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Matthijs de Ligt

Defender27 yrs
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.101 non-penalty goals from 11 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.030 assists, 3 key passes
Finishing
-0.17goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.182% of Manchester United’s build-up value

Matthijs de Ligt ranks 247th of 398 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 9.7m on average, with 77% of their danger coming from set pieces.

Against their position

119 defenders

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.08
Non-penalty goals
0.08
xG
0.10
Non-penalty xG
0.10
Shots
0.85
npxG per shot
0.12
Shot distance
9.7m
Set-piece share
77%
Goals against xG
-0.3

2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.03
Key passes
0.23
npxG + xA
0.13
xG chain
0.22
xG build-up
0.18
Assists against xA
-0.4

On the ball

per 90

6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Defending

per 90
Recoveries
3.08
Defensive contribution
8.23

7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Discipline

per 90
Yellow cards
0season count
Red cards
0season count

3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2025/26.

Ranked against 119 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. Recoveries and defensive contribution come from the FPL feed and are ranked in its own positions.

This week

Gameweek 7

Next fixture

Gameweek 7

away to Leeds

Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC

Leeds concede 12.6 shots a match and are 1.00× the league norm against defenders. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
0.85

0.85 per 90 × 1.00

Projected on target
0.23

0.23 per 90 × 1.00

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

Shots

13 appearances
  • Over 0.57 of 1354%± 14
  • Over 1.52 of 1315%± 10
  • Over 2.52 of 1315%± 10
  • Over 3.50 of 130%± 0

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 6 of 13.

Shooting profile

11 shots

Where they shoot

11 shots
Every shotBy zone
9% of shots, 1 shot18% of shots, 2 shots18% of shots, 2 shots18% of shots, 2 shots18% of shots, 2 shots18% of shots, 2 shots9%18%18%18%18%18%Opponent goalLeftRight
Share of shots<1%1–2%2–4%4–6%6%+

Matthijs de Ligt, 2025/26, final 35m.

left
6%
Centre
63%
right
32%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.120
Shots per 90
0.85
Key passes per 90
0.23
Average shot distance
9.7m
From set pieces
77%

How the chances arrive

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

Club role

Manchester United

What they are for

  • On the pitch34% of available minutes.

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

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Bryan Mbeumo0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Bruno Fernandes0.3 xG3 shots, 1g
  3. Diogo Dalot0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Benjamin Sesko0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  5. Amad Diallo Traore0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Joshua Zirkzee0.2 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Matheus Cunha0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Amad Diallo Traore0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2025/26

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Matthijs de Ligt carries 1.9% of Manchester United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.184
    29% of defenders
  • Possession value per 900.218
    28% of defenders

Ranked against 119 defenders 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

13 appearances, oldest first

v Arsenal3 shots
1 on target

v Burnley1 shot
0 on target

at Brentford1 shot
0 on target

at Liverpool1 shot
0 on target

1g

at Spurs1 shot
1 on target

v Everton3 shots
1 on target

at Palace1 shot
0 on target

6 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 6 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.