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Darwin Núñez

Forward1st of 402 for involvement
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.8111 non-penalty goals from 108 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.268 assists, 33 key passes
Finishing
-6.58goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.233% of Liverpool’s build-up value

Darwin Núñez ranks 1st of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 15.3m on average. They carry 12% of Liverpool’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.49
Non-penalty goals
0.49
xG
0.85
Non-penalty xG
0.81
Shots
4.77
npxG per shot
0.17
Shot distance
15.3m
Set-piece share
15%
Goals against xG
-7.4

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.35
Expected assists
0.26
Key passes
1.46
npxG + xA
1.08
xG chain
1.11
xG build-up
0.23
Assists against xA
+2.0

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
9season 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
4.63

4.77 per 90 × 0.97

Projected on target
1.84

2.03 per 90 × 0.91

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

Shots

36 appearances
  • Over 0.533 of 3692%± 5
  • Over 1.525 of 3669%± 8
  • Over 2.516 of 3644%± 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

108 shots

Where they shoot

108 shots
Every shotBy zone
2% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 5 shots3% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 2 shots7% of shots, 8 shots15% of shots, 16 shots3% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 6 shots7% of shots, 8 shots7% of shots, 8 shots6% of shots, 7 shots1% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 6 shots4% of shots, 4 shots2% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 3 shots4% of shots, 4 shots4% of shots, 4 shots1% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 2 shots1% of shots, 1 shot3% of shots, 3 shots1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot1% of shots, 1 shot7%15%7%7%6%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Darwin Núñez, 2023/24, final 35m.

left
22%
Centre
53%
right
25%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.178
Shots per 90
4.77
Key passes per 90
1.46
Average shot distance
15.3m
From set pieces
15%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
15%
Through balls
16%
Own dribble
2%
Headed
12%

Club role

Liverpool

What they are for

  • PenaltiesTakes them: 1 of 9 Liverpool were awarded.
  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 6% of Liverpool’s dead-ball danger, from 2 deliveries that became shots.
  • When it mattered8 of 11 goals came with the game level or Liverpool behind.
  • On the pitch60% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Mohamed Salah6.2 xG24 shots, 1g
  2. Luis Díaz1.8 xG10 shots, 0g
  3. Trent Alexander-Arnold1.6 xG12 shots, 0g
  4. Dominik Szoboszlai1.3 xG5 shots, 1g
  5. Andrew Robertson1.2 xG7 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Mohamed Salah3.2 xG12 shots, 5g
  2. Luis Díaz1.8 xG5 shots, 2g
  3. Dominik Szoboszlai0.3 xG3 shots, 1g
  4. Conor Bradley0.2 xG3 shots, 0g
  5. Ryan Gravenberch0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Darwin Núñez carries 2.7% of Liverpool’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.235
    58% of forwards
  • Possession value per 901.108
    97% 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

36 appearances, oldest first

at Chelsea2 shots
0 on target

2g

at Newcastle2 shots
2 on target

v Villa5 shots
0 on target

at Wolves2 shots
1 on target

1g

v West Ham3 shots
2 on target

at Brighton3 shots
1 on target

v Everton1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Forest5 shots
3 on target

at Luton9 shots
3 on target

v Brentford3 shots
3 on target

at Man City4 shots
1 on target

v Fulham3 shots
0 on target

at Sheffield Utd1 shot
1 on target

at Palace2 shots
0 on target

v Man Utd2 shots
0 on target

v Arsenal1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Burnley2 shots
1 on target

v Newcastle8 shots
5 on target

2g

at Bournemouth3 shots
3 on target

v Chelsea11 shots
5 on target

at Arsenal1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Burnley5 shots
2 on target

1g

at Brentford1 shot
1 on target

1g

at Forest5 shots
1 on target

v Man City2 shots
1 on target

v Brighton2 shots
2 on target

1g

v Sheffield Utd7 shots
2 on target

at Man Utd5 shots
0 on target

v Palace3 shots
2 on target

at Everton2 shots
1 on target

v Spurs1 shot
1 on target

at Villa1 shot
1 on target

v Wolves1 shot
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.