Darryl BakolaCM#50

Sassuolo·Serie A·Midfield - Central Midfield

18 years(30/11/2007)1,78mrightFrance, CongoContract until 30/06/2030

6.91Rating18 matches in 12 months

€8.00mMarket value#8 in Sassuolo · #212 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

MONA18.097.50

JUVH13.097.00

FROH02.097.50

TORH29.087.50

ATAA23.087.10

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov

6.70Dec

6.20Jan

Feb

6.70Mar

6.90Apr

6.80May

Jun

Jul

7.50Aug

7.30Sep

Oct

Club matchesSassuolo

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Monza—Prediction 13 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Juventus—Prediction 06 Sept · 17:00Serie AA

Bologna2:1Prediction 02 Sept · 14:00Coppa ItaliaH

FrosinoneD1:1Prediction 29 Aug · 17:30Serie AH

TorinoW2:1Prediction

Key statsSerie A · Coppa Italia

Goals011 of 45Rank

xG0.050.03 / 9028 of 44Rank

Assists20.45 / 905 of 45Rank

xA0.140.07 / 9019 of 45Rank

Shots51.13 / 9028 of 44Rank

Shots on target360%17 of 44Rank

Key passes102.27 / 9011 of 45Rank

Pass accuracy85.9%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0039%

xG0.0440%

Shots0.6140%

Shots on target0.3060%

Conversion %038%

Big chances missed0.302%

Dribbles1.5293%

Fouls won1.5270%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.3084%

xA0.1273%

Key passes1.8282%

Big chances created0.3077%

Accurate passes49.7068%

Pass accuracy %88.255%

Final third passes11.5255%

Long balls2.7386%

Crosses0.6170%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles4.24100%

Interceptions0.3016%

Clearances0.305%

Blocks0.9180%

Aerial duels won0.3034%

Duels won7.58100%

Recoveries6.9798%

Dribbled past1.822%

Fouls0.6180%

Errors leading to goal0.0052%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 44 midfielders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 297′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 26/27

78%

Nemanja MatićSassuolo · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.08Rating0G1A38age 77%

Nicolò FagioliFiorentina · Midfield - Central Midfield6.88Rating0G1A25age 77%

Gianluca BusioVenezia · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.18Rating0G2A24age 74%

Charles De KetelaereAtalanta · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.00Rating0G1A25age 72%

Kike PérezVenezia · Midfield - Central Midfield6.82Rating0G0A29age 72%

Kenneth TaylorLazio · Midfield - Central Midfield6.84Rating0G0A24age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.2

-0.1

00.1

25/26

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 0.2

Assists vs xA

+0.4

+0.5

10.5

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 0.6

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 05.09.2026

Missed matches1last 12 months

National teamFrance U177 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2030

Market value€8.00mHighest: €8.00m (24/03/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Sassuolo	26/27	4	297	7.28	—	1	1	—	—
Coppa Italia	Sassuolo	26/27	2	100	7.65	—	1	1	—	—

Transfers5

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
02/02/2026	25/26	Marseille	Sassuolo	€10.00m	€4.00m
03/09/2024	24/25	Marseille U19	Marseille	-	-
01/07/2023	23/24	Marseille U17	Marseille U19	-	-
01/07/2022	22/23	Red Star Jugend	Marseille U17	free transfer	-
01/07/2020	20/21	Racing CFF Yth.	Red Star Jugend	free transfer	-

Market value

€8.00m Current€8.00m Highest · 24/03/202629/05/2026 Last change

24.03.202529.05.2026

#209 Central Midfield#127 France#8 Sassuolo#212 Serie A#1.481 Worldwide#46 Year 2007

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
24/03/2025	17	Olympique Marseille	€200k
03/06/2025	17	Olympique Marseille	€200k
10/10/2025	17	Olympique Marseille	€1.00m
15/12/2025	18	Olympique Marseille	€4.00m
24/03/2026	18	US Sassuolo	€8.00m
29/05/2026	18	US Sassuolo	€8.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Sassuolo	2	180	0	0.05	0.05	0	0.14	1	3	1.27
2025	Serie A	Sassuolo	6	116	0	0.13	0.13	1	0.47	3	3	1.23

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.