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Cody Gakpo

Midfielder27 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.327 non-penalty goals from 87 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.225 assists, 53 key passes
Finishing
-1.67goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.195% of Liverpool’s build-up value

Cody Gakpo ranks 36th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 17.6m on average. They carry 12% of Liverpool’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

109 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.23
Non-penalty goals
0.23
xG
0.32
Non-penalty xG
0.32
Shots
2.84
npxG per shot
0.11
Shot distance
17.6m
Set-piece share
9%
Goals against xG
-2.8

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.16
Expected assists
0.22
Key passes
1.73
npxG + xA
0.54
xG chain
0.61
xG build-up
0.19
Assists against xA
-1.6

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Defending

per 90
Recoveries
2.86
Defensive contribution
5.00

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
3season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Ranked against 109 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. Recoveries and defensive contribution come from the FPL feed and are ranked in its own positions.

This week

Gameweek 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

vs Brighton

Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC

Brighton concede 11.7 shots a match and are 1.06× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
2.83

2.84 per 90 × 1.00

Projected on target
0.54

0.59 per 90 × 0.92

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

Shots

36 appearances
  • Over 0.533 of 3692%± 5
  • Over 1.522 of 3661%± 8
  • Over 2.515 of 3642%± 8
  • Over 3.510 of 3628%± 7

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 36.

Shooting profile

87 shots

Where they shoot

87 shots
Every shotBy zone
2% of shots, 2 shots3% of shots, 3 shots1% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 3 shots6% of shots, 5 shots6% of shots, 5 shots5% of shots, 4 shots1% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 5 shots13% of shots, 11 shots3% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot10% of shots, 9 shots5% of shots, 4 shots1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 5 shots11% of shots, 10 shots3% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot13%10%11%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Cody Gakpo, 2025/26, final 35m.

left
50%
Centre
45%
right
5%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.113
Shots per 90
2.84
Key passes per 90
1.73
Average shot distance
17.6m
From set pieces
9%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
12%
Through balls
10%
Own dribble
1%
Headed
13%

Club role

Liverpool

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 8% of Liverpool’s dead-ball danger, from 5 deliveries that became shots.
  • When it mattered4 of 7 goals came with the game level or Liverpool behind.
  • On the pitch81% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Dominik Szoboszlai1.3 xG11 shots, 1g
  2. Florian Wirtz0.9 xG12 shots, 0g
  3. Alexander Isak0.8 xG1 shot, 1g
  4. Hugo Ekitike0.8 xG6 shots, 2g
  5. Federico Chiesa0.8 xG1 shot, 1g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Mohamed Salah1.9 xG14 shots, 2g
  2. Hugo Ekitike1.2 xG9 shots, 1g
  3. Alexander Isak0.7 xG2 shots, 1g
  4. Ibrahima Konaté0.6 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Dominik Szoboszlai0.6 xG5 shots, 0g

Season record

2025/26

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Cody Gakpo carries 4.7% of Liverpool’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.190
    60% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.611
    71% of forwards

Ranked against 109 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

36 appearances, oldest first
1g

v Bournemouth3 shots
2 on target

at Newcastle1 shot
0 on target

v Arsenal2 shots
1 on target

at Burnley5 shots
0 on target

v Everton1 shot
0 on target

at Palace3 shots
0 on target

1g

at Chelsea1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Man Utd5 shots
1 on target

at Brentford1 shot
0 on target

v Villa4 shots
0 on target

at Man City1 shot
0 on target

v Forest3 shots
0 on target

1g

at West Ham2 shots
1 on target

v Sunderland1 shot
0 on target

at Leeds3 shots
1 on target

v Wolves1 shot
0 on target

v Leeds1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Fulham5 shots
1 on target

at Arsenal1 shot
0 on target

v Burnley6 shots
2 on target

at Bournemouth2 shots
0 on target

v Newcastle1 shot
0 on target

at Sunderland2 shots
0 on target

at Forest1 shot
0 on target

1g

v West Ham4 shots
1 on target

at Wolves4 shots
1 on target

v Spurs3 shots
1 on target

at Brighton2 shots
1 on target

v Fulham4 shots
0 on target

at Everton5 shots
2 on target

1g

at Man Utd5 shots
2 on target

at Villa2 shots
0 on target

v Brentford2 shots
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.