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Granit Xhaka

Defensive midfielder34 yrsCorners 2ndFree kicks 2nd
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.020 non-penalty goals from 4 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.230 assists, 14 key passes
Finishing
-0.13goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.4211% of Sunderland’s build-up value

Granit Xhaka ranks 54th of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 28.4m on average, with 77% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 12% of Sunderland’s attacking involvement, the 3rd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

87 midfielders

Average match rating7.12

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.00
Non-penalty goals
0.00
xG
0.02
Non-penalty xG
0.02
Shots
0.67
Shots on target
0.00
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
-0.1

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.23
Key passes
2.33
npxG + xA
0.26
xG chain
0.50
xG build-up
0.42
Assists against xA
-1.4

On the ball

per 90
Touches
81.00
Passes
63.00
Pass completion
86%
Take-ons attempted
0.67
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
1.00

Defending

per 90
Tackles
2.33
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
1.33
Clearances
0.33
Aerials won
1.33
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.67

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
0.33
Caught offside
0.00
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
2season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 87 midfielders 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 Bournemouth

Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC

Bournemouth concede 10.8 shots a match and are 0.90× the league norm against central midfield (3 shots so far). A difficult one.

Projected shots
0.56

0.67 per 90 × 0.84

Projected on target
0.16

0.17 per 90 × 0.97

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

Shots

6 appearances
  • Over 0.52 of 633%± 19
  • Over 1.51 of 617%± 15
  • Over 2.51 of 617%± 15
  • Over 3.50 of 60%± 0

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 4 of 6.

Shooting profile

4 shots

Where they shoot

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

Granit Xhaka, 2026/27, 4 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.

left
13%
Centre
10%
right
77%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.036
Shots per 90
0.67
Key passes per 90
2.33
Average shot distance
28.4m
From set pieces
77%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
0%

Club role

Sunderland

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 49% of Sunderland’s dead-ball danger, from 8 deliveries that became shots.
  • On the pitch100% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Reinildo0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Noah Sadiki0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Nordi Mukiele0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Nilson Angulo0.3 xG2 shots, 0g
  3. Romaine Mundle0.3 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Brian Brobbey0.1 xG3 shots, 0g
  5. Enzo Le Fée0.1 xG2 shots, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Granit Xhaka carries 11.4% of Sunderland’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.424
    73% of midfielders
  • Possession value per 900.504
    38% of midfielders

Ranked against 52 midfielders 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

6 appearances, oldest first

at Brentford1 shot
0 on target

v Brighton3 shots
1 on target

4 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 4 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.