Jean-Philippe MatetaCrystal Palace logo

Jean-Philippe MatetaST#14

Crystal Palace·Premier League logoPremier League·Attack - Centre-Forward

29 years(28/06/1997)1,92mrightFrance, DR CongoContract until 30/06/2027

6.68Rating40 matches in 12 months
€30.00mMarket value#4 in Crystal Palace · #133 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.117.8
UEFA Confere06.116.4
Premier Leag09.116.9
World Cup Qu16.117.1
Premier Leag22.116.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.00Nov
6.50Dec
6.60Jan
Feb
6.40Mar
6.90Apr
6.80May
6.40Jun
6.60Jul
5.90Aug
Sep
Oct

Club matchesCrystal Palace

Key statsPremier League

Goals0
xG1.321.77 / 90
Assists0
xA0.020.03 / 90
Shots22.86 / 90
Shots on target00%
Key passes11.43 / 90
Pass accuracy75.0%

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING65TECHNIQUE51TACTICAL53DEFENDING28CREATIVITY49

Player Position average

Attacking65
Technique51
Tactical53
Defending28
Creativity49

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

  • Finishing
  • Penalty taking

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

STAttack →

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.4982%
xG0.5995%
Shots2.5571%
Shots on target1.3093%
Conversion %19.179%
Big chances missed0.817%
Dribbles0.5729%
Fouls won0.7722%
Offsides0.739%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.009%
xA0.0521%
Key passes0.364%
Big chances created0.0818%
Accurate passes7.948%
Pass accuracy %62.27%
Final third passes2.713%
Long balls0.4544%
Crosses0.2044%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.4111%
Interceptions0.2441%
Clearances1.8694%
Blocks0.2484%
Aerial duels won2.7186%
Duels won4.4644%
Recoveries2.3125%
Dribbled past0.3677%
Fouls0.8570%
Errors leading to goal0.0053%

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 73 forwards · Premier League · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 2222′

Similar playersPremier League · forwards · season 25/26

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 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

-5.3

Goals xG · total 12 / 17.3

Assists vs xA

-1.3

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.3

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 23.08.2026
Missed matches16last 12 months
National teamFrance logoFrance7 caps · 2 goals
Contract until30/06/2027
Market value€30.00mHighest: €40.00m (09/12/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Premier League logoPremier LeagueCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace26/271635.90——0——
Transfers10
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
31/01/202221/22Mainz logoMainzCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€11.00m€5.00m
30/01/202221/22Crystal Palace logoCrystal PalaceMainz logoMainzEnd of loan€5.00m
21/01/202120/21Mainz logoMainzCrystal Palace logoCrystal PalaceLoan fee:€3.50m€15.00m
01/07/201818/19Lyon logoLyonMainz logoMainz€8.00m€2.50m
30/06/201817/18Le Havre AC logoLe Havre ACLyon logoLyonEnd of loan€2.50m
01/07/201717/18Lyon logoLyonLe Havre AC logoLe Havre ACloan transfer€2.00m
16/09/201616/17Châteauroux B logoChâteauroux BLyon logoLyon€4.10m-
01/11/201515/16Châteauroux U19 logoChâteauroux U19Châteauroux B logoChâteauroux B--
01/07/201414/15JA Drancy U17Châteauroux U19 logoChâteauroux U19--
01/07/201212/13Drancy Jugend logoDrancy JugendJA Drancy U17--

Market value

€30.00m Current€40.00m Highest · 09/12/202503/06/2026 Last change
€40.00m
01.11.201603.06.2026
#44 Centre-Forward#4 Crystal Palace#29 France#133 Premier League#293 Worldwide#21 Year 1997
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
01/11/201619Olympique Lyon€2.50m
16/01/201719Olympique Lyon€2.50m
01/06/201719Olympique Lyon€2.00m
16/05/201820Le Havre AC logoLe Havre AC€2.50m
22/08/2018211.FSV Mainz 05 logo1.FSV Mainz 05€7.50m
18/12/2018211.FSV Mainz 05 logo1.FSV Mainz 05€11.00m
05/06/2019211.FSV Mainz 05 logo1.FSV Mainz 05€22.00m
17/12/2019221.FSV Mainz 05 logo1.FSV Mainz 05€22.00m
08/04/2020221.FSV Mainz 05 logo1.FSV Mainz 05€17.50m
16/09/2020231.FSV Mainz 05 logo1.FSV Mainz 05€15.00m
18/03/202123Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€15.00m
08/06/202123Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€13.00m
05/10/202124Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€8.00m
23/12/202124Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€5.00m
29/03/202224Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€8.00m
15/06/202224Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€10.00m
03/11/202225Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€9.00m
20/06/202325Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€7.00m
19/12/202326Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€7.00m
14/03/202426Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€10.00m
27/05/202426Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€20.00m
16/12/202427Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€20.00m
18/03/202527Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€30.00m
30/05/202527Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€30.00m
17/10/202528Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€35.00m
09/12/202528Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€40.00m
09/03/202628Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€35.00m
03/06/202628Crystal Palace logoCrystal Palace€30.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace16701.321.3200.02211.6
2025EPLCrystal Palace logoCrystal Palace3222251215.9812.9301.2563915.17

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.

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