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Kai Havertz

Forward27 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.282 non-penalty goals from 12 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.070 assists, 5 key passes
Finishing
+0.59goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.509% of Arsenal’s build-up value

Kai Havertz ranks 42nd of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 12.9m on average. They carry 12% of Arsenal’s attacking involvement, the 3rd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

23 forwards

Average match rating7.48

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.35
Non-penalty goals
0.35
xG
0.28
Non-penalty xG
0.28
Shots
2.13
Shots on target
1.33
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
0.13
Shot distance
12.9m
Set-piece share
8%
Goals against xG
+0.4

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.07
Key passes
0.89
npxG + xA
0.35
xG chain
0.75
xG build-up
0.50
Assists against xA
-0.4

On the ball

per 90
Touches
34.33
Passes
22.00
Pass completion
76%
Take-ons attempted
0.67
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.67

Defending

per 90
Tackles
0.00
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.67
Clearances
0.33
Aerials won
2.67
Aerial success
53%
Dribbled past
0.00

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
1.00
Caught offside
2.67
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
1season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 23 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 11.0 shots a match and are 0.86× the league norm against central attack (18 shots so far). A difficult one.

Projected shots
1.76

2.13 per 90 × 0.83

Projected on target
1.05

1.24 per 90 × 0.85

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

Shots

6 appearances
  • Over 0.56 of 6100%± 0
  • Over 1.54 of 667%± 19
  • Over 2.52 of 633%± 19
  • Over 3.50 of 60%± 0

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate.

Shooting profile

12 shots

Where they shoot

12 shots
Every shotBy zone
8% of shots, 1 shot17% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot17% of shots, 2 shots8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 1 shot8%17%8%8%17%8%8%8%8%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Kai Havertz, 2026/27, final 35m.

left
42%
Centre
54%
right
4%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.132
Shots per 90
2.13
Key passes per 90
0.89
Average shot distance
12.9m
From set pieces
8%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
34%
Through balls
18%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
32%

Club role

Arsenal

What they are for

  • On the pitch94% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Martin Odegaard0.5 xG3 shots, 0g
  2. Noni Madueke0.4 xG2 shots, 0g
  3. Viktor Gyokeres0.3 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Bukayo Saka0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Riccardo Calafiori0.1 xG1 shot, 1g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Bukayo Saka0.2 xG2 shots, 0g
  2. Martin Odegaard0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Bruno Guimarães0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Myles Lewis-Skelly0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Kai Havertz carries 9.3% of Arsenal’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.503
    94% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.754
    63% of forwards

Ranked against 16 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

6 appearances, oldest first
1g

v Coventry1 shot
1 on target

at Villa1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Chelsea3 shots
2 on target

at Sunderland3 shots
1 on target

at Brighton2 shots
1 on target

v Leeds2 shots
1 on target

Height is shots, solid is on target, and the dashed rule is the 1.5 line.

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.