Fulham1 shot
0 on target

at Man City1 shot
0 on target

2g

v Forest3 shots
2 on target

at West Ham1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Brentford3 shots
1 on target

at Leicester3 shots
0 on target

v Man Utd2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Palace6 shots
3 on target

at Villa1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Ipswich6 shots
1 on target

1g

at Brighton2 shots
1 on target

v Chelsea4 shots
2 on target

v Everton3 shots
2 on target

2 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 2 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.