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Ben Brereton Díaz

Forward
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.425 non-penalty goals from 35 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.131 assists, 8 key passes
Finishing
-0.05goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.124% of Sheffield United’s build-up value

Ben Brereton Díaz ranks 53rd of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 15.2m on average. They carry 9% of Sheffield United’s attacking involvement, the 4th largest share in the squad.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.48
Non-penalty goals
0.40
xG
0.48
Non-penalty xG
0.42
Shots
2.78
npxG per shot
0.15
Shot distance
15.2m
Set-piece share
14%
Goals against xG
-0.3

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.08
Expected assists
0.13
Key passes
0.63
npxG + xA
0.55
xG chain
0.57
xG build-up
0.12
Assists against xA
-0.6

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
3season 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

Next match

Shots

14 appearances
  • Over 0.513 of 1493%± 7
  • Over 1.510 of 1471%± 12
  • Over 2.56 of 1443%± 13
  • Over 3.55 of 1436%± 13

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 1 of 14.

Shooting profile

35 shots

Where they shoot

35 shots
Every shotBy zone
6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot14% of shots, 5 shots9% of shots, 3 shots6% of shots, 2 shots14% of shots, 5 shots6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 1 shot14%9%14%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Ben Brereton Díaz, 2023/24, final 35m.

left
25%
Centre
53%
right
22%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.173
Shots per 90
2.78
Key passes per 90
0.63
Average shot distance
15.2m
From set pieces
14%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
20%
Through balls
16%
Own dribble
5%
Headed
17%

Club role

Sheffield United

What they are for

  • PenaltiesTakes them: 1 of 5 Sheffield United were awarded.
  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 6% of Sheffield United’s dead-ball danger, from 1 delivery that became shots.
  • When it mattered5 of 6 goals came with the game level or Sheffield United behind.
  • On the pitch33% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Gustavo Hamer1.5 xG11 shots, 2g
  2. Ben Osborn0.6 xG3 shots, 1g
  3. Oliver McBurnie0.5 xG2 shots, 1g
  4. James McAtee0.5 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Mason Holgate0.4 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Oliver McBurnie1.1 xG2 shots, 1g
  2. Cameron Archer0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  3. Andre Brooks0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Jayden Bogle0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Gustavo Hamer0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Ben Brereton Díaz carries 3.6% of Sheffield United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.123
    25% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.574
    46% 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

14 appearances, oldest first
1g

v West Ham4 shots
2 on target

1g

at Palace1 shot
1 on target

v Villa1 shot
1 on target

at Bournemouth1 shot
1 on target

2g

v Fulham2 shots
2 on target

v Chelsea2 shots
0 on target

at Brentford2 shots
1 on target

v Burnley4 shots
3 on target

1g

at Man Utd4 shots
2 on target

at Newcastle5 shots
2 on target

1g

v Forest4 shots
2 on target

at Everton3 shots
0 on target

v Spurs2 shots
0 on target

1 blankno 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 one 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.