Manchester United · 2024/25
Matthijs de Ligt
Matthijs de Ligt ranks 236th of 397 qualified players for attacking involvement, shooting from 8.8m on average, with 93% of their danger coming from set pieces. They carry 3% of Manchester United’s attacking output, the 11th largest share in the squad.
This week
Next fixture
Gameweek 2vs Ipswich
Sun 30 Aug, 15:30 UTC
Ipswich concede 16.0 shots a match and are 0.91× the league norm against defenders. Roughly an average matchup.
- Projected shots
- 0.81
- Projected on target
- 0.47
0.76 per 90 × 1.07
0.38 per 90 × 1.25
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
29 appearances- Over 0.548%± 9
- Over 1.510%± 6
- Over 2.53%± 3
- Over 3.50%± 0
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 15 of 29 here, so these are lower, and more honest, than rates built only from matches where the player got a shot away.
Shots on target
29 appearances- Over 0.521%± 8
- Over 1.57%± 5
- Over 2.53%± 3
Share of appearances clearing each line, with one standard error. Blank appearances count as misses, 15 of 29 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
18 shotsMatthijs de Ligt, 2024/25 · 18 shots in the final 35m, 2 scored. Shape carries the outcome rather than colour, so it reads in print and to anyone who cannot separate the hues.
- left
- 43%
- Centre
- 56%
- right
- 1%
share of their shooting xG
Chance quality
xG per shot, distance, how they arrive- xG per shot
- 0.160
- Shots per 90
- 0.76
- Key passes per 90
- 0.25
- Average shot distance
- 8.8m
- From set pieces
- 93%
How their chances arrive
- Crosses
- 0%
- Through balls
- 0%
- Own dribble
- 0%
- Headed
- 0%
What they are for
Roles
penalties, set pieces, crossing, partnerships- On the pitch63% of the minutes available to them.
Partnerships
- Feeds Leny Yoro1 shot, 0.12 xG
- Fed by Bruno Fernandes6 shots, 0.70 xG
- Fed by Christian Eriksen2 shots, 0.51 xG
- Fed by Diogo Dalot2 shots, 0.16 xG
A share of the attack says how much runs through Matthijs de Ligt. 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 Fernandes0.7 xG6 shots · 1g
- Christian Eriksen0.5 xG2 shots · 0g
- Diogo Dalot0.2 xG2 shots · 0g
- Alejandro Garnacho0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
- Casemiro0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
Chances created
who they supply- Leny Yoro0.1 xG1 shot · 0g
- Amad Diallo Traore0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
- Alejandro Garnacho0.1 xG2 shots · 0g
- Bruno Fernandes0.0 xG1 shot · 0g
Season record
Involvement in build-up
excludes their own shots and final passesMatthijs de Ligt carries 4.7% of Manchester United’s build-up value.
- Build-up per 900.21025% of defenders
- Possession value per 900.22118% of defenders
Ranked against 123 defenders 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- 1 shot1 OTat Nottingham Forest
- 1 shot1 OTvs Arsenal
- 1 shot1 OTvs Ipswich1g
- 2 shots0 OTat Tottenham
- 1 shot0 OTat Fulham
- 1 shot0 OTvs Brighton
- 1 shot0 OTvs Southampton
- 1 shot0 OTat Liverpool
- 1 shot0 OTvs Newcastle United
- 1 shot0 OTat Manchester City
Solid marks are on target, faded ones off. 15 further appearances produced no shot and are not listed, but are counted in the rates above.