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Bukayo Saka

Midfielder25 yrs1st of 397 for involvement
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.425 non-penalty goals from 67 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.5910 assists, 58 key passes
Finishing
-2.38goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.314% of Arsenal’s build-up value

Bukayo Saka ranks 1st of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 16.3m on average. They carry 13% of Arsenal’s attacking involvement, the largest share in the squad.

Against their position

104 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.31
Non-penalty goals
0.26
xG
0.46
Non-penalty xG
0.42
Shots
3.42
npxG per shot
0.12
Shot distance
16.3m
Set-piece share
17%
Goals against xG
-3.2

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.51
Expected assists
0.59
Key passes
2.96
npxG + xA
1.01
xG chain
0.84
xG build-up
0.31
Assists against xA
-1.6

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
3season 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 7

Next fixture

Gameweek 7

away to Nottingham Forest

Sun 18 Oct, 15:30 UTC

Nottingham Forest concede 14.0 shots a match and are 1.07× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
3.67

3.42 per 90 × 1.07

Projected on target
1.15

1.17 per 90 × 0.98

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

Shots

25 appearances
  • Over 0.523 of 2592%± 5
  • Over 1.518 of 2572%± 9
  • Over 2.510 of 2540%± 10
  • Over 3.57 of 2528%± 9

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 2 of 25.

Shooting profile

67 shots

Where they shoot

67 shots
Every shotBy zone
4% of shots, 3 shots1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 2 shots6% of shots, 4 shots18% of shots, 12 shots4% of shots, 3 shots3% of shots, 2 shots9% of shots, 6 shots12% of shots, 8 shots6% of shots, 4 shots1% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 7 shots1% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 4 shots3% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot18%9%12%10%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Bukayo Saka, 2024/25, final 35m.

left
4%
Centre
37%
right
59%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.133
Shots per 90
3.42
Key passes per 90
2.96
Average shot distance
16.3m
From set pieces
17%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
12%
Through balls
9%
Own dribble
13%
Headed
27%

Club role

Arsenal

What they are for

  • PenaltiesTakes them: 1 of 2 Arsenal were awarded.
  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 26% of Arsenal’s dead-ball danger, from 25 deliveries that became shots.
  • When it mattered2 of 6 goals came with the game level or Arsenal behind.
  • On the pitch52% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Gabriel Martinelli1.8 xG4 shots, 1g
  2. Martin Odegaard1.4 xG15 shots, 1g
  3. Kai Havertz1.1 xG9 shots, 1g
  4. Leandro Trossard0.6 xG6 shots, 0g
  5. Ben White0.4 xG2 shots, 1g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Gabriel2.7 xG8 shots, 3g
  2. Kai Havertz2.6 xG10 shots, 3g
  3. Leandro Trossard1.6 xG6 shots, 1g
  4. Gabriel Martinelli1.1 xG4 shots, 1g
  5. Mikel Merino0.8 xG4 shots, 0g

Season record

2024/25

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Bukayo Saka carries 4.5% of Arsenal’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.307
    82% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.840
    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

25 appearances, oldest first
1g

v Wolves5 shots
3 on target

at Villa1 shot
1 on target

v Brighton4 shots
3 on target

at Spurs1 shot
0 on target

v Leicester7 shots
2 on target

1g

v Southampton7 shots
2 on target

1g

v Liverpool2 shots
1 on target

at Newcastle2 shots
0 on target

at Chelsea2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Forest6 shots
2 on target

1g

at West Ham3 shots
1 on target

v Man Utd1 shot
1 on target

at Fulham2 shots
1 on target

v Everton3 shots
1 on target

1g

v Fulham1 shot
1 on target

at Everton2 shots
0 on target

v Brentford2 shots
0 on target

at Ipswich3 shots
0 on target

v Palace1 shot
1 on target

v Bournemouth4 shots
1 on target

at Liverpool4 shots
1 on target

v Newcastle2 shots
1 on target

at Southampton2 shots
0 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.