❗Assist, who should have done more? The top 5 (+1) of the season 📊 | OneFootball

With the 24/25 season finished, it's time to see who shone in some game situations: now let's see who excelled (or should have) in assists.

Let's see who recorded the most Expected Assists (xAG) in the Top 5 European leagues.

1) Mohamed Salah: 14.2 xAG

1st in the expected assists ranking and also at the top of the actual assists: 14.2 created and a good 18 recorded, thanks also to the skills of his teammates. Salah managed to provide 2 assists in three different matches in this Premier League, to which add 29 goals.

2) Lamine Yamal: 13.9 xAG

Just behind is Lamine Yamal: 13.9 xAG and 13 actual assists, a slight under-performance due to the other Barcelona players.

In the league, he managed "only" once to provide 2 assists in the same match, against Valladolid on the fourth matchday.

3) Raphinha: 12.7 xAG

The other star of Barça, the most decisive: Raphinha with 12.7 expected assists is in 3rd place in the ranking. The assists recorded, however, are significantly fewer: 9 in the last championship.

Many interesting but not decisive passes accumulated, or imprecision of the other players? A combination of both, but Raphinha's season remains the best of his career.

4) Michael Olise: 12 xAG

Off the podium is Michael Olise who in his first season went "double-double" in the Bundesliga: 12 goals and 15 assists, three more than the 12 Expected Assists he totaled. When you have Kane & Co. to serve, it's more likely to happen.

5) Alex Baena: 11.7 xAG

The Villarreal winger closes this ranking with 11.7 xAG while the actual assists for him were 9: a significant under-performance despite his team being the 3rd best attack in all of LaLiga.

*Bonus: Jacob Murphy - Newcastle

A special case is that of Jacob Murphy: the Newcastle winger created 8.9 xAG but actually served 12. In fact, he is in fourth position for completed assists in the Top 5 European leagues.

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