Nemanja MatićCM#18

Sassuolo·Serie A·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

38 years(01/08/1988)1,94mleftSerbia, SlovakiaContract until 30/06/2027

6.98Rating32 matches in 12 months

€1.60mMarket value#25 in Sassuolo · #453 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A03.117.3

Serie A09.117.5

Serie A24.118.6

Serie A28.117

Serie A06.126.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.60Nov

6.80Dec

7.10Jan

5.90Feb

6.90Mar

6.80Apr

6.90May

Jun

Jul

6.90Aug

7.20Sep

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

xG0.070.03 / 9030 of 44Rank

Assists10.19 / 905 of 45Rank

xA0.690.25 / 9021 of 45Rank

Shots40.78 / 9020 of 44Rank

Shots on target00%25 of 44Rank

Key passes71.36 / 908 of 45Rank

Pass accuracy88.7%

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

Player Position average

Attacking52

Technique57

Tactical54

Defending48

Creativity60

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0039%

xG0.0226%

Shots0.9151%

Shots on target0.0022%

Conversion %038%

Big chances missed0.0062%

Dribbles1.81100%

Fouls won0.232%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.2368%

xA0.0952%

Key passes1.5973%

Big chances created0.4584%

Accurate passes53.0577%

Pass accuracy %87.648%

Final third passes11.7961%

Long balls3.1789%

Crosses0.4557%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.2775%

Interceptions1.1375%

Clearances2.0477%

Blocks0.4553%

Duels won4.3159%

Recoveries6.8095%

Dribbled past0.4580%

Fouls0.6875%

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 397′

Similar playersSerie A · midfielders · season 26/27

83%

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Lucas Da CunhaComo · Midfield - Central Midfield7.18Rating0G0A25age 79%

Luka ModrićAC Milan · Midfield - Central Midfield7.04Rating0G0A40age 78%

Kian Fitz-JimTorino · Midfield - Central Midfield6.82Rating0G0A23age 78%

Reda BelahyaneLazio · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.00Rating0G0A22age 78%

Cher NdourFiorentina · Midfield - Central Midfield6.66Rating0G1A22age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 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

+0.6

+0.7

10.3

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 0.4

Assists vs xA

-0.6

+0.1

10.9

25/26

-0.7

00.7

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 1.6

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 17.03.2026

National teamSerbia48 caps · 2 goals

Contract until30/06/2027

Market value€1.60mHighest: €40.00m (01/07/2015)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Sassuolo	26/27	5	397	7.08	—	1	1	1	—
Coppa Italia	Sassuolo	26/27	1	66	6.90	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers14

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
26/08/2025	25/26	Lyon	Sassuolo	free transfer	€2.00m
27/01/2024	23/24	Stade Rennais	Lyon	€2.60m	€3.50m
14/08/2023	23/24	Roma	Stade Rennais	€2.50m	€4.00m
01/07/2022	22/23	Man Utd	Roma	free transfer	€5.00m
31/07/2017	17/18	Chelsea	Man Utd	€44.70m	€35.00m
15/01/2014	13/14	Benfica	Chelsea	€25.00m	€27.00m
01/07/2011	11/12	Chelsea	Benfica	€5.00m	€3.00m
30/06/2011	10/11	Vitesse	Chelsea	End of loan	€3.00m
23/08/2010	10/11	Chelsea	Vitesse	loan transfer	€2.00m
18/08/2009	09/10	MFK Kosice	Chelsea	€1.75m	€1.50m
01/01/2007	06/07	Kolubara	MFK Kosice	free transfer	-
01/07/2005	05/06	Jedinstvo U19	Kolubara	free transfer	-
01/09/2004	04/05	Partizan U17	Jedinstvo U19	free transfer	-
01/07/2004	04/05	Red Star U17	Partizan U17	free transfer	-

Market value

€1.60m Current€40.00m Highest · 01/07/201529/05/2026 Last change

21.10.200829.05.2026

#528 Defensive Midfield#25 Sassuolo#94 Serbia#453 Serie A#5.906 Worldwide#5 Year 1988

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
21/10/2008	20	MFK Kosice	€350k
22/02/2009	20	MFK Kosice	€1.50m
25/01/2010	21	Chelsea FC	€2.00m
17/01/2011	22	Vitesse Arnhem	€2.25m
28/06/2011	22	Vitesse Arnhem	€3.00m
02/02/2012	23	SL Benfica	€4.00m
07/07/2012	23	SL Benfica	€6.00m
27/03/2013	24	SL Benfica	€14.00m
02/07/2013	24	SL Benfica	€22.00m
08/10/2013	25	SL Benfica	€27.00m
05/02/2014	25	Chelsea FC	€25.00m
12/08/2014	26	Chelsea FC	€26.00m
12/02/2015	26	Chelsea FC	€34.00m
01/07/2015	26	Chelsea FC	€40.00m
09/02/2016	27	Chelsea FC	€38.00m
01/08/2016	28	Chelsea FC	€32.00m
20/02/2017	28	Chelsea FC	€35.00m
28/06/2017	28	Chelsea FC	€35.00m
02/01/2018	29	Manchester United	€40.00m
28/05/2018	29	Manchester United	€40.00m
19/12/2018	30	Manchester United	€35.00m
13/06/2019	30	Manchester United	€30.00m
12/09/2019	31	Manchester United	€25.00m
10/12/2019	31	Manchester United	€20.00m
08/04/2020	31	Manchester United	€16.00m
13/10/2020	32	Manchester United	€16.00m
17/12/2020	32	Manchester United	€12.00m
18/03/2021	32	Manchester United	€10.00m
08/06/2021	32	Manchester United	€8.00m
23/12/2021	33	Manchester United	€6.00m
15/06/2022	33	Manchester United	€5.00m
11/11/2022	34	AS Roma	€4.00m
15/06/2023	34	AS Roma	€4.00m
18/12/2023	35	Stade Rennais FC	€3.50m
03/06/2024	35	Olympique Lyon	€3.00m
10/12/2024	36	Olympique Lyon	€2.50m
03/06/2025	36	Olympique Lyon	€2.00m
23/12/2025	37	US Sassuolo	€1.80m
29/05/2026	37	US Sassuolo	€1.60m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Sassuolo	3	248	0	0.07	0.07	0	0.69	3	6	2.54
2025	Serie A	Sassuolo	34	2686	1	0.33	0.33	1	0.92	11	20	11.57

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.