Small sample. Only 73 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
0.180 non-penalty goals from 2 shots
league 0.14
Expected assists per 90
0.000 assists, 0 key passes
league 0.11
Finishing
-0.13goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.501% of Arsenal’s build-up value
league 0.30
Mikel Merino has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 21.8m on average.
Against their position
0 players
Average match rating6.33not ranked
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.00not ranked
Non-penalty goals
0.00not ranked
xG
0.18not ranked
Non-penalty xG
0.18not ranked
Shots
2.47not ranked
Shots on target
0.33not ranked
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
-0.1not ranked
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.00not ranked
Expected assists
0.00not ranked
Key passes
0.00not ranked
npxG + xA
0.18not ranked
xG chain
0.63not ranked
xG build-up
0.50not ranked
Assists against xA
0.0not ranked
On the ball
per 90
Touches
14.67not ranked
Passes
11.67not ranked
Pass completion
–not ranked
Take-ons attempted
1.33not ranked
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.00not ranked
Defending
per 90
Tackles
0.00not ranked
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.00not ranked
Clearances
0.00not ranked
Aerials won
0.33not ranked
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.00not ranked
Discipline
per 90
Fouls committed
1.00not ranked
Caught offside
0.00not ranked
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
1season count
Red cards
0season count
Ranked against 0 players 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 toNottingham Forest
Sun 18 Oct, 15:30 UTC
Nottingham Forest concede 11.0 shots a match. A difficult one.
Projected shots
2.21
2.47 per 90 × 0.90
Projected on target
1.05
1.23 per 90 × 0.85
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
6 appearances
Over 0.51 of 617%± 15
Over 1.51 of 617%± 15
Over 2.50 of 60%± 0
Over 3.50 of 60%± 0
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 5 of 6.
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Mikel Merino, 2026/27, 2 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.
left
0%
Centre
0%
right
100%
share of their shooting xG
Chance profile
quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.072
Shots per 90
2.47
Key passes per 90
0.00
Average shot distance
21.8m
From set pieces
0%
How the chances arrive
Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
29%
Headed
0%
Club role
Arsenal
What they are for
On the pitch14% of available minutes.
What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Mikel Merino’soutput.
Chances received
who supplies them
Noni Madueke0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
Chances created
who they supply
UncollectedMikel Merino did not set up a recorded shot this season.
Season record
2026/27
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Mikel Merino carries 1.3%of Arsenal’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.501
Possession value per 900.627
Not ranked yet: no player has enough minutes this season to rank against. 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
over 1.5
v Coventry2 shots 1 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. 73 minutes leaves every tie here broken.
