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Newcastle United · 2023/24

Alexander Isak

npxG per 90
0.68
16 non-penalty goals
xA per 90
0.14
2 assists · 27 key passes
Finishing
-0.7
vs league conversion rate
Build-up per 90
0.22
2305 minutes · 30 games

Alexander Isak ranks 9th of 402 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 13.6m on average, with 30% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 15% of Newcastle United’s attacking output, the largest share in the squad.

This week

Next fixture

Gameweek 2

vs Nottingham Forest

Sat 29 Aug, 11:30 UTC

Nottingham Forest concede 13.4 shots a match and are 0.95× the league norm against forwards. Roughly an average matchup.

Projected shots
2.92

3.05 per 90 × 0.96

Projected on target
1.47

1.64 per 90 × 0.89

Season rate multiplied by what this opponent concedes relative to the league. It assumes a full ninety minutes and takes no account of rotation, so check availability before reading anything into it.

Shots

30 appearances
  • Over 0.590%± 5
  • Over 1.560%± 9
  • Over 2.550%± 9
  • Over 3.533%± 9

Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 3 of 30 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.

Shots on target

30 appearances
  • Over 0.563%± 9
  • Over 1.543%± 9
  • Over 2.523%± 8

Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 3 of 30 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.

Where the shots come from

Where they shoot

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

Alexander Isak, 2023/24 · 78 shots in the final 35m, 21 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.

left
20%
Centre
63%
right
17%

share of their shooting xG

Chance quality

xG per shot, distance, how they arrive
xG per shot
0.283
Shots per 90
3.05
Key passes per 90
1.05
Average shot distance
13.6m
From set pieces
30%

How their chances arrive

Crosses
13%
Through balls
20%
Own dribble
16%
Headed
9%

What they are for

Roles

penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships
  • PenaltiesTakes them: 6 of 9 Newcastle United were awarded.
  • When it mattered14 of 21 goals came with the game level or Newcastle United behind.
  • On the pitch67% of the minutes available to them.

Partnerships

  • Fed by Bruno Guimarães13 shots, 2.22 xG
  • Fed by Anthony Gordon7 shots, 1.56 xG
  • Fed by Harvey Barnes4 shots, 1.55 xG
  • Fed by Jacob Murphy5 shots, 1.50 xG

A share of the attack says how much runs through Alexander Isak. These say what would have to be replaced. Losing the penalty taker or the corner deliverer is not the same as losing a proportional slice of output, and a partnership cuts both ways: the supplier being absent damages the finisher’s numbers too.

Who they play with

Chances received

who supplies them
  1. Bruno Guimarães2.2 xG13 shots · 4g
  2. Anthony Gordon1.6 xG7 shots · 2g
  3. Harvey Barnes1.6 xG4 shots · 1g
  4. Jacob Murphy1.5 xG5 shots · 2g
  5. Dan Burn1.0 xG2 shots · 0g

Chances created

who they supply
  1. Anthony Gordon0.6 xG7 shots · 0g
  2. Jacob Murphy0.5 xG2 shots · 1g
  3. Jamaal Lascelles0.5 xG1 shot · 0g
  4. Joelinton0.4 xG2 shots · 0g
  5. Harvey Barnes0.4 xG2 shots · 1g

Season record

Involvement in build-up

excludes their own shots and final passes

Alexander Isak carries 3.9% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.

  • Build-up per 900.225
    55% of forwards
  • Possession value per 900.939
    88% of forwards

Ranked against 107 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. It is a possession-value measure rather than a passing one: it cannot tell a forty-yard carry from two sideways balls, because no pass or carry record exists in this data.

Match log

most recent first
  • at Brentford1g
    4 shots3 OT
  • at Manchester United
    3 shots0 OT
  • vs Brighton
    1 shot1 OT
  • at Burnley1g
    4 shots3 OT
  • vs Sheffield United2g
    5 shots3 OT
  • at Crystal Palace
    1 shot0 OT
  • vs Tottenham2g
    6 shots2 OT
  • at Fulham
    2 shots2 OT
  • vs Everton1g
    4 shots2 OT
  • vs West Ham2g
    4 shots2 OT

Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 3 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.

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