Small sample. Only 78 minutes this season, so the rates below swing heavily on a handful of moments. Read them as description, not as form.
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.000 non-penalty goals from 0 shots
league 0.15
Expected assists per 90
0.070 assists, 1 key pass
league 0.11
Finishing
0.00goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.030% of Newcastle United’s build-up value
league 0.28
Matt Targett has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 0.0m on average.
Injured. Ankle injury - Unknown return date. The rates below describe what he did, not what he is about to do. Club status as of 18 Oct 2026.
Against their position
135 defenders
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.0020th
Non-penalty goals
0.0020th
xG
0.001st
Non-penalty xG
0.001st
Shots
0.001st
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
0.064th
2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.0023rd
Expected assists
0.0764th
Key passes
1.1588th
npxG + xA
0.0727th
xG chain
0.103rd
xG build-up
0.031st
Assists against xA
-0.157th
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
1season count
Red cards
0season count
3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2023/24.
Ranked against 135 defenders 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
vsBrentford
Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Brentford concede 14.4 shots a match and are 1.09× the league norm against defenders. Roughly an average matchup.
Projected shots
0.00
0.00 per 90 × 1.07
Projected on target
0.00
0.00 per 90 × 1.00
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
3 appearances
Over 0.50 of 30%± 0
Over 1.50 of 30%± 0
Over 2.50 of 30%± 0
Over 3.50 of 30%± 0
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 3.
What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Matt Targett’soutput.
Chances received
who supplies them
UncollectedNo assisted shots recorded for Matt Targett this season.
Chances created
who they supply
Alexander Isak0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
Season record
2023/24
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Matt Targett carries 0.0%of Newcastle United’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.030
1% of defenders
Possession value per 900.103
3% of defenders
Thin sample. Only 78 minutes, so this describes a cameo. 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
No shots yet3 appearances this season, none of them containing a shot. The matches are counted in every rate above; there is simply nothing to draw.
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. 78 minutes leaves every tie here broken.
