Small sample. Only 124 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
0.421 non-penalty goals from 1 shots
league 0.14
Expected assists per 90
0.221 assists, 3 key passes
league 0.11
Finishing
+0.48goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.220% of Crystal Palace’s build-up value
league 0.27
Romain Esse has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 5.0m on average.
Unavailable. Has joined Millwall on loan for the rest of the season. The rates below describe what he did, not what he is about to do. Club status as of 17 Oct 2026.
Against their position
137 midfielders
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.73100th
Non-penalty goals
0.73100th
xG
0.4298th
Non-penalty xG
0.4299th
Shots
0.7333rd
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
+0.482nd
2 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.73100th
Expected assists
0.2284th
Key passes
2.1893rd
npxG + xA
0.6499th
xG chain
0.8697th
xG build-up
0.2230th
Assists against xA
+0.782nd
On the ball
per 90
6 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.
Defending
per 90
7 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.
Discipline
per 90
Yellow cards
0season count
Red cards
0season count
3 figures here come from match-event data, which is not recorded for 2024/25.
Ranked against 137 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 toBrighton
Sun 18 Oct, 13:00 UTC
Brighton concede 11.3 shots a match and are 0.84× the league norm against midfielders. A difficult one.
Projected shots
0.62
0.73 per 90 × 0.85
Projected on target
0.63
0.73 per 90 × 0.87
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
7 appearances
Over 0.51 of 714%± 13
Over 1.50 of 70%± 0
Over 2.50 of 70%± 0
Over 3.50 of 70%± 0
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 6 of 7.
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Romain Esse, 2024/25, 1 shots in the final 35m, 1 scored.
left
100%
Centre
0%
right
0%
share of their shooting xG
Chance profile
quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.579
Shots per 90
0.73
Key passes per 90
2.18
Average shot distance
5.0m
From set pieces
0%
How the chances arrive
Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
0%
Club role
Crystal Palace
What they are for
On the pitch4% of available minutes.
What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Romain Esse’soutput.
Chances received
who supplies them
Daniel Muñoz0.6 xG1 shot, 1g
Chances created
who they supply
Eddie Nketiah0.2 xG2 shots, 1g
Ismaila Sarr0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
Season record
2024/25
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Romain Esse carries 0.3%of Crystal Palace’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.219
30% of midfielders
Possession value per 900.858
97% of midfielders
Thin sample. Only 124 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
7 appearances, oldest first
over 1.5
1g
v Brentford1 shot 1 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. 124 minutes leaves every tie here broken.
