PLAYER MATCH CARD
#9
Erling Haaland
Striker · 90' played · age 26
Norway · club: Manchester City
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Norway 3– 2
Denmark
WIN
94 / 100 MATCH SCORE
ELITE · #5 of 172
CRAFT how well he executed
OUTPUT what he produced, per 90
Percentiles vs 172 striker performances
(≥30') · UEFA Nations League A 2026/2027, 2024/2025. Success rates regressed to the pool mean;
per-90 outputs shrunk by a 20' prior; an elite half weighs more.
Rating A
9.1
1st of 27 in match
Rating B
9.0
1st of 29 in match
Rating C
9.1
1st of 31 in match
+0.14
xT added
passes + carries
0
Progressive passes
1 into final third
48 m
Carry distance
1 progressive
WHERE HE PLAYED
Touch heatmap 32 touch points · white dot = average position
Average position ATTACKING →
PHASE PROFILE
Game in phases percentile vs pool
LIFTED THE SCORE
Goals 2 98
Shot Conversion 2/5 98
Shots on Target 4 99
HELD IT BACK
Assists 0 20
Pass Accuracy 11/18 10
weighted by role · number = pool percentile
Haaland graded 94/100 — elite for a striker in this competition (#5 of 172 performances), with 2 goals in a 3–2 win. Biggest strength: attacking (top 13%) — 5 shots, 0.35 xG, 6 box touches. Quietest area: passing (bottom 20%) — 11/18 passes completed.
ON THE BALL
PASSING & CREATION
11/18 passes · 0 progressive arrows run toward the opposition goal · Opta event data
Failed pass · 20' · 11 m Failed pass · 45' · 10 m Failed pass · 89' · 1 m Failed pass · 90' · 1 m Failed pass · 91' · 6 m Failed pass · 91' · 17 m Failed pass · 91' · 1 m Failed pass · 92' · 10 m Completed pass · 4' · 18 m Completed pass · 12' · 10 m Completed pass · 17' · 6 m Completed pass · 21' · 15 m Completed pass · 26' · 7 m Completed pass · 30' · 20 m Completed pass · 39' · 12 m Completed pass · 58' · 10 m Completed pass · 60' · 23 m Completed pass · 80' · 24 m Key pass · 38' · 12 m ATTACKING →
OPTA ADVANCED · RANK IN MATCH
xT from passes +0.15 4th of 31
Progressive passes 0
Into final third 1 15th of 31
Into the boxopen play 0
Key passes + assists 1 5th of 31
Through ballscompleted 0
Switches of play≥35 m lateral 0
Receptions9 in final third 15 22nd of 31
Directionfwd · side · back 5·8·6
Average length 11 m
2 passes · 0% completed · avg 4 m 2 passes · 50% completed · avg 15 m 2 passes · 50% completed · avg 10 m 3 passes · 100% completed · avg 14 m 2 passes · 50% completed · avg 7 m 1 passes · 100% completed · avg 6 m 1 passes · 100% completed · avg 23 m 3 passes · 67% completed · avg 7 m 2 passes · 50% completed · avg 21 m FORWARD BACK wedge length = volume · colour = completion (grey 50% → blue 100%)
RECEPTIONS
Where he got the ball (15) ATTACKING → location the pass to him ended
CONNECTIONS
Passing partners PASSED TO
Nusa 3
Ødegaard 2
Ryerson 1
Berg 1
Berge 1
RECEIVED FROM
Ødegaard 5
Nyland 3
Nusa 2
Ryerson 2
Ajer 1
VS THE POOL
Passing & creation grades striker performances, same competition
Pass Accuracypool avg 78%
11/18 61%
POORBOTTOM 10%
Long Ball Accuracypool avg 53%
0/1 0%
POORBOTTOM 13%
Final-Third Passesavg 2.1
1
POORBOTTOM 8%
Chances Createdavg 0.8
1
SOLIDTOP 35%
Expected Assists (xA)avg 0.08
0.32
ELITETOP 6%
Accurate Passesavg 12.2
11
FAIRBOTTOM 37%
ATTACK & CARRY
SHOTS & CHANCES
5 shots · 0.35 xG · 1 chances circle size = xG
Key pass 17' · xG 0.14 · GOAL 73' · xG 0.14 · GOAL 76' · xG 0.03 · off target 80' · xG 0.02 · on target 48' · xG 0.02 · on target
Shots4 on target 5
xGxGOT 0.61 0.35
Box touches 6
Chances createdxA 0.32 1
BALL CARRYING
6 carries mapped Carry 11 m Carry 5 m Carry 8 m Carry 3 m Carry 6 m Carry 14 m ATTACKING →
Carries48 m total 6
Progressive carries14 m 1
Best carryprogression 14 m
xT from carriesOpta-derived -0.01 29th of 31
Carries into box 0
Take-ons 1/1
Fouls won 0
EXPECTED THREAT
xT added by zone · +0.14 5th of 31 in match
xT -0.012 xT -0.014 xT +0.002 xT -0.003 xT +0.001 xT +0.002 xT -0.005 xT -0.001 xT -0.001 xT -0.002 xT +0.203 +0.20 xT -0.030 xT -0.003 ATTACKING →
ACTION VALUE
Value by action Action-value model
Passing +0.31
Dribbling +0.05
Shooting +0.84
Defending +0.00
VS THE POOL
Attack & carry grades
OFF THE BALL
DEFENDING
4 defensive events dashed line = ball-winning height
54 m Recovery · won · 26' Recovery · won · 62' Recovery · won · 91' Recovery · won · 92' ATTACKING →
DEFENSIVE LEDGER
Defensive actionstkl+int+rec+blk+clr 4 20th of 31
Recoveries1 in opp. half 4
Tackles wonincl. dribbled past 0/0
Clearances · blocks 0 · 0
Fouls committed 0
Ball-winning heightavg dist. from own goal 54 m
VS THE POOL
Ground Duel Win Rate 1/1 100%
No physical tracking is published for this competition — work rate is shown through the involvement timeline below.
POSSESSION LOST
9 turnovers 8 failed passes · 1 miscontrol
Failed pass · 20' Failed pass · 45' Miscontrol · 62' Failed pass · 89' Failed pass · 90' Failed pass · 91' Failed pass · 91' Failed pass · 91' Failed pass · 92' ATTACKING →
INVOLVEMENT
Touches per 5 minutes top rail: A assist · S shot · G goal — lower rail: team goals (black for, grey against)
3 6 0–5': 1 touches 10–15': 1 touches 15–20': 2 touches 20–25': 2 touches 25–30': 1 touches 30–35': 1 touches 35–40': 2 touches 45–50': 2 touches 55–60': 1 touches 60–65': 2 touches 70–75': 1 touches 75–80': 1 touches 80–85': 2 touches 85–90': 1 touches 90–95': 6 touches 0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90' Goal · 17' G Shot (xG 0.02) · 48' S Goal · 73' G Shot (xG 0.03) · 76' S Shot (xG 0.02) · 80' S Goal for · Oscar Bobb · 14' Goal for · Erling Haaland · 18' Goal against · Mikkel Damsgaard · 25' Goal against · Rasmus Højlund · 60' Goal for · Erling Haaland · 74' 
Norway
Denmark