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Aston Villa

Leon Bailey

Midfielder29 yrs
Unavailable
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.2810 non-penalty goals from 53 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.449 assists, 51 key passes
Finishing
+3.83goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.285% of Aston Villa’s build-up value

Leon Bailey ranks 19th of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 17.2m on average. They carry 13% of Aston Villa’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Unavailable. Has joined Olympiakos permanently. The rates below describe what he did, not what he is about to do. Club status as of 17 Oct 2026.

Against their position

107 forwards

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.43
Non-penalty goals
0.43
xG
0.28
Non-penalty xG
0.28
Shots
2.26
npxG per shot
0.12
Shot distance
17.2m
Set-piece share
6%
Goals against xG
+3.5

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

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.38
Expected assists
0.44
Key passes
2.17
npxG + xA
0.71
xG chain
0.77
xG build-up
0.28
Assists against xA
-1.3

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
5season 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 Manchester City

Sat 24 Oct, 11:30 UTC

Manchester City concede 7.8 shots a match and are 0.76× the league norm against forwards. A difficult one.

Projected shots
1.49

2.26 per 90 × 0.66

Projected on target
0.46

0.77 per 90 × 0.60

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

Shots

35 appearances
  • Over 0.527 of 3577%± 7
  • Over 1.516 of 3546%± 8
  • Over 2.58 of 3523%± 7
  • Over 3.51 of 353%± 3

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 8 of 35.

Shooting profile

53 shots

Where they shoot

53 shots
Every shotBy zone
4% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot6% of shots, 3 shots8% of shots, 4 shots6% of shots, 3 shots8% of shots, 4 shots19% of shots, 10 shots4% of shots, 2 shots9% of shots, 5 shots11% of shots, 6 shots4% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot8% of shots, 4 shots4% of shots, 2 shots2% of shots, 1 shot2% of shots, 1 shot8%8%19%9%11%8%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Leon Bailey, 2023/24, final 35m.

left
9%
Centre
46%
right
45%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.122
Shots per 90
2.26
Key passes per 90
2.17
Average shot distance
17.2m
From set pieces
6%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
3%
Through balls
1%
Own dribble
1%
Headed
3%

Club role

Aston Villa

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 15% of Aston Villa’s dead-ball danger, from 10 deliveries that became shots.
  • When it mattered4 of 10 goals came with the game level or Aston Villa behind.
  • On the pitch62% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Moussa Diaby1.6 xG7 shots, 1g
  2. Ollie Watkins1.3 xG6 shots, 4g
  3. Youri Tielemans0.8 xG6 shots, 2g
  4. Lucas Digne0.4 xG5 shots, 1g
  5. John McGinn0.2 xG4 shots, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Ollie Watkins3.3 xG14 shots, 4g
  2. John McGinn1.6 xG7 shots, 2g
  3. Diego Carlos1.3 xG2 shots, 0g
  4. Moussa Diaby1.0 xG6 shots, 1g
  5. Jacob Ramsey0.9 xG5 shots, 0g

Season record

2023/24

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Leon Bailey carries 4.7% of Aston Villa’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.284
    67% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.767
    71% 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

35 appearances, oldest first
1g

v Everton2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Palace2 shots
1 on target

1g

v West Ham2 shots
1 on target

v Luton1 shot
0 on target

at Forest3 shots
0 on target

v Fulham1 shot
0 on target

at Spurs3 shots
1 on target

1g

at Bournemouth2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Man City5 shots
3 on target

v Sheffield Utd1 shot
0 on target

at Man Utd2 shots
1 on target

1g

v Burnley3 shots
1 on target

at Everton1 shot
1 on target

v Newcastle1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Sheffield Utd2 shots
1 on target

v Man Utd2 shots
0 on target

at Fulham3 shots
0 on target

1g

v Forest3 shots
2 on target

at Luton1 shot
1 on target

v Spurs1 shot
0 on target

at West Ham3 shots
0 on target

v Wolves1 shot
0 on target

v Brentford2 shots
0 on target

1g

at Arsenal1 shot
1 on target

1g

v Bournemouth1 shot
1 on target

v Chelsea1 shot
1 on target

v Liverpool3 shots
0 on target

8 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 8 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.