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Igor Matanovic

Igor MatanovicST#31

Freiburg·Attack - Centre-Forward

23 years(31/03/2003)1,94mrightCroatia, GermanyContract until -

6.89Rating62 matches in 12 months
€22.00mMarket value#2 in Freiburg

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga01.116.3
UEFA Europa 06.116.5
Bundesliga09.116.6
World Cup Qu14.116.5
World Cup Qu17.116.3

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.30Nov
6.50Dec
6.80Jan
6.70Feb
6.90Mar
6.80Apr
7.20May
6.60Jun
6.30Jul
8.20Aug
7.40Sep
6.70Oct

Key statsDFB Pokal · Bundesliga · UEFA Conference League · UEFA Nations League

Goals60.59 / 90
xG1.990.35 / 90
Assists30.29 / 90
xA0.920.16 / 90
Shots424.12 / 90
Shots on target1843%
Key passes100.98 / 90
Pass accuracy66.6%

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

ATTACKING76TECHNIQUE54TACTICAL57DEFENDING30CREATIVITY58

Player Position average

Attacking76
Technique54
Tactical57
Defending30
Creativity58

Strengths

  • Long balls

Weaknesses

  • Penalty taking
  • Finishing

Player positions: ST

Positions on the pitch

STAttack →

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+2.4

Goals xG · total 14 / 11.6

Assists vs xA

-0.2

Assists xA · total 3 / 3.2

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

StatusAvailable62 matches in 12 months
National teamCroatia logoCroatia12 caps · 2 goals
Contract until-
Market value€22.00mHighest: €22.00m (27/05/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
DFB PokalSC Freiburg logoSC Freiburg26/2721118.50314——
Bundesliga logoBundesligaSC Freiburg logoSC Freiburg26/2775127.40314——
UEFA Conference League logoUEFA Conference LeagueSC Freiburg logoSC Freiburg26/2721216.65——0——
UEFA Nations LeagueCroatia logoCroatia26/2731736.57—11——
Transfers10
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
09/07/202525/26FrankfurtFreiburg€6.70m€5.00m
30/06/202423/24Karlsruher SCFrankfurtEnd of loan€5.00m
17/08/202323/24FrankfurtKarlsruher SCloan transfer€800k
30/06/202322/23St. PauliFrankfurtEnd of loan€800k
31/08/202121/22FrankfurtSt. Pauliloan transfer€500k
30/08/202121/22St. PauliFrankfurt€1.84m€500k
01/01/202120/21St. Pauli U19St. Pauli--
01/01/202019/20St. Pauli U17St. Pauli U19--
01/07/201818/19St. Pauli Yth.St. Pauli U17--
01/07/201010/11HTB Jgd.St. Pauli Yth.free transfer-

Market value

€22.00m Current€22.00m Highest · 27/05/202627/05/2026 Last change
€22.00m
08.02.202127.05.2026
#59 Bundesliga#79 Centre-Forward#6 Croatia#2 Freiburg#513 Worldwide#52 Year 2003
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
08/02/202117FC St. Pauli€500k
16/06/202118FC St. Pauli€500k
15/12/202118FC St. Pauli€1.00m
16/06/202219FC St. Pauli€1.00m
30/11/202219FC St. Pauli€1.00m
31/03/202320FC St. Pauli€800k
28/06/202320FC St. Pauli€800k
15/12/202320Karlsruher SC€1.00m
22/03/202420Karlsruher SC€4.00m
06/06/202421Karlsruher SC€5.00m
09/10/202421Eintracht Frankfurt€8.00m
20/12/202421Eintracht Frankfurt€8.00m
27/03/202521Eintracht Frankfurt€6.00m
05/06/202522Eintracht Frankfurt€5.00m
14/10/202522SC Freiburg€7.00m
19/12/202522SC Freiburg€7.00m
20/03/202622SC Freiburg€10.00m
27/05/202623SC Freiburg€22.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026BundesligaFreiburg751631.991.9910.922463.29
2025BundesligaFreiburg311536119.588.0722.2451229.79

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.