Small sample. Only 333 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
0.110 non-penalty goals from 8 shots
league 0.14
Expected assists per 90
0.250 assists, 9 key passes
league 0.11
Finishing
-0.37goals above what the league converts the same chances into
Build-up per 90
0.438% of Aston Villa’s build-up value
league 0.30
Ross Barkley has not reached the 450-minute floor this season, so they are not ranked against the league yet. They shoot from 18.5m on average, with 38% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 10% of Aston Villa’s attacking involvement, the 5th largest share in the squad.
Against their position
87 midfielders
Average match rating6.5833rd
Shooting
per 90
Goals
0.0027th
Non-penalty goals
0.0029th
xG
0.1144th
Non-penalty xG
0.1147th
Shots
2.1672nd
Shots on target
0.0021st
Shot accuracy
–not ranked
npxG per shot
–not ranked
Shot distance
–not ranked
Set-piece share
–not ranked
Goals against xG
-0.424th
Creating
per 90
Assists
0.0025th
Expected assists
0.2575th
Key passes
2.4389th
npxG + xA
0.3658th
xG chain
0.6365th
xG build-up
0.4375th
Assists against xA
-0.918th
On the ball
per 90
Touches
68.3386th
Passes
55.0087th
Pass completion
90%73rd
Take-ons attempted
1.3347th
Take-on success
–not ranked
Dispossessed
2.333rd
Defending
per 90
Tackles
1.6740th
Tackles won
–not ranked
Interceptions
0.0013th
Clearances
1.0064th
Aerials won
1.0079th
Aerial success
30%15th
Dribbled past
0.6745th
Discipline
per 90
Fouls committed
0.0096th
Caught offside
0.0063rd
Errors
0season count
Yellow cards
0season count
Red cards
0season count
Ranked against 87 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 8
Next fixture
Gameweek 8
vsManchester City
Sat 24 Oct, 11:30 UTC
Manchester City concede 12.0 shots a match and are 0.92× the league norm against central midfield (10 shots so far). A difficult one.
Projected shots
1.93
2.16 per 90 × 0.89
Projected on target
0.25
0.27 per 90 × 0.93
Season rate times what this opponent concedes, over a full ninety minutes. Check availability.
Shots
7 appearances
Over 0.54 of 757%± 19
Over 1.51 of 714%± 13
Over 2.51 of 714%± 13
Over 3.51 of 714%± 13
The band is one standard error, the tick the estimate. Blanks count as misses, 3 of 7.
GoalNo goalMark area is the chance’s expected goals
Ross Barkley, 2026/27, 7 shots in the final 35m, 0 scored.
left
65%
Centre
35%
right
0%
share of their shooting xG
Chance profile
quality, volume and route
xG per shot
0.051
Shots per 90
2.16
Key passes per 90
2.43
Average shot distance
18.5m
From set pieces
38%
How the chances arrive
Crosses
0%
Through balls
0%
Own dribble
0%
Headed
0%
Club role
Aston Villa
What they are for
Corners and set piecesSupplies 11% of Aston Villa’s dead-ball danger, from 1 delivery that became shots.
On the pitch62% of available minutes.
What would actually have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker is not the same as losing a proportional slice of Ross Barkley’soutput.
Chances received
who supplies them
Emiliano Buendía0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
George Hemmings0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Boubacar Kamara0.0 xG1 shot, 0g
Chances created
who they supply
George Hemmings0.3 xG1 shot, 0g
Emiliano Buendía0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
Ian Maatsen0.1 xG2 shots, 0g
Tyrone Mings0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
Ibrahim Mbaye0.1 xG1 shot, 0g
Season record
2026/27
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passes
Ross Barkley carries 8.2%of Aston Villa’s build-up value.
Build-up per 900.430
75% of midfielders
Possession value per 900.634
60% of midfielders
Thin sample. Only 333 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
at Brighton1 shot 0 on target
v Arsenal1 shot 0 on target
at Hull4 shots 0 on target
v Forest1 shot 1 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. 333 minutes leaves every tie here broken.
