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Manchester City

Kevin De Bruyne

Forward
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.294 non-penalty goals from 57 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.477 assists, 57 key passes
Finishing
-1.00goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.465% of Manchester City’s build-up value

Kevin De Bruyne ranks 9th of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 21.2m on average. They carry 10% of Manchester City’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

104 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.21
Non-penalty goals
0.21
xG
0.29
Non-penalty xG
0.29
Shots
3.01
npxG per shot
0.10
Shot distance
21.2m
Set-piece share
12%
Goals against xG
-1.5

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.37
Expected assists
0.47
Key passes
3.01
npxG + xA
0.76
xG chain
0.99
xG build-up
0.46
Assists against xA
-1.9

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
2season 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 8

Next fixture

Gameweek 8

away to Aston Villa

Sat 24 Oct, 11:30 UTC

Aston Villa concede 12.2 shots a match and are 0.88× the league norm against forwards. A difficult one.

Projected shots
2.74

3.01 per 90 × 0.91

Projected on target
0.73

0.79 per 90 × 0.92

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

Shots

28 appearances
  • Over 0.523 of 2882%± 7
  • Over 1.516 of 2857%± 9
  • Over 2.57 of 2825%± 8
  • Over 3.55 of 2818%± 7

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 5 of 28.

Shooting profile

57 shots

Where they shoot

57 shots
Every shotBy zone
2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 4 shots7% of shots, 4 shots2% of shots, 1 shot5% of shots, 3 shots7% of shots, 4 shots4% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot7% of shots, 4 shots2% of shots, 1 shot11% of shots, 6 shots12% of shots, 7 shots4% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot4% of shots, 2 shots5% of shots, 3 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot7%7%7%7%11%12%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Kevin De Bruyne, 2024/25, final 35m.

left
21%
Centre
54%
right
25%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.097
Shots per 90
3.01
Key passes per 90
3.01
Average shot distance
21.2m
From set pieces
12%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
2%
Through balls
1%
Own dribble
4%
Headed
2%

Club role

Manchester City

What they are for

  • Open-play crosses5 crosses from open play became shots, worth 1.32 xG.
  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 16% of Manchester City’s dead-ball danger, from 23 deliveries that became shots.
  • When it mattered3 of 4 goals came with the game level or Manchester City behind.
  • On the pitch50% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Jéremy Doku1.0 xG4 shots, 2g
  2. Omar Marmoush0.7 xG2 shots, 0g
  3. Sávio0.5 xG4 shots, 1g
  4. James McAtee0.4 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Bernardo Silva0.3 xG8 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Erling Haaland2.4 xG12 shots, 1g
  2. Phil Foden1.6 xG4 shots, 3g
  3. Bernardo Silva1.1 xG4 shots, 1g
  4. Omar Marmoush1.0 xG3 shots, 0g
  5. Rúben Dias0.6 xG4 shots, 0g

Season record

2024/25

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Kevin De Bruyne carries 4.9% of Manchester City’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.459
    98% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.992
    95% 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

28 appearances, oldest first

at Chelsea2 shots
0 on target

1g

v Ipswich4 shots
1 on target

at West Ham6 shots
2 on target

v Brentford2 shots
0 on target

at Brighton1 shot
0 on target

v Spurs1 shot
0 on target

at Liverpool1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Forest5 shots
2 on target

at Palace1 shot
0 on target

v Man Utd2 shots
1 on target

at Leicester2 shots
0 on target

v West Ham1 shot
1 on target

at Brentford3 shots
0 on target

at Ipswich2 shots
0 on target

v Liverpool2 shots
0 on target

at Forest2 shots
1 on target

at Man Utd2 shots
2 on target

1g

v Palace6 shots
1 on target

at Everton2 shots
0 on target

v Villa1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Wolves1 shot
1 on target

at Southampton5 shots
1 on target

v Bournemouth3 shots
0 on target

5 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 5 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.