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Aston Villa

Nicolas Jackson

Forward25 yrsPenalties 2nd
Non-penalty xG per 90
0.382 non-penalty goals from 16 shots
Expected assists per 90
0.160 assists, 7 key passes
Finishing
+0.20goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.154% of Aston Villa’s build-up value

Nicolas Jackson ranks 19th of 138 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 17.8m on average. They carry 16% of Aston Villa’s attacking involvement, the largest share in the squad.

Against their position

23 forwards

Average match rating6.51

Shooting

per 90
Goals
0.38
Non-penalty goals
0.38
xG
0.38
Non-penalty xG
0.38
Shots
3.01
Shots on target
0.00
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
0.13
Shot distance
17.8m
Set-piece share
3%
Goals against xG
-0.0

Creating

per 90
Assists
0.00
Expected assists
0.16
Key passes
1.32
npxG + xA
0.54
xG chain
0.65
xG build-up
0.15
Assists against xA
-0.9

On the ball

per 90
Touches
27.00
Passes
16.00
Pass completion
–not ranked
Take-ons attempted
3.50
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
0.00

Defending

per 90
Tackles
0.00
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.00
Clearances
0.00
Aerials won
1.50
Aerial success
–not ranked
Dribbled past
0.00

Discipline

per 90
Fouls committed
0.00
Caught offside
0.50
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
2season count
Red cards
0season count

Ranked against 23 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 12.0 shots a match and are 0.82× the league norm against central attack (19 shots so far). A difficult one.

Projected shots
2.54

3.01 per 90 × 0.84

Projected on target
0.70

0.75 per 90 × 0.93

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

Shots

6 appearances
  • Over 0.53 of 650%± 20
  • Over 1.53 of 650%± 20
  • Over 2.52 of 633%± 19
  • Over 3.52 of 633%± 19

The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 6.

Shooting profile

16 shots

Where they shoot

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

Nicolas Jackson, 2026/27, 12 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored.

left
42%
Centre
13%
right
45%

share of their shooting xG

Chance profile

quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.125
Shots per 90
3.01
Key passes per 90
1.32
Average shot distance
17.8m
From set pieces
3%

How the chances arrive

Crosses
0%
Through balls
24%
Own dribble
16%
Headed
9%

Club role

Aston Villa

What they are for

  • 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 Nicolas Jackson’soutput.

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Johan Manzambi0.6 xG4 shots, 1g
  2. Ian Maatsen0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  3. Emiliano Buendía0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
  4. Matteo Ruggeri0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
  5. John McGinn0.0 xG1 shot, 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. John McGinn0.5 xG1 shot, 0g
  2. Emiliano Buendía0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
  3. Johan Manzambi0.1 xG1 shot, 0g

Season record

2026/27

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Nicolas Jackson carries 4.0% of Aston Villa’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.146
    44% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.647
    44% of forwards

Ranked against 16 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

6 appearances, oldest first

at Hull2 shots
0 on target

1g

at Spurs6 shots
2 on target

1g

v Brentford4 shots
2 on target

3 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 3 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.