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Bayern München

Aleksandar Pavlović

Position
Defensive midfielder
Nationality
Germany
Height
188 cm
Games
12
10 starts
Minutes
849
71 a game
Goals
2
1.6 xG
Assists
1
2.7 xA

Player profile

849 min · vs 103 defensive midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Deep-lying playmaker who arrives in the box

Pavlović runs the play from deep, with passes into the final third at percentile 94 and pass accuracy of 92.7%. He also creates and gets forward, with expected assists in the top 4% and 2 Bundesliga goals. The tackling is light for the role. From 849 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Moves it forward. 13.99 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 94, with pass accuracy of 92.7%, percentile 93.

  • Creates chances. 0.28 expected assists per 90, percentile 96, and 1.80 chances created per 90, percentile 84.

  • Arrives in the box. 3.29 touches in the box per 90, percentile 95, and non-penalty xG at percentile 86.

  • Picks up loose balls. 6.78 recoveries per 90, percentile 89.

Areas for development

  • Light in the tackle. 1.27 tackles per 90, percentile 17.

  • Loses duels. Duels won at 47.8%, percentile 31.

Similar players

Against 104 defensive midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of defensive midfielders with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 9 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (22%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 14%, Middle third 57%, Final third 29%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga7547211.311.311.587148.02
Champions League2180000.120.120.47227.50
DFB-Pokal232000.000.000.27006.78
DFL-Supercup190000.170.170.36208.00

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.72
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.7 at Elversberg, 13 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.