Pass difficulty
91.0%
92nd percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Player profile
Granit Xhaka
Bayer Leverkusen · Right Defensive Midfield · MID
Matches observed33
Pass attempts3,299
Reliable sampleActual completion
92.3%
3,045 completed passes
Pass difficulty
91.0%
How difficult a pass was to complete.
Actual vs. expected passing
+1.3 pp
+44.2 completions vs model expectation
Actual pass completion compared with the model's expected completion.
Player intelligence
Position profile
MID context · Each percentile is an empirical rank among eligible players in the same broad position group. Percentiles are not ratings.
Style
Performance
0–100 empirical percentiles among eligible same-position peers.
Style
Tendencies describe what a player attempts; higher is not automatically better.
Under-pressure pass rate
16.0%
58th percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Progressive pass rate
9.1%
25th percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Long-pass rate
11.9%
67th percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Average forward distance
3.3 units
75th percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Positive forward distance / 100 passes
654.3 units
75th percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Final-third entries / 100 passes
12.761
92nd percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Carry share of actions
45.9%
43rd percentile among MID players
n = 61 eligible peers · sample 5969
Progressive carry rate
2.2%
34th percentile among MID players
n = 66 eligible peers · sample 2738
Progressive action rate
5.7%
33rd percentile among MID players
n = 61 eligible peers · sample 5969
Under-pressure action rate
20.9%
40th percentile among MID players
n = 61 eligible peers · sample 5969
Shots / observed match
1.33 / match
Unavailable among MID players
n = 5 eligible peers · sample 44
requires 10 eligible position peers
xG / shot
4.3%
Unavailable among MID players
n = 5 eligible peers · sample 44
requires 10 eligible position peers
Performance
Observed execution or model-derived output relative to opportunities.
Actual vs. expected passing
+1.3 pp
83rd percentile among MID players
n = 13 eligible peers · sample 3299
Under-pressure completion above expected
+2.1 pp
78th percentile among MID players
n = 10 eligible peers · sample 528
Progressive completion above expected
+5.1 pp
Unavailable among MID players
n = 9 eligible peers · sample 299
requires 10 eligible position peers
Long-pass completion above expected
+4.6 pp
Unavailable among MID players
n = 9 eligible peers · sample 391
requires 10 eligible position peers
Goals above expected
1.107
Unavailable among MID players
n = 5 eligible peers · sample 44
requires 10 eligible position peers
Overall impact / 100 actions
0.028
63rd percentile among MID players
n = 61 eligible peers · sample 5969
Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.
Passing impact / 100 passes
-0.015
68th percentile among MID players
n = 58 eligible peers · sample 3231
Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.
Carrying impact / 100 carries
0.078
43rd percentile among MID players
n = 66 eligible peers · sample 2738
Moderate split-half stability; descriptive rather than latent ability.
Progressive-action impact / 100 actions
0.023
57th percentile among MID players
n = 61 eligible peers · sample 5969
Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.
Under-pressure impact / 100 actions
0.033
55th percentile among MID players
n = 61 eligible peers · sample 5969
Weak split-half stability in the current 34-match product cohort.
Playing style
Safe Circulator
Position-relative style among eligible MID players.
Style separation0.453
Progressive-pass rate (lower)
Pass difficulty (higher)
Positive forward distance / 100 passes (lower)
Long-pass rate (lower)
Pass difficulty+1.06 z
Under-pressure pass rate-0.11 z
Progressive-pass rate-0.54 z
Long-pass rate-0.11 z
Positive forward distance / 100 passes+0.50 z
Carry share of actions+0.09 z
Bars are z-scores relative to eligible positional peers, not percentiles or ratings. Distance-based style separation, not a probability. Smaller values mean the player lies nearer the boundary between the two archetypes.
Role Fit
MID role
How closely a player's playing style matches this role. Compared with the observed role of Leverkusen's other MID contributors.
#3 of 8Comparable current-team midfield profilesRaw distance: 0.666
Lower distance means closer stylistic resemblance.
Closest stylistic dimensions
- Carry involvement
- Passes under pressure
- Long-pass rate
Largest stylistic difference
Forward distance per 100 passes
higher sampleObserved across 33 matchesRole: 34 matches · 9 contributors
Role Fit compares observed playing style. It does not predict player quality, transfer success, or future performance.
Expected Goals
Non-penalty shooting
Goals above expected is descriptive for this observed sample, not a definitive finishing-skill rating.
Shots
44
25 matches observed
Goals
3
Total xG
1.9
Goals above expected
+1.1
xG / shot
0.0
6.8% goals / shot
Campos visualization
Shot map
Non-penalty xG is encoded by marker size and color. Preserved penalties have no modeled xG.
Shots44
Goals3
xG1.89
xG0.00 – 1.00
Foot
Corner
Green outline = GoalNormal outline = Non-goal
Attacking impact
Impact of passes and carries
Measures how much each pass or carry changed the expected attacking value of a possession. Positive values improved the attack; negative values reduced it.
Overall impact / 100 actions
+0.028
Passing impact / 100 passes
-0.015
Carrying impact / 100 carries
+0.078
Progressive-action impact / 100 actions
+0.023
Under-pressure impact / 100 actions
+0.033
5,969 actions · 3,231 passes · 2,738 carries · 51.4% increased attacking value
Campos visualization
Carry value map
Exact StatsBomb carry start/end locations. Green increases modeled possession value; coral decreases it.
Situational execution
Under pressure
528 attempts
- Actual
- 89.6%
- Pass difficulty
- 87.5%
- Actual vs. expected passing
- +2.1 pp
Progressive passing
299 attempts
- Actual
- 63.5%
- Pass difficulty
- 58.4%
- Actual vs. expected passing
- +5.1 pp
Long passing
391 attempts
- Actual
- 84.9%
- Pass difficulty
- 80.3%
- Actual vs. expected passing
- +4.6 pp
Progression profile
Progressive-pass rate
9.1%
Pressure-pass rate
16.0%
Average forward distance
3.3 m
Positive forward distance / 100
654.3 m
Final-third entries / 100
12.8
Campos visualization
Pass map
Attacking left to right. Switch between xPass execution difficulty and possession attacking impact.
Showing 1–200 of 3,299 passes
CompletedIncompleteStronger line = greater pass difficultyThicker line = progressive or under pressure
- Pass difficulty
- 68.7%
- Outcome
- Completed
- Attacking impact
- 0.0033
- Value before
- 0.0348
- Value after
- 0.0382
- Length
- 6.4 m
- Context
- Standard
Event clocks are not retained in the pass API.
Similar playing styles
Style similarity compares position-relative playing style across passing and carrying tendencies. Scores are not ability ratings.
100 means identical observed profiles; 50 is about the median same-position playing style match. Not a probability.
Style similarity
81.8 / 100
Positive Forward Distance Per 100 PassesProgressive Pass RateLong Pass Rate
Sample support: Higher · 28 limiting matches
Observed: 33 vs 28 matches
Style similarity
77.6 / 100
Expected Completion Rate