Newcastle United · 2023/24
Alexander Isak
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 2vs 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
- Projected on target
- 1.47
3.05 per 90 × 0.96
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 shotsAlexander Isak, 2023/24 · final 35m.
- 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- Bruno Guimarães2.2 xG13 shots · 4g
- Anthony Gordon1.6 xG7 shots · 2g
- Harvey Barnes1.6 xG4 shots · 1g
- Jacob Murphy1.5 xG5 shots · 2g
- Dan Burn1.0 xG2 shots · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- Anthony Gordon0.6 xG7 shots · 0g
- Jacob Murphy0.5 xG2 shots · 1g
- Jamaal Lascelles0.5 xG1 shot · 0g
- Joelinton0.4 xG2 shots · 0g
- Harvey Barnes0.4 xG2 shots · 1g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesAlexander Isak carries 3.9% of Newcastle United’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.22555% of forwards
- Possession value per 900.93988% 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- 4 shots3 OTat Brentford1g
- 3 shots0 OTat Manchester United
- 1 shot1 OTvs Brighton
- 4 shots3 OTat Burnley1g
- 5 shots3 OTvs Sheffield United2g
- 1 shot0 OTat Crystal Palace
- 6 shots2 OTvs Tottenham2g
- 2 shots2 OTat Fulham
- 4 shots2 OTvs Everton1g
- 4 shots2 OTvs West Ham2g
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.