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Martin Odegaard

Attacking midfielder27 yrsPenalties 3rdFree kicks 4th
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.332 non-penalty goals from 9 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.370 assists, 12 key passes
Finishing
+0.40goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.397% of Arsenal’s build-up value

Martin Odegaard ranks 8th of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 15.8m on average. They carry 17% of Arsenal’s attacking involvement, the 2nd largest share in the squad.

Against their position

87 midfielders

Average match rating7.54

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.37
Non-penalty goals
0.37
xG
0.33
Non-penalty xG
0.33
Shots
1.68
Shots on target
0.67
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
+0.2

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.37
Key passes
2.25
npxG + xA
0.70
xG chain
0.91
xG build-up
0.39
Assists against xA
-2.0

On the ball

per 90
Touches
64.33
Passes
51.67
Pass completion
92%
Take-ons attempted
0.67
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.33

Defending

per 90
Tackles
2.00
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.00
Clearances
1.00
Aerials won
0.00
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.33

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
0.00
Caught offside
0.00
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
1season 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 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
1.39

1.68 per 90 × 0.83

Projected on target
0.64

0.75 per 90 × 0.85

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

Shots

6 appearances
  • Over 0.55 of 683%± 15
  • Over 1.53 of 650%± 20
  • 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, 1 of 6.

Shooting profile

9 shots

Where they shoot

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

Martin Odegaard, 2026/27, 9 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.

left
0%
Centre
75%
right
25%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.199
Shots per 90
1.68
Key passes per 90
2.25
Average shot distance
15.8m
From set pieces
6%

How the chances arrive

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

Club role

Arsenal

What they are for

  • Corners and set piecesSupplies 22% of Arsenal’s dead-ball danger, from 1 delivery that became shots.
  • On the pitch89% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Christos Tzolis0.6 xG1 shot, 1g
  2. Noni Madueke0.2 xG2 shots, 0g
  3. Ben White0.1 xG1 shot, 1g
  4. Kai Havertz0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Riccardo Calafiori0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Riccardo Calafiori0.6 xG2 shots, 0g
  2. Kai Havertz0.5 xG3 shots, 0g
  3. Bukayo Saka0.5 xG3 shots, 0g
  4. Christos Tzolis0.2 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. Ben White0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Martin Odegaard carries 6.8% of Arsenal’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.389
    65% of midfielders
  • Possession value per 900.909
    92% 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
1g

v Coventry3 shots
1 on target

at Villa1 shot
0 on target

1g

v Chelsea2 shots
1 on target

at Brighton1 shot
0 on target

v Leeds2 shots
2 on target

1 blankno 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 one 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.